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PATIENT STORIES

Anne
Anne
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Type 1 Diabetes didn’t stop Anne from pursuing her passion. She’s an educational researcher who earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge in the UK.

 

Annie is a strong advocate for education equity and a passionate supporter of open science.

 

Last year she celebrated one year of insulin independence, with an A1c of 5.3 and this year second anniversary with !

 

Congratulations, Anne! 🎉👏

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insulin independence celebration

2025- 1 year 

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2026- 2 years 

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Deborah and Jocelynn

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One received a cadaveric islet transplant and  the other one- stem cell-derived islet cell transplantation.

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Today, both are diabetes free, both insulin independent  and approaching one year after their single islet transplant.  

 

Congratulations, Deborah and Jocelynn!

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Jocelynn and Deborah

CONTACT:

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Piotr 

Witkowski

Laboratory

University of Chicago Medicine

5841 S. Maryland Avenue

MC 5026, J-517

Chicago IL 60637

Transplantation Institute
Clinical  Research Center

Islet  Transplantation
Direct contact:
Isletcelltx@bsd.uchicago.edu

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