Webpages tagged with «insulin»

Picture of the research group
Published Oct. 4, 2023 7:56 AM

Norwegian researchers have previously demonstrated an association between diabetes and virus infection. New research shows that, among children with type 1 diabetes, treatment with antiviral drugs could help preserve insulin levels. The result shows that it is possible to slow down and eventually prevent type 1 diabetes.

Image of beta celles from the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Taken through a microscope. Photo: Oskar Skog, Uppsala University
Published Mar. 23, 2015 1:17 PM

Researchers have discovered that patients with type 1 diabetes can regain the ability to produce insulin. They showed that insulin-producing cells can recover outside the body.