Tuesday, November 4, 2014

T1 Mice with a CURE

I have been doing some more digging on this supposed breakthrough in T1 research. I did not realize that this mouse in Doug Melton's lab was cured by a combination of two drugs that are already on the market. This is pretty unbelievable! There has not been much posted since the news broke in early October, but people are still amped about it. Read more here.

Scientists have been flushing mice with beta cells and they have been responding. Apparently the mice in Melton's lab have been producing insulin on their own for months--something I haven't been able to do in years. Even if this is not the cure, it is a huge step. It is exciting to know that diabetes is still something that many people care about. Sometimes I feel like it gets lost in the mix with other serious illnesses. Melton is a father to a T1 Diabetic and has dedicated his life to finding a cure for me his son.

"You never know for sure that something like this is going to work until you've tested it numerous ways. We've given these cells three separate challenges with glucose in mice and they've responded appropriately; that was really exciting," said Melton 

As you all know, I usually stand on the negative side of diabetes research. However, this looks more promising than most! I think the trick will be making sure that the autoimmune disease stays turned off in patients. There has been some comments regarding how this could be more difficult to do with humans than with mice. I asked my endocrinologist what her feelings were at my appointment this week. She said that her biggest concern is that the encapsulated cells will burst under the pressure of the autoimmune fighting cells.



Me in Florence, Italy


Regardless, I will cheers to that! 

The DiaBlogger 

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