Donor islet transplantation has long offered an intriguing possibility for people with severe type 1 diabetes: restore the body’s ability to make insulin instead of only replacing insulin from the outside. However, there has always been a major tradeoff. Patients need powerful immunosuppressive drugs to keep transplanted cells alive, and …
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For more than a century, insulin has been the foundation of type 1 diabetes care. However, even the best insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, and automated insulin delivery systems still cannot fully replace the body’s lost beta cells. That is why interest in stem cell islet transplant diabetes research continues …
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