Stem-cell-based treatment aims to reverse Type 1 diabetes

Ten British Columbians with Type 1 diabetes will be surgically implanted with packets containing lab-grown cells that are coaxed into behaving like true insulin-producing pancreatic cells in hopes of reversing their disease.
The first patient to receive the implants is keen to exchange his regime of daily pinprick blood tests and insulin injections for a “handful” of pills for immune suppression.
“My blood sugar can go down all day without my noticing, so I’m always at ri