The BioHub is a crafted “mini body organ” that houses insulin-producing islet cells that sense blood sugar as well as introduce the specific volume of the hormone insulin to keep blood sugar levels normal. The engineered BioHub will certainly simulate and also mimic the insulin function of a typical working pancreas and also bring back insulin production for diabetics despite how lengthy they have really had the disease.
Researchers are now testing sites in the body to place the BioHub and one site that is promising is the omentum which is tissue that covers the abdomen. This environment is rich in blood vessels and the BioHub can be placed in an abdomen pouch where a section of this tissue can be folded over making it an optimal site.
Research for the BioHub is mainly being focused on patients that have type 1 diabetes at this time but may also be used in people with type 2 for added islets to help maintain normal blood sugar levels.
DRI scientists at the University of Miami say they may be 5 to 7 years away from curing Type 1 diabetes if all goes well. Let’s hope this biological cure for diabetes comes sooner than later!!!
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im diabetic and i think that if this works it could also possiblycut the costs of taking care of my blood sugar levels and even out my 8.3 to 7.4 a1c's
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Type 1 since 1978 without complications Except hypoglycemic unawareness which nearly killed me BUT found US clinical trial in 2019 & had islet stem cell implant.Very rough on body to do it but today I can feel when glucose is below 80 & using Total daily 5.75 amount thru Wireless Omnipod Dash.Surgery implant done Johns Hopkins hospital sponsor ViaCyte of SanDiego which is incredible place.DRI was on waitlist for BioHub so looked at Canadian Sernova cure.Doing now Univ of Chicago Dr Witkowski small implant stem islet cells & successful.PLEASE note AntiRejection Meds are Horrible even short term.DRI & UC Sernova Canadian bio firm are the #1.See also implantable device of Betalin pancreas mini device placed in thigh.Israel company doing clinicals in UK thru Dr Sydney Altman.To do it again my #1 is Sernova then DRI.BioMed field growing & a real cure is out there!