How Can Stem Cell Treat Type 1 Diabetes?

Diabetes mellitus type 1 is a form of diabetes mellitus that results from autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose. Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age. However, it is most often diagnosed in children, adolescents, or young adults.
These symptoms may be the first signs of type 1 diabetes, or may occur when the blood sugar is high: feeling hungry, very thirsty, tired or fatigue. In addition, people with type 1 diabetes can also have blurry eyesight, losing weight without trying, urinating more often, etc.
The pathology of Diabetes type 1 is absolutely inadequate secretion of insulin due to the damage to islet cells. The causes of it include hereditary factor and environment factor which cause immune disorder. The abormal immune response will cause damage to islet cells. In order to treatment this disease, we should first repair the damaged islet cells and at the same time, regulate the immune system. Stem cell treatment can achieve this purpose.
Stem cells are the most primary cells of the human body. After transfused into the patients' body, these stem cells can differentiate into various functional cells needed. The stem cells can differentiate into new islet cells and replace the dead ones, thus recovering the islet function. T-reg cells can help regulate the immune system and stop the attack to healthy islet cells, thus protecting the remaining islet function. After the treatment, the dose of insulin injection can be reduced significantly and some patients can even stop insulin.
In Xi’an Tongji Hospital, to treat type 1 diabetes, we use immunotherapy which includes stem cell therapy, tradtional Chinese Medicine, and so on. Immunotherapy is a systematic therapy which combines both Chinese medicine and western medicine.