Tzield/Teplizumab: First-in-Class for Prevention Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that affects millions of people around the world. Unfortunately, there has been no known way to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes in the past—until now. Recently, a new drug...
Autoantibodies in Type 1 Diabetes Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes? If so, then you may have heard of autoantibodies. Autoantibodies are proteins that the body produces when it mistakenly attacks its own tissues and organs. In the case...
What Is Type 1 Diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system attacks and destroys healthy insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. As a result, people with type 1 diabetes are unable to produce enough insulin...
