Does anybody know if there are any trials for curing diabetes in progress?
Just wondering, I’ve listened so most opposite stories.
Thankyou, I’ll investigate it someday =]
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Yes there are. Islet cell transplantation is one that I know about. This is where the islet cells (beta cells or islets of Langerhans) are harvested from the pancreases of two, or more, donors, after they have ‘passed over’, and injected into the liver of the recipient. (The liver is used as it has a rich source of blood flow and oxygen. This, purportedly, gives the islet cells a better chance of ‘bedding in’. Once this happens, the islet cells start to produce insulin for the recipient.)
Although this looks like a good option there are downsides too. The recipient would need to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their life, which CAN put the recipient at added risk from developing conditions that could shorten their life.
Currently there are experiments to ‘wrap’ the islet cells with an extract from seaweed which, hopefully, would negate the need for anti-rejection drugs to be used. Sorry, but I don’t know how far they’ve come with that yet.
P.S. If you fancy doing any research on this topic, do a search for the Edmonton Protocol.
Yes there are. Islet cell transplantation is one that I know about. This is where the islet cells (beta cells or islets of Langerhans) are harvested from the pancreases of two, or more, donors, after they have ‘passed over’, and injected into the liver of the recipient. (The liver is used as it has a rich source of blood flow and oxygen. This, purportedly, gives the islet cells a better chance of ‘bedding in’. Once this happens, the islet cells start to produce insulin for the recipient.)
Although this looks like a good option there are downsides too. The recipient would need to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their life, which CAN put the recipient at added risk from developing conditions that could shorten their life.
Currently there are experiments to ‘wrap’ the islet cells with an extract from seaweed which, hopefully, would negate the need for anti-rejection drugs to be used. Sorry, but I don’t know how far they’ve come with that yet.
P.S. If you fancy doing any research on this topic, do a search for the Edmonton Protocol.