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Guest(s) Dr. Fouad Kandeel, M.D., Ph.D. Topic Islet Cell Transplantation: Breakthroughs in treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes Topic Info It is shocking when you think about the 21 million people in the U.S who have diabetes and for so long have anticipated a cure that has yet to come. Well, research breakthroughs in diabetes shows that a procedure called the Islet Cell Transplantation could give diabetics hope. Those suffering with type-1diabetes do not produce any insulin, which causes extremely high or low blood sugar levels. The Islet transplantation depends on the removal of insulin-secreting islet cells from a deceased donor's pancreas then injecting the cells into the liver of a patient with type 1 diabetes. Islet cell transplants are not a cure for type 1 diabetes, but have shown significant potential to control the disease. Joining us is Dr. Fouad Kandeel, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism; he oversees the departmental clinical and research programs at City of Hope Medical Center. He is also principal investigator on the multi-center islet transplantation trial to determine the safety and efficacy of islet cell transplantation as a treatment for patients with Type 1 diabetes. If you or a loved one has diabetes, you will not want to miss out on this special program.
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