Diabetes: This Is a Great Advance but the War has Still to Be Won
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DOCTORS yesterday hailed a breakthrough after a man of 61 became the first Briton to be 'cured' of diabetes by cell transplant surgery.
Richard Lane, a businessman from Bromley, Kent, had relied on insulin injections to control his condition since 1976.See the full content of this document
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Diabetes: This Is a Great Advance but the War has Still to Be Won
'I haven't felt better in myself for 30 years,' he said yesterday.
'I have to pinch myself to ensure I am not dreaming.' But what exactly is the new treatment and what are the implications for the 250,000 people in Britain who suffer Type 1 diabetes, the same as Mr Lane?Diabetes is an insidious...See the full content of this document
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