type 1 diabetes folks...take a look!

[navyblue2000]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...3/s1320016.htm

Cell transplant cures diabetes
British doctors have announced they have cured a man with diabetes by injecting pancreatic cells into his liver.

The 61-year-old man had Type 1 diabetes, the most extreme form, for 30 years.

In the operation, islet cells - which produce insulin - were harvested from the pancreas of an organ donor and injected into the patient.

Professor Stephanie Amiel, a consultant in diabetes at King's College Hospital, London, where the breakthrough treatment was carried out, said the achievement was "hugely exciting".

"The implications for the future are enormous. Eventually this could mean the end of insulin dependence for all Type 1 diabetes sufferers," Dr Amiel said.

The transplant requires a simple, minimally invasive procedure that takes only about 45 minutes. Once there, the cells develop their own blood supply and start producing insulin.

- Reuters

sounds like there's hope [img]smile.gif[/img]

[jc Kyle]

the U.S. would never have a development like that.. what benefit do pharmaceutical companies have if we're not on their drugs all our lives?

[V8 Killer]

Good point....

[Nicklz]

Now let the FDA take 10 - 20 years to approve it.

[HAZ-Matt]

Originally posted by jc Kyle:
the U.S. would never have a development like that.. what benefit do pharmaceutical companies have if we're not on their drugs all our lives?

No that is not true. There is already development of "synthetic" pancreases in the US in which beta cells are grown on a gortex mesh framework.

[3.4 slow to go]

cool. now what about the type 2 folks?

[5SpeedBird]

The hope for a cure is just hope, no one is looking for the cure.

Pills to cover up symptoms is their answer....

[jc Kyle]

there are tons of developments haz-matt.. they have small boxes that stay within your body to pump sugar in your blood when it gets low.. but you're still on meds all your life.. and everything will always be in "development"

[tWiStEdBird]

Yep. Cures are out there for some of the worst things, but too many cures would make em lose money. Money > Human Lives to too many people. Can't rely on the govt. and FDA to come out with a drug for you, you have to find your own. Don't want to throw this too off topic, but colloidal silver should be something to look into if any of you are interested. Shoot me an email if you want more info.

[5SpeedBird]

Be careful with colloidal silver.

It kills all 1 celled organisms. 1 celled ting are bad anyways. But your digestive system uses them too. So you gotta eat lots of yogurt with live cutlers to replace them.

I tried a bottle of colloidal silver once. It does make a difference but the digestive crap I couldn't stand. Took me a year or so to get my digestive system back to normal.

Milk would pop n fiss in my system like you poured hydrochloric acid on aluminum. What it taste n smelled like when I burped.

But now I'm back to normal and can eat anything.

Also remember that governor that turned blue from using to much of it. He didn't die. Just turned blue.

colloidal gold is suppose to be the best. Egyptians use to make it. Said it was the Marna of god. Was suppose to lift you up on another level, like ascending to god. but price.

Lots of good info on the web about it. Both are very good for you.

Back in the day with out power. They would drop silver dollars into jugs of milk. Kept it from spoiling to soon.

[HAZ-Matt]

Originally posted by jc Kyle:
there are tons of developments haz-matt.. they have small boxes that stay within your body to pump sugar in your blood when it gets low.. but you're still on meds all your life.. and everything will always be in "development"

I was giving an example of how the US was not in fact trying to prevent creation of cures as alluded to by others. And the pancreas that I am talking about would make you med free. It is a very similar idea to that in the linked article.

[ March 11, 2005, 03:34 PM: Message edited by: HAZ-Matt ]

[HAZ-Matt]

Originally posted by 3.4 slow to go:
now what about the type 2 folks?

The best way to prevent Type II diabetes is to keep your weight down, especially if you have family history of diabetes.

Once you have it usually the best therapy is exercise and diet.

[BirdOfPrey01]

wow, thats f*cking amazing! That man will be rich and save so many lives!

Yea, now to just get it approved.

Seeing as how drug companies sh*t their pants everytime one of these cures come to existance.

Watch, they will make up some bullsh*t saying it's too risky and yada yada yada...

Try our insulin? $200 a vile?

[ March 12, 2005, 05:18 PM: Message edited by: BirdOfPrey01 ]

[98goldbird]

Well, either way, it's a minimum of 10-15 years for it to go through the FDA process and get approved.

Plus, if I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, I think I would make a trip to London. Price for that is far better than having to keep using insulin and treatment every day for the rest of my life.

Oh, and Birdofprey, its a woman. (Stephanie)

[3.4 slow to go]

Originally posted by HAZ-Matt:
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now what about the type 2 folks?

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