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New Procedure Gives Hope to Diabetics

UK treatment ends insulin dependency for type 1 sufferers

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 19, 2007 5:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – Car crashes, comas, sudden stabbings, divorces – all are being indirectly diminished as Britain spearheads a new procedure to help sufferers of type 1 diabetes. Victims of the growing disorder are often subject to fits and blackouts as they scramble for insulin, but a new... Read full story »

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