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June 14, 2005
Type 1 Diabetics have Beta Cells
In type 1 diabetes, which by definition indicates a lack of insulin production, the insulin-producing "beta" cells in the pancreas are thought to be wiped out. At least, this was the common understanding until a new study provided evidence that the human pancreas continues to form beta cells even in individuals who have had type 1 diabetes for may years.
"The implication is that type 1 diabetes could, theoretically, be cured if we could stop the new insulin-secreting cells being destroyed," Dr. Peter C. Butler from the University of California in Los Angeles told Reuters Health. Butler presented his team's findings at the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting in San Diego.
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Posted by Diabetologica at June 14, 2005 12:30 PM