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> And it's currently impossible to resolve, all Type 1 Diabetics have to be on insulin therapy to survive. Not quite impossible but granted, islet cell transpl
by dreamcompiler 6y ago
> And it's currently impossible to resolve, all Type 1 Diabetics have to be on insulin therapy to survive.
Not quite impossible but granted, islet cell transplants are still experimental.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islet_cell_transplantation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islet_cell_transplantation
- Trasmatta 6y agoTrue, technically it's also possible to get a pancreas transplant. But in both islet cell and pancreas transplantation, the risk of rejection and the burden of immunosuppressive regimens are high enough that they are rarely ever recommended for T1 diabetics. From my understanding, it's usually only recommended for a diabetic requiring some other transplant at the same time (since they'll have to be on immunosuppressive drugs anyway).