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You actually can, that's the easy part surprisingly. The hard part is keeping the body from killing beta cells after you induce their growth which is why it's not cured yet.
Source please.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7454996/
Looks like you can in theory? I was interested and asking for a source is absolutely fair.
Seems possible but highly experimental https://www.ajmc.com/view/beta-cell-reactivation-may-be-viable-treatment-for-patients-with-type-1-diabetes
@bogo sent this below: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/health/diabetes-cure-stem-cells.html