A sugar supplement may sweeten the overactive immune cells responsible for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and type 1 diabetes and stop them attacking the body’s tissues.Autoimmune diseases are triggered when receptors on the outside of immune cells called T-helper 1 (Th1) cells start binding “self” antigens rather than pieces of foreign invaders. Anything that decreases the amount of binding should suppress the autoimmune response.
