by Sherri McGinnis González Kirstie Danielson, assistant professor of medicine and public health. Minimally invasive islet transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes achieves insulin independence and reverses the progression of atherosclerosis in the first few years after transplant, according…
By AllisonN on August 28, 2012 Participating in a marathon is a pretty amazing feat for anyone, but five people taking part in the 26.2-mile Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct. 7 share something that makes this amazing feat…
By Mark Morales / DAILY NEWS WRITER A Brooklyn Heights marathoner is heading to the Windy City to try to run Type 1 diabetes out of town. Dylan Kwait, 33, is the only New Yorker to run in the Chicago…
Jose Oberholzer is a transplant surgeon working on a functional cure for diabetes through the Chicago Diabetes Project. Hear the stories of real patients including Jim Farmer, a type 1 diabetic, on undergoing islet cell transplant.
Participating in a marathon is a pretty amazing feat for anyone, but five people taking part in the 26.2-mile Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct. 7 share something that makes this amazing feat extra special: all of them were formerly dependent on insulin, but have had an islet cell transplant a