People with type 1 diabetes lack functional islet cells in their pancreas to produce the hormone insulin and must take daily insulin via injections or a continuous pump to compensate.
Given via an infusion, VX-880 are stem cell-derived, insulin-producing islet cells that essentially replace the dysfunctional islet cells in people with type 1, and I believe this study is a huge step forward in that direction,” said study author Dr. Trevor Reichman, surgical director of the Pancreas and Islet Transplant Program at University Health Network's Ajmera Transplant Center in Toronto, Canada., or glucose, enter the cells, where it is used for energy.
In the new study, all six people treated with VX-880 had improved glycemic control, as shown by elimination of severeHypoglycemia unawareness
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