Stem cells researched to help with diabetes

Dear Doctors: I have Type 1 diabetes. I try to stay healthy and keep my blood sugar under control, but it feels like a fight every day. I read there’s a study using stem cells for a cure.

Are there any updates? Does it seem like this might lead to a treatment?

Dear Reader: Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease. The immune system mistakenly targets and destroys beta cells in the pancreas. T…