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Type 1 diabetes reversed in Chinese woman using reprogrammed stem cells
25-year-old with chronic condition for over a decade has no need for external insulin some 2½ months from minimally invasive surgery.
Chinese scientists have reported the world’s first case of using cell transplants to treat type 1 diabetes. The patient, a 25-year-old who had the chronic condition for over a decade, was able to naturally regulate her blood sugar some 2½ months after undergoing the minimally invasive surgery, Shanghai-based news outlet The Paper reported on Saturday. According to the International Diabetes Federation, China has the highest number of cases globally, with over 140 million patients and a prevalence rate exceeding 12 per cent.
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