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Mar. 10th, 2005 09:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theweaselkingEnglish demonstrate a working cure for Type 1 Diabetes.
After receiving insulin-making cells from the pancreases of dead donors, Richard Lane of Bromley, Kent, no longer needs insulin injections.
The King's College Hospital team said the breakthrough was hugely exciting for people with type 1 diabetes.
But the technique is not perfect. Many patients still require top-up insulin.
Two other UK patients who have been treated with the procedure still need small doses of insulin.
Canadian researchers were the first to demonstrate that people with type 1 diabetes could remain free of insulin injections after the treatment was complete.
For the transplant, healthy islet cells are taken from donor pancreases and injected into the patient's liver. Once there, they develop their own blood supply and begin to produce insulin.
After receiving insulin-making cells from the pancreases of dead donors, Richard Lane of Bromley, Kent, no longer needs insulin injections.
The King's College Hospital team said the breakthrough was hugely exciting for people with type 1 diabetes.
But the technique is not perfect. Many patients still require top-up insulin.
Two other UK patients who have been treated with the procedure still need small doses of insulin.
Canadian researchers were the first to demonstrate that people with type 1 diabetes could remain free of insulin injections after the treatment was complete.
For the transplant, healthy islet cells are taken from donor pancreases and injected into the patient's liver. Once there, they develop their own blood supply and begin to produce insulin.