▲ 508 ▼ Chinese scientists develop cure for diabetes, insulin patient becomes medicine-free in just 3 months (m.economictimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 132 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 63 points 2 years ago (4 children) Type 2, since the article doesn't say. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children) It's actually for both types according to the articles in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-023-01707-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41421-024-00662-3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 years ago* Yeah but the person "cured" had type 2. There might be applications for type 1, but that's speculation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago The articles suggest that it may be beneficial for Type 1, but that's unconfirmed. The nature of early-stage clinical trials is that people don't really know how things will work. That's the point of the trials. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago Important to know. Reading on how it works on the article, I wonder if it could be used for type 1, likely in combination with some kind of drug therapy to prevent the body from just killing the new islet cells. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't type 2 the one that effects massively more people? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rinox@feddit.it 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Iirc type 2 is acquired diabetes, type 1 is the one you get from birth, so yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago A lot of people actually don't get diabetes type 1 when they are born but later in life permalink fedilink source parent [–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s adult onset diabetes, just means it didn’t appear during childhood. A lot of people think type 2 is “fat American diet” diabetes but for many of us it’s a genetic condition and typically manifests in the mid 30s regardless of diet. You don’t necessarily become insulin dependent immediately but it’s likely you will progress there permalink fedilink source parent [+] SuperIce@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children) It's actually for both types according to the articles in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-023-01707-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41421-024-00662-3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 years ago* Yeah but the person "cured" had type 2. There might be applications for type 1, but that's speculation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago The articles suggest that it may be beneficial for Type 1, but that's unconfirmed. The nature of early-stage clinical trials is that people don't really know how things will work. That's the point of the trials. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 years ago* Yeah but the person "cured" had type 2. There might be applications for type 1, but that's speculation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago The articles suggest that it may be beneficial for Type 1, but that's unconfirmed. The nature of early-stage clinical trials is that people don't really know how things will work. That's the point of the trials. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago Important to know. Reading on how it works on the article, I wonder if it could be used for type 1, likely in combination with some kind of drug therapy to prevent the body from just killing the new islet cells. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't type 2 the one that effects massively more people? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rinox@feddit.it 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Iirc type 2 is acquired diabetes, type 1 is the one you get from birth, so yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago A lot of people actually don't get diabetes type 1 when they are born but later in life permalink fedilink source parent [–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s adult onset diabetes, just means it didn’t appear during childhood. A lot of people think type 2 is “fat American diet” diabetes but for many of us it’s a genetic condition and typically manifests in the mid 30s regardless of diet. You don’t necessarily become insulin dependent immediately but it’s likely you will progress there permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rinox@feddit.it 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Iirc type 2 is acquired diabetes, type 1 is the one you get from birth, so yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago A lot of people actually don't get diabetes type 1 when they are born but later in life permalink fedilink source parent [–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s adult onset diabetes, just means it didn’t appear during childhood. A lot of people think type 2 is “fat American diet” diabetes but for many of us it’s a genetic condition and typically manifests in the mid 30s regardless of diet. You don’t necessarily become insulin dependent immediately but it’s likely you will progress there permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago A lot of people actually don't get diabetes type 1 when they are born but later in life permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s adult onset diabetes, just means it didn’t appear during childhood. A lot of people think type 2 is “fat American diet” diabetes but for many of us it’s a genetic condition and typically manifests in the mid 30s regardless of diet. You don’t necessarily become insulin dependent immediately but it’s likely you will progress there permalink fedilink source parent