Type 1 diabetes starts when the body attack insulin-producing cells in the pancreas that maintain blood sugar levels. Damaged immune cells of type 1 diabetics can be 'retrained' to slow the progression of the condition.
Researchers discovered that injecting patients with tiny protein fragments stopped cells destroying insulin. Researchers gave some diabetic patients fortnightly or monthly injections for six months. They discovered that it was possible to stop the loss of beta cells that occurs with type 1 diabetes.
A placebo group was also monitored over the same time frame, who showed a consistent decline in their condition and needed to increase their insulin doses.
Type 1 diabetes patients have 20 per cent of their beta cells, protecting these remaining beta cells by retraining the immune system to stop attacking them can prevents damage to insulin.
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