# Neo-Islets...Has anybody heard of these before?

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**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Tags:** cure\
**Created:** [July 3, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neo-islets-has-anybody-heard-of-these-before/1366 "2017-07-03T18:59:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neo-islets-has-anybody-heard-of-these-before/1366/1 "2017-07-03T18:59:43Z")

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> **['Neo-Islets', a Major Advance Toward a Functional Cure of Type-1 Diabetes](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neo-islets-a-major-advance-toward-a-functional-cure-of-type-1-diabetes-300482799.html)**
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> /PRNewswire/ -- The cover of the July 2017 issue of the journal STEM CELLS Translation Medicine showcases the latest advance toward a functional cure of...

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**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neo-islets-has-anybody-heard-of-these-before/1366/2 "2017-07-04T00:15:10Z")

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I hadn’t heard of them, but I like the approach. The part where they understand taking immunosupressive therapy is a non-starter for most T1’s.

Hopefully they get funded to keep their studies moving.