In an interview with Jack Woodfield from Diabetes.co.uk, Dr Bart Roep of the California-based at City Of Hope says he is on track to cure diabetes in six years. The C-word is controversial within diabetes circles, yet the City of Hope had no reticence about making the claim. read more
” For those with long-standing diabetes, we are very close to replicating insulin producing beta cell functionality or the actual replacement of those cells — either with closed loop systems with continuous glucose sensor driving an insulin pump, or use of replacement beta cells derived from stem cells. read more