| The idea of course was not to reduce the amount of insulin, but to get the patient off insulin entirely.
In the first trials they were unsure how many cells to use & worked on the safe side rather than give someone too many. I guess they will have a better idea next time round & will definately be aiming ti get the patients off insulin.
I have seen a video of the procedure & it's very simple. Takes less than 30 minutes & only requires local anasthetic. The cells are inserted via a metal tube, a bit like a straw, and can be sucked out if there are any problems. However none of the previous recipients had any problems.
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