Thanks to a promising treatment using their own stem cells, insulin shots and medication are a thing of the past for thirteen young diabetics in Brazil. This is thought to be the first time that such a dramatic benefit has been observed in diabetic patients.
All the patients suffered from Type I diabetes, and some have lived normal lives as long as three years without insulin. Using stem cells extracted from the patients
Reviewed By:
Hernan H. Hernandez, M.D.
Staff Physician
Dr. Hernandez, a 2002 graduate of Latina University in Panama, specialized in health services management and worked as the general director for health care at La Joya Center before joining the Stem Cell Institute team. He has been involved with direction for community programs involving patients with tuberculosis, HIV and other chronic infectious diseases.
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