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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Scientists research a vaccine which could reduce or eradicate the risk of developing Type 1 diabetes for thousands of people.
The research project led by Diabetes UK could see the vaccine being available within a generation.
It would be offered to those who are most at risk - those that have a family history of the condition - and it would also be offered to those diagnosed early on with the condition with the aim of eradicating it.
Kirsty McLellan was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of five. This September it will be her 20th year of living with the ailment.
http://www.channel4.com/news/vaccine-could-end-risk-of-diabetes-for-thousands
The research project led by Diabetes UK could see the vaccine being available within a generation.
It would be offered to those who are most at risk - those that have a family history of the condition - and it would also be offered to those diagnosed early on with the condition with the aim of eradicating it.
Kirsty McLellan was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of five. This September it will be her 20th year of living with the ailment.
http://www.channel4.com/news/vaccine-could-end-risk-of-diabetes-for-thousands