Toga Procedure And Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes - Transplantation Procedures
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Transplantation Procedures
Islet-Cell Transplantation
Researchers are investigating islet-cell transplantation as a way to help patients to come off insulin or reduce their use of it. Most research in recent years has focused on an islet-transplantation procedure called the Edmonton protocol.
This procedure has only been used in clinical trials, but it has helped some patients with severe type 1 diabetes to become free of insulin injections. However, many of these insulin-independent patients...
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