The articles suggest that it may be beneficial for Type 1, but that's unconfirmed. The nature of early-stage clinical trials is that people don't really know how things will work. That's the point of the trials.

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 4 months ago

Important to know. Reading on how it works on the article, I wonder if it could be used for type 1, likely in combination with some kind of drug therapy to prevent the body from just killing the new islet cells.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn't type 2 the one that effects massively more people?

[–] Rinox@feddit.it 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Iirc type 2 is acquired diabetes, type 1 is the one you get from birth, so yes.

[–] mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

A lot of people actually don't get diabetes type 1 when they are born but later in life

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

It’s adult onset diabetes, just means it didn’t appear during childhood. A lot of people think type 2 is “fat American diet” diabetes but for many of us it’s a genetic condition and typically manifests in the mid 30s regardless of diet. You don’t necessarily become insulin dependent immediately but it’s likely you will progress there