: any of the insulin-secreting pancreatic cells in the islets of Langerhans
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For transplants, scientists are pursuing multiple sources of beta cells, including ones from a deceased donor and ones grown from other cells in a patient’s own body.—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025 The team discovered that taking a daily pill of baricitinib for 48 weeks preserved insulin-producing beta cell function, decreased blood glucose fluctuations and reduced the need for insulin in people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disorder defined by the immune system’s destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 Once the beta cells are gone, the body can’t make insulin, and blood sugar control is lost.—New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beta cell
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