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Type 1 cure 'in less than 2 years'
- Thread starter timo2
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http://joshualevy.pbworks.com/DiabetesC ... umanTrials
the other link that timo supplied. there's plenty of cures for long term sufferers in trial and plus there's theories that we can reproduce our own beta cells once the immune system stops attacking them. but if not the cure for honeymooners will be half the work done for a long-term cure.
howie
the other link that timo supplied. there's plenty of cures for long term sufferers in trial and plus there's theories that we can reproduce our own beta cells once the immune system stops attacking them. but if not the cure for honeymooners will be half the work done for a long-term cure.
howie
yeah it is for newly diagnosed 'honeymooners' but it may work for long-termers too. they're not sure if our cells can re-produce yet or not whereas the 'honeymooners' probably would. but as i said it's defo a half-step cos hopefully they can just give us some islet cells after and our immune system won't re-attack them. sounds easy lol. these newspaper articles are based on truth but they're selective with their statistics sometimes.
all best,
howie
all best,
howie
kegstore
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Maybe there's substance to the theory of constant beta cell regeneration/immune system reaction? Might explain why even long term diabetics occasionally have totally unexplained hypos/hypers despite all best and technological efforts to maintain good numbers.
The whole stem cell/immune system area is fascinating. I read last year of organ transplants where at the same time as receiving a new kidney/whatever, the patient also had new bone marrow installed. All carefully timed and sequenced of course, but the new immune system that developed post-op was a hybrid of old and new, and months later said patients still did not need immuno-suppressants. Very exciting stuff.
The whole stem cell/immune system area is fascinating. I read last year of organ transplants where at the same time as receiving a new kidney/whatever, the patient also had new bone marrow installed. All carefully timed and sequenced of course, but the new immune system that developed post-op was a hybrid of old and new, and months later said patients still did not need immuno-suppressants. Very exciting stuff.
