Type 1 diabetes management is a lifelong job that can’t be eliminated by lifestyle changes or any currently available drugs or medical devices. Because there’s no cure and no simple way to treat this chronic disease, it’s easy to understand why people might get excited about an experimental stem cell therapy that appears to reverse the condition — even if it has worked for only a few months in a single patient.
John Buse, MD, PhD, the Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor and chief of the division of endocrinology and metabolism, spoke with Everyday Health about a new experimental treatment for people with type 1 diabetes.