The type 1 diabetes mellitus treatment

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a non-communicable epidemic. The development of new treatment methods is aimed at eliminating the disease’s cause — autoimmune destruction of β-cells. Objective. To analyze the modern methods of treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Materials and methods. Current publications containing information on the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus were analyzed during this study. Literature search was performed in eLibrary, PubMed, Cochrane Library and Cyberleninka databases. Results. The following modern methods of type 1 diabetes mellitus treatment have been considered: use of stem cells, immunotherapy, β-cell regeneration, transplantation of the pancreas or islets of Langerhans. Conclusion. Currently, the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus is not only aimed at compensation of insulin deficiency, but also at elimination of autoimmune β-cell destruction. Modern methods of type 1 diabetes mellitus treatment allow to change the approach to this disease. Stem cell therapy is the most promising method.