This article found in Stem Cell Research News, discusses positive results with a process called hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or HSCT. HSCT uses the patient’s own blood stem cells and removes and treats them. The stem cells are then returned to the patient by intravenous injection. The article, Stem Cell Transplantation Helps Diabetics Become Insulin Free by Richard Burt begins here:
"The majority of patients with Type 1 diabetes who underwent a certain type of stem cell transplantation became insulin free, several for more than three years, with good glycemic control, and also increased C-peptide levels, an indirect measure of beta-cell function, according to a new study." Visit:
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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