Endocrine Abstracts

Most patients with type 1 diabetes, even children and adolescents, have residual insulin secretion at diagnosis. As long as this can be preserved blood glucose fluctuates less, and the risk of acute and late complications decreases. Gradually the autoimmune process will destroy β-cell function unless immune intervention can stop the destructive process.Several different interventions have been tried. The very first intervention with plasmapheresis m...