[Edgar3]

My son has been Type 1 since age 4 (16 years). I have heard of many such “breakthroughs” over the years, but nothing seems to materialize. Diabetes is big business, so methinks that many of these advancements get bought up and suppressed. Yes, I am cynical.

[toast]

My son also has type 1 since he was 5 (22 years old). I also work for a company that makes insulin pumps. Many of the people involved in finding a cure for type 1 either have the disease or are closely affected. I also get frustrated about the length of time a cure is taking. They have cured it in mice 5 times over. But I also know what a roadblock the FDA is. A cure will eventually happen. They are too close.

Don't be too cynical.

[Red Badger]

Many are just too dangerous and some don’t pan out even though lab tests were promising.

I would have thought that stem-cell transplants would have cured it by now.................

New Stem Cell Treatment “Switches Off” Type 1 Diabetes:
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/remarkable-new-method-switches-diabetes-may-lead-future-without-insulin/

Pancreatic Islet Transplantation:
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/insulin-medicines-treatments/pancreatic-islet-transplantation

Regrowth of Beta Cells with Small Molecule Therapy:
https://diabetesresearchconnection.org/cause-view/regrowth-of-beta-cells-with-small-molecule-therapy/?gclid=CKTfkOr9zNUCFUM6gQodMMUBSQ

[bgill]

“methinks that many of these advancements get bought up and suppressed.”

Same with cancer and many other diseases. There is no money in cures.