PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rodeman, Kathryn Bux
AU  - Hatipoglu, Betul
TI  - Beta-cell therapies for type 1 diabetes: Transplants and bionics
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17088
DP  - 2018 Dec 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 931--937
VI  - 85
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/12/931.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/12/931.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2018 Dec 01; 85
AB  - Research continues toward the goal of treating type 1 diabetes by replacing insulin-producing beta cells. Ideally, such treatment would be safe and long-lasting and would eliminate the need for subcutaneous insulin replacement. This article reviews the current state of beta-cell replacement through transplant of the whole pancreas or of islet cells. It also looks at the “bionic” pancreas and other future challenges.