Type 1 Diabetic Produces His Own Insulin After Gene-Edited Cell Transplant
An islet cell (pink) in the midst of pancreas tissue (magenta) – credit CC 3.0. Polarlys A patient with type 1 diabetes has become the first in the world to…
An islet cell (pink) in the midst of pancreas tissue (magenta) – credit CC 3.0. Polarlys A patient with type 1 diabetes has become the first in the world to…
Edits create cells that don’t trigger an immune response, allowing implant recipient to forego immune-suppressing drugs. By Elie Dolgin Elie Dolgin is a science journalist in Somerville, Massachusetts. ]]> In…
August 28, 2025 4 min read New Cell Transplant for Type 1 Diabetes Sidesteps Need for Immunosuppressants Scientists treated a person’s type 1 diabetes with genetically modified insulin-producing cells that…
This study demonstrated that tailored diabetes education significantly enhances both adherence and glycemic control in children and adolescents with T1D initiating insulin pump therapy. The reduction in HbA1c and improvement…
In type 1 diabetes, insulin-producing beta cells (orange, lower left) in the pancreas (upper left) send out signals called exosomes (yellow dots). Immune sentinels called dendritic cells (large whitish cell,…
A man with type 1 diabetes became the first patient to produce his own insulin after undergoing genetically engineered cell transplants, without the need for drugs to prevent rejection. Published…
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Afezza is insulin inhaled Mannkind Corporation Inhaled insulin helps control blood glucose levels in children with type 1 diabetes as effectively as injected versions of hormone drugs. Inhaled powder, called…