Here is an interesting article from the NY times.This could possibly lead to a cure for diabetes, but it is new and a cure is not close.
http://nyti.ms/SuixRW
"In Type 2 diabetes, insulin-producing cells revert to an earlier developmental state.
THE INVESTIGATORS
Chutima Talchai and Dr. Domenico Accili, Columbia University.
For years, researchers have investigated how the body loses the ability to produce enough insulin, a hallmark of diabetes. Now an intriguing theory is emerging, and it suggests a potential treatment that few scientists had considered..."