Re: Diabetis Cured - So why 3-5 years?




"Slap" <slap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In another thread I commented on our top notch Diabetes Research Team in
the
city I live in (Edmonton, Alberta Canada). The Team previously (in 2000)
pioneered islet cell transplants (from the pancreas of a dead body into
the
liver of a diabetic, where they take root and begin producing insulin).

Yesterday they released a study where they have cured diabetes in monkeys.
It is here...
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=5bef8d1e-77f9-4d7d-8eaf-7abbba82319c

They now want Canadian Gov. and FDA approval to begin testing on humans.
They don't expect the FDA to allow the transplant to the human liver but
such is life I guess.

Stuff like this will always be done in other countries well before the USA.

This morning's TV News...
"They expect to be testing on humans in Three to Five Years!

and here...
http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=15881&hed=Pig+Cells+Cure+Monkey+Diabetes&sector=Industries&subsector=Biosciences
"It's hoped within the next three to five years, we will begin testing
neonatal porcine islet transplants in human patients," said Dr. Rajotte,
founder and director of the University of Alberta's Islet Transplantation
Group.

WOW! Three to Five years to start testing and then how many years for the
test?
I should drive over and ask Dr. Rajotte what in the world takes so long...
especially if you have such positive results. I'm sure there are people
in
Edmonton that would show up tomorrow if the testing started.

It's to bad these things take so god awful long. Some people don't have that
kind of time to wait around for a possible cure.
I too would be there in a heart beat to try if my condition was to the point
that this would possible help me.


--
Dave, T2, Canada


--
Joe W
T2 Nov '05
30mg Actos, 3gr(1/2 tsp or 500mg pill) Cinnamon, Diet(>100 carbs) &
30 minute walk(everyday) & BowFlex 3x/week
*****Diabetes, be proactive, not reactive.*****


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