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tink2dw

01-31-2002, 12:03 AM

Wow on WebMD there is an article on a Diabetes 'Cure' Moving From Mice to Men
Check here to read about it.

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1667.51903

lisapooh

01-31-2002, 09:51 AM

That headline is so misleading. It would be a possible cure for type 1 diabetes but the most prevalent type is type 2 and it would not do one bit of good for them. They just give people false hope.
The fact is that they aren't even trying for a cure for type 2 diabetes.

mamajoan

01-31-2002, 12:13 PM

Thanks for the link! It is an interesting article. Personally, I feel that if they find a cure for type I (insulin dep.) then there will be an overflow to type II.

lisapooh

01-31-2002, 03:24 PM

Unfortunately probably not at all. THe mechanisms for the 2 types are completely different. A type 2 diabetic makes plenty of insulin but the body doesn't recognize it or use it properly. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease where the islets cells are destroyed and the body no longer preoduces insulin for the body to use. Effect in the long run is the same but the cases are completely different so a cure for one will have little if any effect on the other.