Is the Pancreatic Islet Transplantation a Feasible Cure For Diabetes?
The Pancreatic Islet Transplantation or what is known as the Edmonton Protocol is an experimental procedure that makes use of islets extracted from the pancreas of a recently deceased organ donor. The process involves the transplant of said islets to a patient suffering from diabetes type 1. The beta cells of these transplanted islets are expected to produce the insulin lacked by the type 1 diabetes patient. This experiment then, hopes to provide the cure for diabetes mellitus. Diabetes type 1 is that diabetic condition where the beta cells of the pancreas is unable to produce insulin as a result of the attacks launched by the body’s immune system. The transplantation of islet therefore is expected to provide a cure for diabetes type 1 patients, which will enable them to live a normal life free from insulin dependence. Although the diabetes type 2 condition deals with insulin resistance, it has been noted that the diabetic condition of the patient will also develop to insulin decline o
