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Immune-modulating medication maybe, but unless this is identified very early, they won't help. Once the beta cell destruction is complete, you are left without
by outworlder 9y ago
Immune-modulating medication maybe, but unless this is identified very early, they won't help. Once the beta cell destruction is complete, you are left without any. Even if the immune system stops attacking, at some point it no longer helps.
- mnw21cam 9y agoIn fact, a long time ago some experimental treatment was tried, where active beta cells were transplanted into type 1 diabetes patients. They were very quickly destroyed by the patient's immune system.