Type 1 diabetes is generally in your genetics and can be revealed at any age. (Although most people have Diabetes revealed at an early age.) The problem with Type 1 Diabetes is that the body actually goes too far to try and cure the disease. This eventually ends up destroying insulin creating cells in the pancreas. Insulin is an enzyme created by the pancreas for the breakdown of glucose. This helps control blood sugar levels in your body. (Not that your body can't break down glucose on its own, glucose is just a catalyst. This means it speeds up the reaction.) This is why people with Type 1 Diabetes take insulin shots.
Type 2 Diabetics have a similar, yet very different, problem. In one scenario, Type 2 Diabetics can't produce enough insulin to keep up with their body's consumption of glucose. On the other hand, Type 2 Diabetics have developed a resistance to insulin that their body produces. This results because the body produces more insulin for more food. This is why people that are overweight have an increased risk of acquiring Type 2 Diabetes. Now that you have some backround, time to move onto the possible cure.
This guy pictured here, Richard Lane, had Diabetes. That's right. Had. The first man ever "cured" lives in the UK. He was given insulin producing cells from pancreas' of dead patients. The only problem? He has to continue taking drugs so his body doesn’t reject the new cells. A small price to pay for this disease if you ask me. Apparently the pancreas and parts of the pancreas are selective to each person and can’t be given like a kidney or liver. What if there was a way for him to grow his own pancreas?Then suddenly... BOOM BITCH! Welcome to the 21st century. This idea is now a reality. You can grow organs using stem cells and damaged cells from the organ you’re trying to grow. All we would need to do is transplant the newly grown pancreas into the diabetic person. At this point, the only thing holding science back from curing diabetes is money and the government. There you go. A potential cure for diabetes.
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