Islet-Cell Transplants Show Mixed Results for Diabetes
Sunday Gazette-Mail › February 23, 2004
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SEATTLE - In the beginning, just after the transplant, Jackie Westcott didn't have to worry as much about her delicate dance with diabetes.
The exhausting lows from too little blood sugar were not as common. It was easier to keep the sugar, or glucose, on an even keel. She didn't worry that an unscheduled slice of bread might make her need an extra shot of insulin.See the full content of this document
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Islet-Cell Transplants Show Mixed Results for Diabetes
Westcott was elated with the initial results of a transplant of islets, the clusters of pancreas cells that produce insulin and regulate glucose. She was one of dozens of patients nationwide receiving the experimental therapy scientists hoped would free diabetics of insulin injections or, at the least, help them better control their disease and prevent crippling complications.
But within months of t...See the full content of this document
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