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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
JDRF’s encapsulation program is developing easily implanted products composed of beta cells surrounded by a protective gel capsule. These capsules will allow beta cells to constantly sense a person’s glucose levels and produce insulin as needed, while protecting the beta cells from further immune attack.
One of the strategies to cure type 1 is islet cell transplantation. Islets are a group of cells in the pancreas that include beta cells. Replacing the beta cells that have been destroyed by the immune system allows people with type 1 to effectively produce their own insulin again and eliminates the need for insulin injections to control blood glucose levels.
https://www.jdrf.org.uk/research/overview-of-research-programme/type-1-diabetes-cure/encapsulation
One of the strategies to cure type 1 is islet cell transplantation. Islets are a group of cells in the pancreas that include beta cells. Replacing the beta cells that have been destroyed by the immune system allows people with type 1 to effectively produce their own insulin again and eliminates the need for insulin injections to control blood glucose levels.
https://www.jdrf.org.uk/research/overview-of-research-programme/type-1-diabetes-cure/encapsulation