New research shows insulin-producing pancreatic cells survive for decades in some type 1 diabetics, though the disease wages a continually assault on them.The findings could provide a new avenue for treatments by shedding light on how to preserve the cells, according to a report in Diabetes.co.uk.
The study was undertaken at the Joslin Diabetes Center and published in Diabetes. Researchers analyzed the pancreatic function of more than 400 subjects with long-lasting insulin-resistant diabetes. Blood samples revealed evidence of insulin production as well as active insulin-producing beta cells.
The fact that the cells were simultaneously growing and dying could be crucial for treatment research, said George King, the paper’s senior author.
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how can i find out if i am producing any insulin at all? i’ve been a type 1 diabetic for 30 years. isn’t the test involving c-peptides the test for insulin production? is that the same test the study used?