Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders

Diabetes – a chronic condition in which sugar is not processed in the body. Diabetic people either do not produce enough insulin or cells halt responding to insulin. Due to this, sugar keeps on accumulating in the blood that leads to increased sugar. Gradually, high blood sugar can lead to nerve damage and heart disease among other complications. Nearly 10 percent of Americans have diabetes. Now scientists have reprogrammed human cells to produce the main hormone. The reprogrammed cells reversed diabetes in mice. This shows that human cells can take on various identities that will open up a new way to treat deteriorating diseases. Pedro Herrera, a medical g...