AUSTRALIAN have discovered that a chemical compound acts as a "saviour" for dying insulin cells in type two diabetics, offering new hope in combating the disease.
The "chemical chaperone" has been found to stop cells that make insulin in the pancreas from dying off, as they do in people with type two or lifestyle diabetes.
The breakthrough, shown in the laboratory at the Garvan Institute in Sydney, is yet to be tested on humans, but researchers say it is a promising development to help combat a fast-growing disease.
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I think all forms of diabetes have been treatable since insulin became available in 1921, and type 2 diabetes may be controlled with medications
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