Sounds like this might be a win for embryonic stem cells

[brewer]

New potential treatment for type 1 diabetes. Implantable beta islet cells formed from embryonic stem cells that produce the necessary amounts of insulin.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/02/04...-cure.html

[Minimalist]

Now all big pharma has to do is figure out a way to make the "cure" cost as much as the daily "treatment."  The only thing they don't want their drugs to hurt is their bottom line.

[Angrboda]

[robvalue]

That's awesome

Diabetes is such a fucker, I feel so sorry for people who have to give themselves injections every day.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

It's not that bad rob. The needles are so small you barely notice them.

It's the probably reduced lifespan which is a bitch, though increasingly us T1 diabetics are living longer and healthier.