Chinese Scientists Create Diabetes Cure: Insulin-Free in Just 3 Months
Chinese scientists and doctors have made a groundbreaking achievement in treating diabetes. They successfully cured a 59-year-old man who had type 2 diabetes for 25 years using cell therapy, a first-of-its-kind accomplishment worldwide.
The patient had severe complications and had been dependent on daily insulin injections because his pancreas, responsible for regulating blood sugar, was not functioning properly. According to Yin Hao, a researcher at Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, the patient’s condition was critical, posing a high risk of severe complications.
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In July 2021, the patient underwent an innovative cell transplant. Within eleven weeks, his health improved dramatically, and he no longer needed insulin. Over the following year, he gradually reduced and eventually stopped taking oral medications to control his blood sugar.
Follow-up examinations confirmed that the patient’s pancreas had regained normal function, allowing him to live without insulin for 33 months. This remarkable achievement was made possible by a collaborative effort involving Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, the Centre for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, and Renji Hospital. Their findings were published in the journal Cell Discovery on April 30.
Timothy Kieffer, a professor at the University of British Columbia, praised the study as a significant advancement in using cell therapy for diabetes treatment. This breakthrough offers hope for developing new treatments that could benefit many other diabetes patients.
