I saw this, and thought for once it was actually somewhat promising sounding...
TL;DW:
- Patch implanted into the skin which protects transplanted islet cells for ~100 days
- Human trials starting next year
It doesn't really go into specifics, i'm curious how they plan to go about sourcing islet cells, and indeed whether the islet cell availability would be a limiting factor which would mean this treatment would only be made available to some type 1's, e.g. children, similar to what Diabetes Australia did regarding CGM funding which has seen adult Type 1's forgotten about as usual...
It also didn't mention the cost...
Anyway, as with the possibility of 'smart insulin', i'm somewhat interested in this and will keep an eye on it, i've given up hoping for a cure, but i'm still hopeful for treatments that can automate the regulation of blood sugar...
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