Cure for Diabetes Research

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently reported a “major development” in the search for a cure for diabetes.

The research doctors report they have successfully transplanted embryonic pig pancreas into diabetic monkeys, and within weeks the monkeys showed dramatic improvement in insulin production.

Dr. Marc Hammerman of Washington University says, “They are a lot healthier. We’re very close to being able to cure them. So if this is carried forward it is a cure for diabetes, potentially juvenile diabetes and adult onset diabetes. That’s huge.”

Additionally, Dr. Hammerman also says the transplants were done without the need for risky immune suppression drugs that prevent rejection, and that more research on monkeys is needed.

What does this mean for diabetics today?

First of all, human trials are still at least five years away. Full approval would be yet another 4-7 years — or longer — assuming those human trials prove effective and problem-free.

And secondly, most diabetics simply cannot afford to wait that long… especially since about 80% of diabetics can already reverse their diabetes by using far safer, less expensive, and already-proven treatments.

You can learn more about this breakthrough research here: Escaping The Diabetes Trap.