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    May have LADA

    hi, Your experience seems familiar , I was told T2 , then eventually on insulins and then told T1 .I think mine is LADA 1.5, no one bothered/interested in with exact diagnosis. I see you worried about damage to other organs , try asking GP for scans of . CT scan , etc and especially for the...
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    Stem cell therapy

    hi . If anyone is interested ,returned from treatment abroad , will post in 2-3 months if worked or not . Was in two minds to do as cost expensive . My family especially children supportive , no help from charities , cost was a tiny, tiny fraction of money that charity managers get each year...
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    Omnipod 5 - rollout in England 19 June 2023

    hi spoke to diabetic team in dec 23 asked about this omnipod , said that they not doing it and a pump is more compilcated and takes long time to sort out . Asked about any courses for type 1 , diverted to saying will put in me in a course on "carb counting " general for all diabetics , so my...
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    Omnipod 5 - rollout in England 19 June 2023

    Hi, interested on this device omnipod, got a dummy sample. Not with diabetic nurse team so will have to ask gp to do referral. Just hope they have now enough funding to help other type 1 and or promote or know more about the device. Was told by a friend at my gp that unlikely to get it without...
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    Stem cell therapy

    Thankyou, my initial contact was to find out is there was any UK resherch on the subject. Unless people come forward and donate enough to fund resherch , dont think there will be UK stem cell therapy for type 1 in my ( shortening) lifetime. Clinics abroad claim to be doing such treatments, not...
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    Stem cell therapy

    Thankyou. Having contacted to find about any resherch no mention that there is ANY ongoing , just requests for funding towards ; Unless you or anyone else knows otherwise. If anyone is aware of any actual resherch going on in the UK on actual stem cell therapy , please post as difficult to find...
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    Stem cell therapy

    Sorry put wrong attachment -perhsps i can only put it down to my type1 , as already been through phase of it making me feel suicidal,- thanks for counselling eventually and new free Work healthbenefits !.
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    Stem cell therapy

    Hi thankyou for your comments I have been looking into the type of treatment I will be doing abroad, unfortunately it seems no one in uk has reached the level, I found this attached article from a diffrent clinic giving a simple type explanation for anyone interested in finding solutions for type1
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

    Hi. I ve been looking into stem cell treatments abroad . Contacted a no of charaties a positive charity Sent me some info attached. They are looking for funding to resherch , other countries already ahead , so should take less time and money for new treatments resherch .
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    Stem cell therapy

    I was recently sent info of another clinic abroad ,With one of their old patients with type 1, apparently he was treated with stem cell type treatment long b4 the American person. It didn't eliminate his type 1, but his insulin intake was halved and less hypos and hypers so was very pleased...
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    Stem cell therapy

    Hi thankyou for replying , I do have a libre sensor, but like some have to check every hour, I did look into a pump, but as I manage to control the uncontrollable hyper and hypos daily with holistic type treatments , it's an hour by hour battle, I not keen on taken insulin . Also some friends...
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    Smart watches

    Hi I bought one from ebay , it does say not for medical, I do fitness, the blood pressure and heart rate work well , but the blood sugar is way out . I bought it after being out of libre sensor due to a faulty sensor , no good for type 1 as need continous monitoring. I don't think the people...
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    Issue with Libre - blank screen

    Hi I contacted libre customer service , they sent a long list of detailed questions, which put me off, I don't think they want to deal with, I might post the faulty one with the package, finally days later my gp manager ordered new ones but only on the normal day they allowed to order. So been...
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    Stem cell therapy

    Hi thankyou for replying , my original post tread is to find out about stem cell treatments if anyone has experience . I see you are fortunate to be able to be in place to be offered the opportunity to do the Dafna course . I Feel a bit belittled at the unfairness my town has not been lucky...
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    Stem cell therapy

    Thankyou for your comments, from posts that there is no cure to a possible one is more positive attitude. I was surprised a hematologist consultant apologised to me after he rejected the idea of a simple ideal of a link between immunology, the pancreas and diabetes after rejecting my request...
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    DAFNE Course

    Hi count yourself lucky my diabetic nurses wouldn't allow me on my request , I wrote to my MP as it was available in neighbouring towns, but reply from head of nhs avoided answering saying thier is no cure in uk for type 1, turns out not enough funding or trained staff.
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    Stem cell therapy

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/health/diabetes-cure-stem-cells.html
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    Stem cell therapy

    Holy grail may still be found if one believes it exsists
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    Stem cell therapy

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/health/diabetes-cure-stem-cells.html Maybe the article is misleading
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    Stem cell therapy

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/health/diabetes-cure-stem-cells.html I don't think his cells were taken on early days
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