A DIABETIC patient from Kent has been cured of his condition by a groundbreaking new treatment, it has been revealed.

Richard Lane, 61, has been given donor cells which are now producing the vital insulin he lacks. It means he won't need any more injections.

The treatment could help thousands of 'Type One' sufferers.

After living with Type One diabetes for 30 years Mr Lane, from Bromley, is now free of the condition. It follows three transplants of cells from the pancreases of dead donors.

Doctors at London's King's College Hospital injected them into his liver where they developed their own blood supply and started producing insulin.

Mr Lane says he is "euphoric". Experts say his cure is hugely exciting.

Bill Hartnett, from Diabetes UK, told KM-fm it gives hope to thousands of people...