Diabetes
Diabetes is currently the 5th most common cause of death in the world.
5% of people (1 in 20) in the UK have diabetes.
Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the US.
Around 1 in 8 people between 20 and 79 years old have their death attributed to diabetes.
The average life expectancy is reduced by:
More than 20 years (Type 1)
Up to 10 years (Type 2)
Resources
Journal covering all aspects of diagnosing and managing diabetes.
Develops Engineered Micro-Pancreas (EMP) as a cell therapy solution for insulin-dependent diabetes
Regenerative medicine company dedicated to developing a functional cure for type 1 diabetes.
Recent News
A soup and shake diet plan to combat type 2 diabetes
BBC - 01-Sep-2020
No drugs required - nearly half of patients reverse their diabetes
Read more...Engineered Micro-Pancreas (EMP) could rectify diabetes
Guardian - 23-Jul-2020
Betalin's biological scaffold holds beta cells that release insulin instead of having to inject it
Read more...Phase 1 clinical trial for type 1 diabetes cell therapy comes closer
Medical Xpress - 03-Jun-2020
A world-first novel technology to treat the disease is now within reach
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