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British cure diabetic by transplanting islet cells
Daily Times /Pakistan ^
| 3/12/05
Posted on 03/11/2005 1:49:46 PM PST by 1 spark
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I was searching for info re diabetes and came across this. Hope and pray.
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posted on
03/11/2005 1:49:47 PM PST
by
1 spark
To: 1 spark
My heartfelt congratulations to the gentleman. I can imagine his joy at finally being free of diabetes. I hope that one day soon, I will be as fortunate as he is.
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posted on
03/11/2005 1:51:59 PM PST
by
SilentServiceCPOWife
("It's a good life...if you don't weaken." - - my grandmother)
To: 1 spark
And thank you for posting this article.
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posted on
03/11/2005 1:54:26 PM PST
by
SilentServiceCPOWife
("It's a good life...if you don't weaken." - - my grandmother)
To: SilentServiceCPOWife
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posted on
03/11/2005 1:55:09 PM PST
by
Phlap
(REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
To: SilentServiceCPOWife
I'm hoping right with you. My father has type 2, as does a dear friend. Here's the same story, but from a different source. Note they says this procedure has already worked on someone from Canada.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/1938.html
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posted on
03/11/2005 1:56:20 PM PST
by
1 spark
To: 1 spark
It's wierd how you read about these great breakthroughs, and then you wait for them to become commonly available...
And you wait...
And you wait...
And you wait...
And you wait...
To: 1 spark
Diabetes is a leading serious health problem. It's the number one cause of blindness in the U.S., and it has so many other problems associated with it. My mom is diabetic and she has serious vision problems, had several serious operations on her eyes, can no longer drive--she has to be careful about her feet, has lost a lot of sensation in them, and for that reason buys only plastic cups now, so she doesn't have to worry about breaking one and not being able to see to clean up broken glass and then stepping on it.
I've heard of a few similar tests they are doing with islet cell 'transplants' here in the U.S. I think we're closer to finding a cure for diabetes than for cancer, I mean it's really close. Hopefully, the viable cure will come in my lifetime.
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posted on
03/11/2005 1:57:22 PM PST
by
wimpycat
(As God is my witness, I'll never be "outraged" again!)
To: neverdem
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posted on
03/11/2005 1:59:46 PM PST
by
annyokie
(Laissez les bons temps rouler !)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Undergoing clinical trials at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:01:46 PM PST
by
johnb838
("You Have Ruled, Now Let Us See You Enforce" Need some wood?)
To: Phlap
Does that translate to "Me, too, eh"? :-)
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:05:38 PM PST
by
SilentServiceCPOWife
("It's a good life...if you don't weaken." - - my grandmother)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
So true. And it's often questioned whether or not cures for various diseases are suppressed because of money and politics.
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:06:32 PM PST
by
1 spark
To: E. Pluribus Unum
You're right. But I try to remain positive. My mother was told that I wouldn't live to be 20 when I was diagnosed at 9 months and here I am, at almost 39 years old.
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:08:16 PM PST
by
SilentServiceCPOWife
("It's a good life...if you don't weaken." - - my grandmother)
To: andyssister
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:08:25 PM PST
by
Gewittermädchen
(The best minds are not in government...Ronald Reagan)
To: All
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:10:05 PM PST
by
1 spark
To: 1 spark
The main cause of diabetes in the US is that the average person consumes 60 pounds of sugar per year.
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:14:39 PM PST
by
jec41
(Screaming Eagle)
To: 1 spark
Please don't apologize. If you hadn't posted this, I never would have seen the article.
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:16:54 PM PST
by
SilentServiceCPOWife
("It's a good life...if you don't weaken." - - my grandmother)
To: neverdem
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:17:26 PM PST
by
farmfriend
( Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?!?)
To: jec41
The main cause of diabetes in the US is that the average person consumes 60 pounds of sugar per year.It's not the cause of Type 1 diabetes.
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:19:15 PM PST
by
SilentServiceCPOWife
("It's a good life...if you don't weaken." - - my grandmother)
To: 1 spark
Don't be sorry. I did not see the original post and would never have known it existed had you not posted this information, including the link to the original post.
There is no way to keep up with all the articles posted here and many times a duplicate or triplicate post is the only way some people ever see the information.
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posted on
03/11/2005 2:33:50 PM PST
by
Do Be
(The heart is smarter than the head.)
To: SilentServiceCPOWife
It's not the cause of Type 1 diabetes.
True but he said MAIN cause not the ONLY cause
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posted on
03/11/2005 3:04:12 PM PST
by
uncbob
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