Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Type 1 Diabetes
T1 CURE...????? really
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 780467" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>You are taking a very pessimistic view of the world [USER=86237]@BigRedSwitch[/USER] . You are also missing a big chunk of what is within the art of the possible with gene therapy and genetic manipulation. It is possible to flick a genetic switch to cause a set of cells to do something different. The trick is to know what to flick, and that's something we just don't know now. It does not require an external donor source, and you won't need to regrow anything. This approach is being looked at for a number of chronic conditions. </p><p></p><p>If you look into it, you'll find that a couple of inherited disorders, Beta Thalassemia and Choroideremia have successfully undergone gene therapy trials to treat them. Choroideremia is the most applicable to Diabetes as it is a condition where the degeneration of several layers of cells that are essential to sight occurs, causing blindness. The gene therapy treatment caused improvements to sight.</p><p></p><p>This stuff isn't science fiction. It is deeply researched and although at an early stage, there is no reason why a gene therapy treatment for Diabetes, allowing cells to produce insulin once more within the body, isn't possible. </p><p></p><p>I don't pretend that I will see this happening in my lifetime. I think the vaccine for prevention might get here in that time, but I think the gene therapy will take longer. But as I said earlier, a cure is very much within the realms of biotechnology and has no dependency on transplants or external growth of our own cells and replantation. As someone else said, we will be remembered as those who suffered a condition that was wiped out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 780467, member: 30007"] You are taking a very pessimistic view of the world [USER=86237]@BigRedSwitch[/USER] . You are also missing a big chunk of what is within the art of the possible with gene therapy and genetic manipulation. It is possible to flick a genetic switch to cause a set of cells to do something different. The trick is to know what to flick, and that's something we just don't know now. It does not require an external donor source, and you won't need to regrow anything. This approach is being looked at for a number of chronic conditions. If you look into it, you'll find that a couple of inherited disorders, Beta Thalassemia and Choroideremia have successfully undergone gene therapy trials to treat them. Choroideremia is the most applicable to Diabetes as it is a condition where the degeneration of several layers of cells that are essential to sight occurs, causing blindness. The gene therapy treatment caused improvements to sight. This stuff isn't science fiction. It is deeply researched and although at an early stage, there is no reason why a gene therapy treatment for Diabetes, allowing cells to produce insulin once more within the body, isn't possible. I don't pretend that I will see this happening in my lifetime. I think the vaccine for prevention might get here in that time, but I think the gene therapy will take longer. But as I said earlier, a cure is very much within the realms of biotechnology and has no dependency on transplants or external growth of our own cells and replantation. As someone else said, we will be remembered as those who suffered a condition that was wiped out. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Type 1 Diabetes
T1 CURE...????? really
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…