Could a capsule of insulin crystals a day stop the
development of type 1 diabetes? There are indications that this could be the case.
In the international TrialNet study*, which follows relatives of individuals
with type 1 diabetes, researchers are investigating whether oral insulin could
prevent or delay the disease.
Type 1 diabetes is the autoimmune form of diabetes, in which
the patients’ insulin-producing beta cells are destroyed by their own immune
system.