Is islet cell transplant or stem cell transplant cure for type 2 diabetes?
If it is how much does it cost?Plz give as much as detail as you can , I will be most thankful.
Right now, neither one.
BOTH are in the experimental stage, but neither method has been PROVEN to cure diabetes in man. A great deal of research is still needed.
AND, in order for the treatment to be made available to patients, it requires approval by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). This often takes YEARS, even when the "fastr track" method is used. The FDA is VERY careful to see that a treatment doe not cure the disease but kill the patient!
in order to provide proof that the method works, the FDA requires data taken from YEARS of Clinical Studies (using human patients) and follow up. This makes sure that the treatmenmt doesn’t have problems. Like, you cure diabetes but the patients dies of cancer in 5 years.
BOTH methods must first be proven to work in humans and THEN given the clinical trials AND THEN go through the approval process.
These "cures’ — IF they work — will not be available to buy for 20-30 YEARS.
Direct answer to your question:
Neither method has been proven to cure diabetes, and they are not avaialble for human use at any cost.
December 07 2009 07:58 am | Cure for Type 2 Diabetes
December 7th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
I believe it will eventually be a cure for diabetes period. The pharmaceuticals will loose millions so they will fight it tooth and nail. Unless they can figure a way to sell something to monitor it, you will not see it for a long time.
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December 7th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
No. Islet cell transplantation is in experimental stages of ‘curing’ type 1 diabetes.
Stem cell treatments are also experimental at the moment, but these look as though they could open treatments for many conditions. (We’re still in very early stages of development, so I wouldn’t hold your breath.)
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December 7th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Right now, neither one.
BOTH are in the experimental stage, but neither method has been PROVEN to cure diabetes in man. A great deal of research is still needed.
AND, in order for the treatment to be made available to patients, it requires approval by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). This often takes YEARS, even when the "fastr track" method is used. The FDA is VERY careful to see that a treatment doe not cure the disease but kill the patient!
in order to provide proof that the method works, the FDA requires data taken from YEARS of Clinical Studies (using human patients) and follow up. This makes sure that the treatmenmt doesn’t have problems. Like, you cure diabetes but the patients dies of cancer in 5 years.
BOTH methods must first be proven to work in humans and THEN given the clinical trials AND THEN go through the approval process.
These "cures’ — IF they work — will not be available to buy for 20-30 YEARS.
Direct answer to your question:
Neither method has been proven to cure diabetes, and they are not avaialble for human use at any cost.
References :
December 7th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
A type 2 diabetic produces Insulin but has a problem with the use of it, They are Insulin resistant which means that the insulin is produced but can not move the glucose in the blood stream into the cells that need it. So even when islet cell transplant/stem cell transplant is a viable treatment it is unlikely to help a type 2
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Retired nurse/diabetic