Type 1 diabetes mellitus describes a condition where the body cannot produce insulin which leads to a very high level of blood sugar and associated complications. The condition, which usually ...
Atherosclerotic lesions causing macrovascular (cardiovascular) complications are similar whether hyperglycemia occurs in type 1 diabetes (absolute insulin deficiency) or type 2 diabetes (relative ...
Researchers in China say they've used stem cell therapy to reverse type 1 diabetes in a 25-year-old woman. She is the first person with type 1 diabetes to receive this kind of treatment for the ...
Share on Pinterest Are researchers getting closer to functionally curing type 1 diabetes? Image credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images. A woman has undergone a stem-cell therapy made from her ...
When insulin-producing cells are damaged or destroyed and stop producing insulin, type 1 diabetes occurs. Insulin is needed to move blood sugar into cells throughout your body. An insulin ...
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