Fighting the uphill battle to cure type 1 diabetes

J Diabetes Investig. 2021 Sep;12(9):1542-1544. doi: 10.1111/jdi.13613. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

Abstract

Three complementary approaches for type 1 diabetes. Immunotherapy targets the pathogenic immune cells or inflammatory cytokines to revert type 1 diabetes. An artificial pancreas delivers insulin automatically using continuous glucose monitoring, a controlling algorithm, and an insulin pump. Beta cell replacement therapy varies depending on the cell sources: allogeneic, or xenogeneic islet; beta-like cells derived from ESCs or iPSCs.

MeSH terms

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / immunology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / pathology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods*
  • Insulin Infusion Systems / statistics & numerical data*
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / transplantation*
  • Pancreas, Artificial / statistics & numerical data*
  • Prognosis