Type 1 diabetes is completely cured without insulin

A clinical trial by the Diabetes Research Institute of the University of Miami, USA, confirmed that their first patient was treated from diabetes and did not need insulin injections.

Wendy Peacock was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes since she was 17 years old. Until now, at the age of 43, Peacock has undergone 26 years of rigorous treatment with a daily insulin injection schedule. However, the latest minor surgery ended the days when she had to stick with insulin syringes.

The doctors had implanted her pancreas island cells. Now Peacock has been able to naturally produce insulin . She also did not need to maintain a diabetic diet. Basically, it can be said that Peacock has recovered.

Wendy Peacock (second from left) is confirmed to be the first diabetic to retire from insulin treatment.

Type 1 diabetes is a disease caused when the body's immune system comes back to attack the body's own insulin-producing cells. They destroy the pancreas island, where this important hormone is produced. Then, the body will produce low levels or stop the process of insulin secretion.

In a normal body, insulin is the only agent that can lower blood sugar. It allows the path to enter cells. But if insulin is not present enough in the body, sugar build up in the blood will be a serious problem. Diabetes and its serious complications will form.

In the new test, doctors conducted injections of Peacock island pancreatic cells. Previously, the liver was once chosen to store these cells in a similar technique. However, it only maintains diabetes patients with a certain amount of time to produce insulin themselves. Doctors this time had to choose another location.

In the abdominal cavity there is a region of the tissue called the interlock Pancreatic islet cells have been included in this position. They are held by a " biological scaffolding " system. Doctors create them by mixing the patient's blood cells with thrombin , a chemical used to control bleeding in surgery.

A substance like sticky gel was created that could keep the island cells from being killed. After this " scaffolding " process, pancreatic islet cells were able to receive nutrients and oxygen to begin their inherent work: insulin production. Like any transplant, anti-rejection medication is maintained to keep new cells in the body.

The BioHub project is aimed at definitive treatment of diabetes.

While initially successful in treating type 1 diabetes, scientists are aiming for a higher goal with this technique. They want to create an organ like a mini plant in the body called BioHud . It will simulate the function of the whole pancreas as the best way to treat diabetes.

Talking about Peacock's case, Dr. Camillo Ricordi, director of the University of Miami's Diabetes Research Institute, says this is an important step forward for our fight against diabetes. However, this method is not perfect enough.

" Peacock is like a person who has stopped diabetes, but will have to use anti-rejection drugs regularly. When you can somehow eliminate this, new techniques are recognized as a cure. "Ricordi said.

However, for Peacock, she felt that her life was so wonderful now. " You know, a person with type 1 diabetes must follow a specific schedule every day. I have to have a list of things to remember every day regarding sugar and food ."

But now, she can say " WOW! I don't need those plans and lists anymore ." Peacock said that was what she still dreamed of. Even now she still did not believe that it had become a reality. No more insulin syringes will be needed.