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Unique Diabetes Cure |
A Michigan woman has become the first person to undergo an experimental cell transplant that doctors hope will lead to a cure for diabetes. The woman, Jackie Warren Demijohn, had been suffering since she was seven from Type I Diabetes, forcing her to rely of insulin shots to control her blood sugar levels. Doctors at the University of Miami’s Diabetes Research Institute transplanted insulin producing cells (islets) and bone marrow cells from a deceased , unrelated donor. Before the infusion of new cells, her blood sugar would rise and fall dramatically, regardless of how closely she monitored them, leaving her at a risk for all the complications of uncontrolled diabetes.
How to cite this article: - Shroff S, Navin S. Unique Diabetes Cure. Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. I Issue NO.: 2 (February 1999)
How to cite this URL: - Shroff S, Navin S. Unique Diabetes Cure. Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. I Issue NO.: 2 (February 1999). Available at: https://www.itnnews.co.in/indian-transplant-newsletter/issue2/UNIQUE-DIABETES-CURE-709.htm |