An insulin pump delivers insulin continuously through ... However, in some cases, two other medical procedures are used: ...

Within the pancreas are islets, clusters of cells that produce ... Smith credits her insulin pump with keeping her alive but ...

Three people with type 1 diabetes who received Vertex Pharma’s islet cell therapy VX-880 have been able to come off insulin altogether within a year, raising the prospect of a life without ...

In this type of diabetes, the immune system specifically destroys insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreatic islets — the body's own immune system attacks its own cells (a form of autoimmune ...