"PIG CELLS" for diabetes treatment

Though researchers have already had success in reversing type 1 diabetes in human through islet transplantations, the demand for islet cells grossly outweighs the supply....now the researchers have developed a method by which they hope to increase islet supply by using pig islets..the procedure which has already successfully reversed diabetes in monkeys..is performed by isolating islet cells from the donor pancreas and transplanting them into portal vein of the liver in people having diabetes..

if successfull, transplanted islets will sense blood glucose levels on a minute to minute basis and release the appropriate amount of insulin to achieve tight blood glucose control...not only do the recipients of successful implants no longer need insulin injections, but transplantations also offers hope in reducing the risk of developing secondary complications of diabetes such as damage to the heart and blood vesels, eyes nerves, and kidneys...