It was thought that Beta cells needed for the production of insulin and lacking, for different reasons, in both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes could be replicated using Stem Cell technology. This may still be possible but there is another hurdle to overcome.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist Bruce Buchholz and his US team have found that beta cells in the human body do not replicate after the age of 30. This means that even if "artificial" beta cells could be produced and introduced into the body, they would not replicate and so the number would still decline over time leaving us with insufficient insulin.

Food for thought.

Read a more in-depth article at Medical News Today