This breakthrough spurred other firms to develop more effective and longer-lasting GLP-1 medications as a treatment option for diabetes, beyond injections of insulin.

这一突破促使其他公司开发更有效、更持久的 GLP-1 药物，作为除注射胰岛素以外的糖尿病治疗选择。

Scherk died in tragic circumstances (he suffered from diabetes and went into a coma when no one was around to give him an injection of insulin).

舍尔克死于悲惨境地（他患有糖尿病，在没有人给他注射胰岛素时陷入昏迷）。