To cure type-1 diabetes, researchers have found a technique of transplanting insulin-producing pancreatic cells.
In diabetic patients, pancreatic beta cells are destroyed, which damages the body’s immune system. Heart disease, blindness, kidney disease and premature death can also occur because of Type 1 diabetes. It can also appear during childhood or adolescence.
Cell transplantation therapy is limited. In this case, the recipients require powerful immunosuppressant medications which often raise the risk of infection and toxic side effects.