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British Man With Type 1 Diabetes to Receive Tests After Coming Off Insulin

posted by on Wednesday March 22 2017, @12:40AM   Printer-friendly
from the now-with-25%-less-sugar dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

US doctors are conducting tests on a British man who no longer uses insulin to treat his type 1 diabetes.

Daniel Darkes, from Daventy in Northamptonshire, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes seven years ago. But his recent tests have baffled doctors as his pancreas has shown signs of working properly again. Branded 'Miracle Dan' by his friends, the 30-year-old recently travelled to America so doctors could run tests to further understand what had happened to his body.

Speaking to the Northampton Chronicle and Echo newspaper, he said: "I had numerous tests, about four or five, to confirm the main reason why my pancreas had started producing insulin again.

[...] Mr Darkes says that doctors are now 80 per cent convinced he is cured of the condition, which has never before been reversed. The findings from Mr Darkes' test results are set to be published next week and it is hoped they will help find future treatments for the autoimmune condition.

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  • (Score: 2) by RamiK on Wednesday March 22 2017, @11:52AM (5 children)

    by RamiK (1813) on Wednesday March 22 2017, @11:52AM (#482662)

    Similarly, you'll have people taking note of Dan being a long-distance runner and comment on their treadmill routine healing cancer.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by lx on Wednesday March 22 2017, @12:29PM (2 children)

    by lx (1915) on Wednesday March 22 2017, @12:29PM (#482674)

    Wouldn't running on a treadmill make one a no distance runner?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 22 2017, @04:19PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 22 2017, @04:19PM (#482815)

      Depends. Does running a full lap means you're standing still?

      • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday March 22 2017, @06:20PM

        by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday March 22 2017, @06:20PM (#482868)

        As if nascar wasn't dumb enough already...

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 22 2017, @04:00PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 22 2017, @04:00PM (#482791)

    if you think diet and exercise can't cure disease you're an idiot.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 22 2017, @08:12PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 22 2017, @08:12PM (#482919)

      Or you have a disease that doesn't respond to that.

      Oh what the hell. Let's start fat-shaming Dr. Hawking!