Most people with type 1 diabetes still have active insulin-producing cells in their pancreas, a new study shows. The finding suggests it may be possible one day to preserve or replenish these cells.

“This research shows that some of a person’s own beta cells remain, and therefore it may be possible to regenerate these cells in the future,” study leader Dr. Richard Oram, of the University of Exeter Medical School in the United Kingdom, said. “It is also possible that understanding why some people keep insulin production while others lose it may help answer key questions about the biology of type 1 diabetes and help advance us toward a cure for the disease.”

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