Transplant cures man of diabetes

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Pranglin - 30 Oct 2005 13:21 GMT

(BBC March2005) After receiving insulin-making cells from the
pancreases of dead donors, Richard Lane of Bromley, Kent, no longer
needs insulin injections.

The King's College Hospital team said the breakthrough was hugely
exciting for people with type 1 diabetes.

But the technique is not perfect. Many patients still require top-up
insulin.

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>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4330717.stm

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DaveT - 30 Oct 2005 13:51 GMT

> (BBC March2005) After receiving insulin-making cells from the
> pancreases of dead donors, Richard Lane of Bromley, Kent, no longer
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> Interested for detail of it? visit here
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4330717.stm

It is not a cure if they only change from needing insulin to needing
anti-rejection drugs.

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Alan Hardy - 30 Oct 2005 14:05 GMT

> Pranglin wrote
>> (BBC March2005) After receiving insulin-making cells from the
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> It is not a cure if they only change from needing insulin to needing
> anti-rejection drugs.

in addition to that, the immune system is still out of order, so it will
attack the new beta cells just as it did the old ones. the technique could
still be useful in the medium-term, though not actually a cure.

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CeeBee - 30 Oct 2005 23:08 GMT

"Alan Hardy" <Kemo.Sabe@loneranger.com> wrote in alt.support.diabetes:

> in addition to that, the immune system is still out of order, so it will
> attack the new beta cells just as it did the old ones.

That might not be the case.
To my dismay I can't find the link right now, but a study revealed that in a
few cases where transplantation was performed, the autoimmune system
actually didn't react as agressive as before the transplant - and this, to
add - not due to extra medication.

If I find the link to the study again, I'll post it.

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