Patient's question:
Patient is female, 12 years old, and was in good health two years ago. For this condition, she takes insulin 3 to 4 times a day.Doctor's answer:
Hello, as you mentioned, type 1 diabetes is generally caused by the complete destruction of pancreatic cells, resulting in the complete loss of insulin production. Therefore, patients can only rely on external insulin therapy. Currently, there are no surgical cures in China, but there have been reports abroad of transplanting pancreatic cells to treat type 1 diabetes. However, these treatments are only effective for early-stage type 1 diabetes, and the longest period without using insulin has only been a few years, which cannot be considered a permanent cure.