Searching for a Cure - Type 1 diabetes.
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West Park Centre
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HEALTH IN HARROGATE 200
1922 and all that: from insulin intrigue to the artificial pancreas - searching for a cure for type 1 diabetes
Continuing a series of talks charting the 200 year history of health provision in Harrogate - "
Peter Hammond, Consultant Endocrinologist, will talk about the history of treatment for type 1 diabetes from ketotic diets, through the discovery of insulin to closed-loop insulin delivery systems and future developments such as immunotherapy and stem cell transplantation, considering the evolving management of type 1 diabetes as a paradigm for the treatment of auto-immune endocrine disorders.
1922 and all that: from insulin intrigue to the artificial pancreas - searching for a cure for type 1 diabetes
Continuing a series of talks charting the 200 year history of health provision in Harrogate - "
Peter Hammond, Consultant Endocrinologist, will talk about the history of treatment for type 1 diabetes from ketotic diets, through the discovery of insulin to closed-loop insulin delivery systems and future developments such as immunotherapy and stem cell transplantation, considering the evolving management of type 1 diabetes as a paradigm for the treatment of auto-immune endocrine disorders.