A study led by Dr. Denise L. Faustman, one of the most well known names in the diabetes research field, has revealed that type 1 diabetes develops for quite a bit longer than previously thought.
It had previously been believed that the production of insulin by beta cells completely ceased in people with advanced type 1 diabetes, but Dr. Faustman, who is also the director of the Immunobiology Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, lead a study that shows that the pancreas continues to function and produce insulin at some level even decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes.
The results of the study were posted in the March issue of Diabetes Care, American Medical News reported.
What is the significance of this discovery? The article suggests that it will help physicians better regulate an individual’s blood glucose levels and delay the potential development of medical complications. After all, it is important that we stay as healthy as we can as we wait (and advocate) for a type 1 diabetes cure.
Dr. Faustman also recently sat down for an interesting interview with Diabates Mine, where she discussed at length the current state of her research into a type 1 diabetes cure and her preparation for Phase II human trials. Make sure to check it out below:
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