• Pyotr@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Because its just that easy, right.

      Just go down to your local stem cell transplant clinic, on every corner of your local town! No worries about insurance, guaranteed approval and coverage no matter the case or conditions!

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        7 days ago

        So far the stem cell treatments have failed because the t1d patients’ immune systems tend to attack insulin producing cells. Its unfortunately not yet a viable treatment

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          6 days ago

          As a T1D, im well aware, I keep on top of those studies in the hopes that one day there is a viable option for even a partial “cure”.

          There’s a bevy of things to point about why the above suggestion was silly, yours is certainly just as valid as well.

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            6 days ago

            I apologize for implying anything offensive. Would you have any favorite treatment in trials? There was one method being developed at UBC which protected the langerfield cells using an artificial barrier that seemed the most promising. All the stem cell therapies failed afaik because they did not address immunity.

            It seemed to me that immunotherapy combined with stem cell therapy was the best option but my knowledge of this subject is not great

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            6 days ago

            Jesus fuck im a type 1 diabetic with appointment to recieve islet transplant. There hasn’t been a single fault in all 12 transplants they’ve performed. Theyre expanding the acceptable parameters for patients because they’ve been so successful. Ever recipient in 1 month from the surgery has been able to be free from insulin injection dependency with stable blood sugars.

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              6 days ago

              How do they prevent the immune system from attacking the islet cells? The researchers in another study from a company once called ViaCyte have said that the cells (which are protected by a special membrane) were still getting attacked by the immune system and they end up becoming encapsulated by fibrotic structures. They were working on improving the membrane though but I don’t know if this method is in trials right now.

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          What the fuck are you talking about. There hasn’t been a single failed islet transplant. They are 12 for 12

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        6 days ago

        They pay for flight, hotel, food, procedure. You go on clinicaltrials.gov and search type 1 diabetes. So yes it is that fuckin easy, you pessimistic prick lol

        Source: Im a type 1 diabetic with flight booked for August.