Following up from a previous story I saw a few weeks ago about some Canadian scientists who had cured Type 2 Diabetes in mice, we now have new updates. They have now posted news that they have cured both Type 1 and 2 in these mice.

“Diabetic mice became healthy virtually overnight after researchers injected a substance to counteract the effect of malfunctioning pain neurons in the pancreas.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said Dr. Michael Salter, a pain expert at the Hospital for Sick Children and one of the scientists. “Mice with diabetes suddenly didn’t have diabetes any more.”

The researchers caution they have yet to confirm their findings in people, but say they expect results from human studies within a year or so. Any treatment that may emerge to help at least some patients would likely be years away from hitting the market.”

They say that they injected neuropeptide “substance P” into the mice and their diabetes “disappeared instantly” and stayed absent for as long as 4 months. Good to hear, but how long before a human solution is formulated?

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This entry was posted on Friday, December 29th, 2006 at 10:52 am and is filed under Diabetes Medication, Diabetes News, Diabetic Health, Glucose Management, Treatment.
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