Treatment with camel whey protein (CWP, 100 mg/kg at 250 μl/day for 1 month) of mice with type 1 diabetes (T1D), decreased apoptosis and the distribution of T cells and B cells in the spleen and thymus, but phosphorylation of protein kinase B (AKT) and IκB-α were increased by CWP. The gene discussed is AKT1; the disease is type 1 diabetes mellitus.