Could a person with Type 1 diabetes re-grow their own pancreas? A San Antonio study is about to find out [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – A person being able to re-grow their own damaged pancreas inside their body might sound like science fiction, but a new local research study wants to know if it could be real.

“Is there anything on the market like this? No. Is there anything much like this in research? Not that I know of,” Dr. Sherwyn Schwartz said.

Schwartz is the senior medical consultant of the Evolution Research Group and a longtime local doctor who has spent his career bringing important research studies to San Antonio.

That one-of-a-kind research happening right here in San Antonio could change everything for Type 1 diabetes patients.

To fully understand the study, Schwartz said it’s important to understand Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease and very different than Type 2 diabetes.

The process starts with sugar, which our bodies use for fuel. For sugar to travel through the body and be used …