Type 1 news ???????

[loiphamp]

Vertex first announced the development of this cell therapy (called VX-880) in 2021, which has the potential to become a “functional cure” for type 1 diabetes. This means that while recipients would technically still have a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, they might not require insulin to manage their glucose levels.Jun 7, 2022

 

[EllieM]

Vertex first announced the development of this cell therapy (called VX-880) in 2021, which has the potential to become a “functional cure” for type 1 diabetes. This means that while recipients would technically still have a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, they might not require insulin to manage their glucose levels.Jun 7, 2022

Interesting. Are you talking about this article here?
https://investors.vrtx.com/news-rel...-data-vx-880-phase-12-clinical-trial-american

Looks like you currently need to take immunosuppressant drugs, so by no means a magic bullet, but still promising.

 

[EllieM]

Looks like there is already a thread about this here?

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/th...1-diabetes-become-insulin-independent.189854/