Findings show effective treatment for T1 diabetes patients with severe hypoglycemia

[Northerner]

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients who have developed low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) as a complication of insulin treatments over time are able to regain normal internal recognition of the condition after receiving pancreatic islet cell transplantation, according to a new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, published online in Diabetes. Severe hypoglycemia--a life-threatening complication of insulin treatment for T1D--can occur when the body's defense mechanisms against low blood sugar are broken down over a long period of time, causing shakiness, irritability, confusion, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, and even seizures or loss of consciousness.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20...abetes-patients-with-severe-hypoglycemia.aspx

Eh? How is this news? They've been transplanting islets for years! 🙄