Chinese Scientists Achieve World's First Diabetes Cure Using Cell Therapy: Report - Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO), Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY)

An innovative medical feat, a team of Chinese scientists and clinicians has cured a patient with diabetes for the first time using cell therapy. The patient, a 59-year-old man suffering from diabetes...

Chinese Scientists Achieve World's First Diabetes Cure Using Cell Therapy: Report - Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO), Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY)

A team of Chinese scientists has successfully cured a patient's diabetes using cell therapy, marking a global first.

Chinese team reports patient’s diabetes cured with cell therapy in world first

A breakthrough cell therapy in Shanghai is reported to have cured a man’s diabetes, giving hope to other sufferers.

For the first time in the world, a diabetic patient's diabetes has been cured with the help of cell therapy, according to SCMP. The patient, a 59-year-old man living with type 2 diabetes for 25 years, was at risk of serious disease complications. He underwent a kidney transplant in 2017, but had lost most of his pancreatic island function, which controls blood sugar levels, and relied on multiple daily insulin injections. "There was a high risk …