This week it was mentioned that the "fat mice" are reponding to a gene therapy which mitigates their obesity. Maybe this will solve the obesity problem although it won't make the trial laywers very happy.
BTW the mice who were bread for obesity also developed diabetes. the gene therapy whups up on both the conditions.
As a Type II, I look forward to the treatment. Back in '96 one of Newt's prognostications was that if you could treat diabetes you would be helping to reduce the Medicare costs by 25% of more since diabetes and related cardiovascular, kidney and amputation issues consumed that much of each year's Medicare expenditures. Sounds like pre-emption to me!