A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that children who consumed insulin pills can prevent diabetes. Insulin is considered very important for people with type-1 diabetes as they no longer have the ability to make insulin naturally in their body.

Researchers are carrying out the study with 13-year-old Hayden Murphy of Plainfield, Illinois, to determine if the strategy works for Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in childhood.

It has been said that Hayden Murphy is among more than 400 children and adults that are participating in an international research funded by the US government for investigating whether experimental insulin capsules can prevent or at least delay Type 1 diabetes.

To get oneself enrolled in the study, a participant must have results of blood tests showing that their chances for developing the disease are high.

A preliminary study by researchers was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which suggested that this approach might prove fruitful.

As per the study's findings, children who took insulin pills showed immune system changes, which as per researchers might help prevent diabetes.

Another ongoing larger study is far more rigorous, and will provide a clearer and detailed answer to it. About 1.25 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes.

Type 2 disease is more common, as it affects nearly 30 million people countrywide and more than 300 million worldwide with diabetes.

Apart from short-term complications from poorly controlled blood sugar, both types of diabetes raise long-term risks for damage to the kidneys, heart and eyes.