Jobs may have Type 1-like diabetes, says endocrinologist
Steve Jobs may have symptoms that resemble Type 1 diabetes, a noted endocrinologist said Monday, and he could be treated with insulin.
Earlier today, Jobs blamed a "hormone imbalance" for the weight loss that had sparked speculation about his health since last June, when he appeared at Apple's annual developer's conference looking gaunt. Much of the talk about his appearance, and concern by investors about his condition, centered around the possibility that he again had cancer.
In August 2004, Jobs, who is 53, announced he had had surgery to remove a cancerous neuroendocrine tumor in his pancreas.
According to Dr. Run Yu , the director of the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, there are two likely explanations for Jobs' weight loss.
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