Type I Diabetes: can it be 'cured'?

Beta cell regeneration and restoring insulin secretion. PREMIUM CONTENT subscriber content

Sep 10, 2023

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New understandings of glucose metabolism are generated frequently these days. Some were described in a prior newsletter:

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June 6, 2021

Cannot stay away from endocrinology for too long. It’s in my ‘blood’ after all these years of research and practice. Here are some interesting and surprising findings of late. Dopamine in the periphery: regulates carbohydrate metabolism Antipsychotic medications are thought to be centrally acting dopaminergic agents. And a common side effect is weight …

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But the holy grail in diabetes research is the restoration of endogenous insulin secretion, responsive to its physiological triggers.

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Could this goal be within reach? Recent reports have tantalizing results.

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