Answer
Diabetes Type 1 is due to the loss or injury of the beta cells of the pancreas, As a result, the Islets of Langerhans are unable to produce insulin in adequate amounts or not at all. Stem cells are undifferentiated or totipotential cells that have the potential of developing into any kind of human cells. If stem cells are placed in the environment of the pancreas, they may differentiate into beta cells and start producing insulin. This treatment would cure the diabetes of a patient.
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Undifferentiated stem cells injected into the pancreas of a diabetic patient may differentiate into beta cells and start producing insulin. This would cure the Type 1 diabetes of a treated patient.
