First Drug to Delay Type 1 Diabetes
December 2 , 2022
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- Biologic therapy that delays the onset of type 1 diabetes received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration
- It is the first therapy approved for prevention of type 1 diabetes.
- With type 1 diabetes, a person’s immune system attacks cells called beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.
- Insulin is a hormone that helps blood sugar enter cells, where it’s used for energy.
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