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Is there a cure for diabetes?

By Adam Neely
Quick answer: Not yet—but GLP-1 drugs have transformed type 2 diabetes care, and stem-cell-derived islet transplants have freed a small number of type 1 patients from…

Not yet—but GLP-1 drugs have transformed type 2 diabetes care, and stem-cell-derived islet transplants have freed a small number of type 1 patients from insulin in trials. A true cure is still in research, not in clinics.

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