Researchers cured type 2 diabetes in a 59-year-old patient after restoring insulin-producing pancreatic function with a stem cell transplant.
Diabetes is one of the world's biggest health problems, an illness that doesn't have a cure. You can live with diabetes as long as you have the condition diagnosed as early as possible — and as long as you have access to the treatment options that are currently available. That includes access to insulin, a key treatment for managing blood sugar. Getting rid of diabetes is currently impossible, but there's ongoing research to find a cure.
After 11 weeks, the patient stopped administering external insulin, a sign that the transplanted stem cells were working as intended. The following year, the doctors also lowered the dose of oral diabetes medication that helped the patient keep blood sugar under control. They ended up stopping oral treatment entirely. As of May 2024, the patient remains insulin-independent some 33 months after the stem cell transplant. This effectively means his type 2 diabetes has been cured.
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