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Cells Stem Treatment Type Beta Explain Suitable Treating

Stem cell therapy is not ideal for Type 2 diabetes as the condition stems from insulin resistance in body cells, not from faulty beta cells themselves.

Stem cell treatment is unlikely to be suitable for Type 2 diabetes because the primary issue is the body's cellular response to insulin, not non-functioning beta cells.

Front Explain why stem cell treatment is not likely to be suitable for treating type 2 diabetes.
Back Stem cell treatment and type 2 diabetes:
  • The problem isn't non-functioning beta cells but the response of other body cells to insulin
  • As a result, replacing beta cells would not help 

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