Diabetes News – Weekly Newsletter for January 24-31, 2011

Scientists uncover potential ‘cure’ for type 1 diabetes

WASHINGTON – New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest that type 1 diabetes could be converted to an asymptomatic, non-insulin-dependent disorder by eliminating the actions of a specific hormone.

These findings in mice show that insulin becomes completely superfluous and its absence does not cause diabetes or any other abnormality when the actions of … Original article on : Scientists uncover potential ‘cure’ for type 1 diabetes.