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First drug to slow down progress of type 1 diabetes gets approval
Teplizumab is the first drug approved in the UK to slow the progress of type 1 diabetes, allowing patients to live normal lives without insulin injections, according to the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency .
The MHRA's approval is seen as a breakthrough, marking a turning point in type 1 diabetes treatment.
Approximately 400,000 people in the UK live with type 1 diabetes, a condition where the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
Teplizumab delays the onset of stage three type 1 diabetes by an average of three years in those aged eight and over.