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Debloubed

Debloubed

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Have you all seen the info on the diabetes.co.uk website re: JDRF campain for type 1? According to the article I've just read, out of £51m spent on diabetes research (yey!) only £6m of that was spent on type 1 research?! What do you all think of that?! :twisted:
 
I bet some massive bonuses have been paid out for managing to spend £6m though.
 
This thread could turn ugly.

As a T2, I COULD say that more research is needed in to T2, as we have 2 major disadvantages (insulin resistance, and lack of insulin), and at least T1's KNOW that their body doesn't produce insulin, and insulin can be administered as required. So maybe there is an argument to say that more research is needed into T2.

:twisted:

And don't forget - they are finding more types of Diabetes (MODY/LADA, etc...) somaybe THAT is where the research money is going?
 
Patch said:
This thread could turn ugly. No reason why it should? My concern is that perhaps they've stopped trying as they've exhausted the possibilities?! Eek!! As a T2, I COULD say that more research is needed in to T2, as we have 2 major disadvantages (insulin resistance, and lack of insulin), and at least T1's KNOW that their body doesn't produce insulin, and insulin can be administered as required. So maybe there is an argument to say that more research is needed into T2.

:twisted:

And don't forget - they are finding more types of Diabetes (MODY/LADA, etc...) somaybe THAT is where the research money is going? Good point.
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As someone with type 1 diabetes I don't see any problem with those figures. They can already cure type 1 diabetes, they can do a beta cell transplant - but then you are on anti-rejection medication which is far more nasty than insulin imo, and the operation carries a risk of death of course, and the new beta cells eventually die so more operations are needed. And ofc it all depends on organ donors - more than one per operation. Diabetes.org.uk has info if you are interested. Maybe in future beta cells could be grown from stem cells but this will be researched as part of normal stem cell research I assume so no need for special funding.
I don't see any need to fund much research into insulins either - it's a very lucrative market, so drugs companies will fund the research like they do for any other drug.
I guess they could research the genes responsible for causing diabetes, but again I would have thought people researching what genes do what are already looking at this so no specific funding is needed. And I can't see how knowing what genes cause it could be useful.
 
cally said:
And of course there are many more type 2's than type 1's
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This is most likely the answer to your question Debloubed, just forget what % type 1's make up the total tally of all diabetics, but I am sure it was only something like 15-20%.

Nigel
 
Nigel, you are probably right, just can't help but wonder why that means less money when it's equally as important?! But perhaps they've reached a dead end and are using the money more effectively elsewhere. Just makes one think! 8)
 
Debloubed said:
Nigel, you are probably right, just can't help but wonder why that means less money when it's equally as important?! But perhaps they've reached a dead end and are using the money more effectively elsewhere. Just makes one think! 8)
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Such is life Debloubed, ours is not to reason why! :)

Nigel
 
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