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For humans living with diabetes: discussion, issues, and news.

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[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 15 points 1 month ago

But there’s a tradeoff. The patients, however, require immune-suppressing drugs for life, so that the immune system doesn’t destroy the cells.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

The 36-year-old nurse and mother is part of a small, but what some call “milestone study,” of patients with Type 1 Diabetes using manufactured stem cells, designed to grow in the liver and become the full array of pancreatic islet cells that naturally control blood sugar levels.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But the cells come from unborn children so this is satanic. /s

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago

How are you on Lemmy if you don't know that /s stands for sarcasm, you fucking dolts.

[–] dbbljack@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It ain't news until you don't need to be immunosuppressed.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.