Destroyed or Just Tired? Pancreatic Beta Cells in Type 2 Diabetes - FORD BREWER MD MPH

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance and insufficient insulin release from pancreatic islet β (beta) cells. But is T2D a result of beta-cell destruction or a decline in beta-cell insulin secretion? In this video, we'll cover a study published in Cell Reports titled "Dysfunction of Persisting β Cells Is a Key Feature of Early Type 2 Diabetes Pathogenesis."