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Diabetes study: To learn more, including how to enroll, call the Pacific Northwest Research Institute, 888-324-2140, or Benaroya Research Institute, 800-888-4187.

The treatment would not be effective for the more-common type 2 diabetes, which usually begins in adulthood and affects more than 19 million people in the United States. It is not caused by an immune-system problem but develops when the pancreas gradually loses its ability to produce insulin.??

When type 2 diabetes is diagnosed, the pancreas is usually producing enough insulin, but for unknown reasons, the body cannot use the insulin effectively, a condition called insulin resistance. After several years, insulin production decreases.

1 posted on 11/25/2005 4:46:29 PM PST by neverdem
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To: neverdem

Mouse recipes anyone? Or just use the pills.


2 posted on 11/25/2005 4:50:06 PM PST by BipolarBob (Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I looked in my rearview mirror.)
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To: neverdem
The treatment relies on the rodents to help make a drug containing the protective antibodies,

and the blessings of PETA...

3 posted on 11/25/2005 5:10:54 PM PST by EGPWS
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