Swapping alpha cells for beta cells to treat diabetes

Blocking cell receptors for glucagon, the counter-hormone to insulin, cured mouse models of diabetes by converting glucagon-producing cells into insulin producers instead, a team reports in a new study. The findings could offer a new way to treat both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in people.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210301171025.htm