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But what makes this therapy so revolutionary? The new treatment involves a complex process where the patient's blood cells are programmed to transform into seed cells. These newly created cells are designed to recreate pancreatic islet tissue within an artificial environment.
To understand the significance of this, one must recognize that the body relies on insulin to maintain blood glucose levels. In a healthy individual, the pancreatic islet tissue, specifically the beta cells, are responsible for releasing insulin. However, for a diabetes patient, these beta cells cease to function, causing the body to stop producing insulin and leading to a reliance on external insulin sources.