Breakthrough diabetes cure might restore insulin production and reverse illness
Diabetes isn’t curable because of the cells that produce insulin, the hormone key to helping the body break down blood sugar. These are the beta …
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Diabetes isn't curable because of the cells that produce insulin, the hormone key to helping the body break down blood sugar. These are the beta cells in the pancreas that either can't make enough insulin (type 2 diabetes) or are attacked by the immune system (type 1 diabetes). Without fixing the pancreas's ability to produce insulin that meets the body's needs, you can't cure diabetes.
The only treatment options aim to improve the condition and ensure that blood sugar levels stay within normal parameters for as long as possible. That involves various drugs or insulin shots. Type 1 diabetes will always require insulin therapy.
However, researchers are trying to figure out a way to restore the pancreas's insulin production function. This can effectively cure diabetes, as those beta cells can resume insulin production, which will help the body break down blood sugar effectively.
We saw such good news coming out of China a few weeks ago. Researchers used a man's blood to create stem cells and turn them into pancreatic islet cells in a lab. Transplanted back into the body, the cells grew new pancreatic tissue capable of producing insulin. The doctors were able to cure diabetes this way, as the patient remained insulin-independent after nearly three years.
A new development on the matter comes from Mount Sinai and City of Hope researchers. They've achieved the same result, increased insulin production, with the use of drugs that significantly increased the pancreas's number of beta cells. A therapy based on the breakthrough discovery might cure at least one type of diabetes in the future.
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