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A small trial found that an endoscopic therapeutic procedure, which involved putting a small balloon filled with hot water down the patient’s throat, successfully reduced the need for insulin use in most participants. The procedure burns away some of the small intestine’s surface cells which are then replaced; the new cells signal the body to produce insulin. Read more