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This is beyond amazing! A potential CURE for type 1 diabetes.
1 posted on 08/11/2012 12:02:17 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

This was major news when my son was diagnosed nine years ago.

I’m skeptical, but we’ll see. (I’m glad the research is being done.)


2 posted on 08/11/2012 12:11:18 PM PDT by Marie ("The last time Democrats gloated this hard after a health care victory, they lost 60 House seats.")
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My 15 year old son has been living with Type 1 since age 4. This would be a miracle for him. Unfortunately, diabetes is a multi-billion dollar a year business, so I don’t have my hopes up that this will actually make it to market, although I pray that it will.


3 posted on 08/11/2012 12:12:17 PM PDT by Edgar3 (Don't THREAD on me!)
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Looks to me like they did a reasonable and careful proof-of-concept study. For anyone interested in the journal article:

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0041756

This was one tiny study. There will still be extensive clinical testing to prove safety and effectivness required.

4 posted on 08/11/2012 12:31:34 PM PDT by sima_yi ( Reporting live from the far North)
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To: Innovative
found the vaccine was also able to increase insulin production in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Is this right? I am Type II. As I understand it, Type I is where the pancreas produces no insulin because the islet cells have all died off or have been damaged.

Type II diabetics have functioning pancreas insulin production but the cells cannot use it because the insulin cannot make the transition at the receptor sites.

So how does a vaccine increase insulin production in a body that has no mechanism for doing so?

5 posted on 08/11/2012 12:36:38 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.)
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To: Innovative

I read about this in another forum. Don’t get too excited- the sample consists of 3 patients. Would like to see a proper study done, though.


6 posted on 08/11/2012 12:37:08 PM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Tories in- now the REAL work begins!)
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To: Apple Blossom; theKid51

ping


8 posted on 08/11/2012 12:39:25 PM PDT by bmwcyle (Corollary - Electing the same person over and over and expecting a different outcome is insanity)
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To: Innovative

Good news! Thanks!


10 posted on 08/11/2012 1:25:29 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: Innovative

Let me put this out there for people who may need this info.

I believe that this article is geared more for type II diabetics.

Baking Soda & Cancer (The Last Laugh)

“When taken orally with water, especially water with high magnesium content, and when used transdermally in medicinal baths, sodium bicarbonate becomes a first-line medicinal for the treatment of cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, influenza and even the common cold.”

http://blog.imva.info/medicine/baking-soda-cancer-laugh


14 posted on 08/11/2012 5:14:49 PM PDT by phockthis (http://www.supremelaw.org/fedzone11/index.htm ...)
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To: neverdem

Type 1 Ping.


15 posted on 08/11/2012 6:33:29 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The Slave Party Switcheroo: Economic crisis! Zero's eligibility Trumped!! Hillary 2012!!!)
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