Type 1 diabetes – What’s new in prevention and therapeutic strategies?
Aleksandra Pilśniak,
Ewa Otto-Buczkowska
Abstract:Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder, and insulin deficiency is the result of β-cell dysfunction. Treatment of type 1 diabetes requires constant parenteral insulin administration, which can be very burdensome for the patient. Meticulous use of insulin therapy does not protect the patient against complications. Hence, the search for other methods of treatment as well as ways of preventing the onset of diabetes has been ongoing for a long time. The main obstacle in the implementation of the prevention… Show more
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