Parasitic worms for Type 1 therapy.

[catherinecherub]

Future Type 1 therapy may involve parasitic worms. Scientist say that they could be a key component in a new therapy to fight Type 1 diabetes.

http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2010 ... 1-therapy/

 

[janabelle]

OMG Catherine, my skin was still crawling when I got to the end of that article!! The same feeling I got when my son brought head-lice home from school. :lol:
Seriously though, genetically manipulated worms worry me more than gm insulin, but I'll try to keep an open mind
Sanofi Aventis's Pancreate sounds interesting too. http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2009 ... ew-islets/
Jus

 

[ham79]

I'm up for a worm I'll tell the kids it's a new pet :lol:

 

[carty]

should be cheap to keep :lol:

 

[lionrampant]

Hmm, I wonder how Sanofi plans to make money out of Pancreate. Supply the immune suppressants perhaps? Or will this be a "every x months" it needs topped up? Curious.

 

[janabelle]

God only knows, but I wouldn't trust Sanofi Aventis as far as I could through a Lantus Optiset pen!
I'm definately not prepared to be one of their gineau pigs again- once was bad enough :evil: Maybe they could try it on the parasitic worms first :lol:
Jus