Show Notes
First steps in delaying adult-onset Type 1 diabetes When Hannah Robinson was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and found to have islet auto-antibodies she was recognised as being on the path to future Type 1 diabetes. With help from her diabetes consultant, Dr Nick Thomas, she became the first adult in the UK to be given Teplizumab, a new treatment that delays the onset of Type 1 diabetes. Send a text
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