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Old 11.09.2006, 08:27 AM
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Nope, sorry! Juvenile (Type 1) kids grow into "adult" juvenile diabetics. The autoimmune attack on the beta cells is now forever programed into the memory of the body's immune cells. If cells were transplanted or "regenerated" without immunosuppression, they would still be killed off.
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