I am the proud dad of a seven year old who has had Type 1 Diabetes since he was two years old. He is an amazing little man and I pray constantly that he will be cured from diabetes in his lifetime. This research is very promising and I pray that we will be beneficiaries of the successful trials and outcomes. We live in North Carolina and will go to wherever the cure may be. Please continue to your journey and think of my little man if and when you get discouraged. Thanks and Blessings to you.
Mr. Coles: thank you for taking the time to comment on this entry. I, too, am so proud of children like your son who demonstrate perseverence in spite of all the diabetes self-care skills required on a 24 hour basis. I am also so appreciative of the caregivers of these children and adolescents who provide constant support and love. Yes, I will think of your young man as I visit with my young patients tomorrow. I am also hoping there will be a cure by the time I retire. Perhaps it will be stem cells, smart insulin, polymerized beta cells, alpha1 antitrypsinase or in terms of care-the artificial pancreas.
Happy Holidays,
Dr. Cogen
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Interesting. What do you think of the report that in type 2, beta cells dedifferentiate and then differentiate into alpha cells?
None of this information surprises me at all. I have not seen that report. What journal?
http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674%2812%2900940-3
Thanks, Gretchen!
Gretchen: another example of plasticity- but it still is in mice! Waiting for human trials!
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