3D Printing Could Enable a Long-Term Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

3D printing could enable a long-term treatment for type 1 diabetes

Small, 3D-printed devices, designed to be implanted directly under the skin, could allow people with type 1 diabetes to produce their own insulin

A new diabetes treatment could free people from insulin injections

In a small cell therapy trial, 10 out of 12 people with type 1 diabetes no longer needed supplemental insulin, even a year after treatment.

3D Printing Pioneers Safer, Long-Term Treatments for Type 1 Diabetes

Individuals with type 1 diabetes struggle to produce sufficient insulin for blood sugar regulation Half Point Image/Getty Image Researchers have developed a 3D-printed device comprising insulin-producing cells, offering potential for long-term management of type 1 diabetes by enabling patients to generate their own insulin without invasive surgery. Type 1 diabetes patients typically lack the ability [...] The post 3D Printing Pioneers Safer, Lon…

3D printing could enable a safer long-term therapy for type 1 diabetes

People with type 1 diabetes can’t produce enough insulin to regulate their blood sugar Halfpoint Images/Getty Images Researchers have 3D printed devices made of insulin-producing cells. These devices could enable a long-term treatment for type 1 diabetes that would let people produce their own insulin – without requiring invasive surgery. Because people with type 1 […] The post 3D printing could enable a safer long-term therapy for type 1 diabet…