Comments on: The Edmonton Protocol http://www.solvingdiabetes.org/2009/05/13/the-edmonton-protocol/ A site dedicated to solving diabetes. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jamie http://www.solvingdiabetes.org/2009/05/13/the-edmonton-protocol/comment-page-1/#comment-3022 Jamie Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:52:02 +0000 http://www.hanumanmedicalfoundation.org/solvingdiabetes/?p=26#comment-3022 Just wondering how close we are to seeing islet transplants as a possible treatment to type 1 diabetes. I'm not sure what the history is with moving clinical trials toward treatments. I have 4 siblings with complications , thankfully I have none. Another treatment or even a cure is such a great hope to look forward to. Thank you. Just wondering how close we are to seeing islet transplants as a possible treatment to type 1 diabetes. I’m not sure what the history is with moving clinical trials toward treatments. I have 4 siblings with complications , thankfully I have none. Another treatment or even a cure is such a great hope to look forward to. Thank you.

]]> By: Scott King http://www.solvingdiabetes.org/2009/05/13/the-edmonton-protocol/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 Scott King Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:12:16 +0000 http://www.hanumanmedicalfoundation.org/solvingdiabetes/?p=26#comment-2206 Hi Jessi-- I don't think there is any transplant program that takes someone as young as you. And they can't violate protocol - in a clinical trial that is breaking the law! But frankly I don't think you want to take the required drugs the rest of your life. Try to get the resources to control your blood sugar better. It is hard work but it is worth it. Hi Jessi–
I don’t think there is any transplant program that takes someone as young as you. And they can’t violate protocol – in a clinical trial that is breaking the law! But frankly I don’t think you want to take the required drugs the rest of your life. Try to get the resources to control your blood sugar better. It is hard work but it is worth it.

]]> By: Jessi http://www.solvingdiabetes.org/2009/05/13/the-edmonton-protocol/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 Jessi Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:10:29 +0000 http://www.hanumanmedicalfoundation.org/solvingdiabetes/?p=26#comment-2161 I am a type one diabetic who is looking into getting the islet cell transplant ASAP. I often have problems with my blood sugar, and i have had diabetes for 10 years. Is there anyway i could get the transplant without having to wait 5 years? even though you need to be 18 for most studies, i was hoping there was another way for me to get the transplant. I hate my diabetes and the fact that the pump is too much technology for me and shots hurt doesn't help it. I already know from what i read that sometimes it doesn't work completely, but i would be fine with having to give myself shots occasionally. do you know of another way? I am a type one diabetic who is looking into getting the islet cell transplant ASAP. I often have problems with my blood sugar, and i have had diabetes for 10 years. Is there anyway i could get the transplant without having to wait 5 years? even though you need to be 18 for most studies, i was hoping there was another way for me to get the transplant. I hate my diabetes and the fact that the pump is too much technology for me and shots hurt doesn’t help it. I already know from what i read that sometimes it doesn’t work completely, but i would be fine with having to give myself shots occasionally. do you know of another way?

]]> By: Scott King http://www.solvingdiabetes.org/2009/05/13/the-edmonton-protocol/comment-page-1/#comment-1264 Scott King Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:00:14 +0000 http://www.hanumanmedicalfoundation.org/solvingdiabetes/?p=26#comment-1264 Freddie, not with the methods we have today. Your mother and almost everyone with type 2 diabetes needs much more insulin than the usual type 1 diabetic. So the number of islets -- which is just enough for type 1 -- is not enough for type 2. What is needed most in type 2 diabetes is better methods to increase sensitivity to insulin so less insulin is needed. Freddie, not with the methods we have today. Your mother and almost everyone with type 2 diabetes needs much more insulin than the usual type 1 diabetic. So the number of islets — which is just enough for type 1 — is not enough for type 2. What is needed most in type 2 diabetes is better methods to increase sensitivity to insulin so less insulin is needed.

]]> By: freddie http://www.solvingdiabetes.org/2009/05/13/the-edmonton-protocol/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 freddie Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:37:42 +0000 http://www.hanumanmedicalfoundation.org/solvingdiabetes/?p=26#comment-1256 Enjoy reading about success and improvements. Now I wish to ask for someone to respond to a question that is of major importance: can a type 2 diabetic patient be treated with the Pancreatic Islet Transplantation? My mother has beena diabetic for over 20 years and there has been an increase in medication (from taking pills to injecting insulin daily). Her condition lingers on the critical side and I want to help her. Is there any hope that such a procedure could be part of the miracle to wellness for my Mom? Enjoy reading about success and improvements. Now I wish to ask for someone to respond to a question that is of major importance: can a type 2 diabetic patient be treated with the Pancreatic Islet Transplantation? My mother has beena diabetic for over 20 years and there has been an increase in medication (from taking pills to injecting insulin daily). Her condition lingers on the critical side and I want to help her. Is there any hope that such a procedure could be part of the miracle to wellness for my Mom?

]]> By: Scott King http://www.solvingdiabetes.org/2009/05/13/the-edmonton-protocol/comment-page-1/#comment-755 Scott King Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:22:01 +0000 http://www.hanumanmedicalfoundation.org/solvingdiabetes/?p=26#comment-755 Megan-- Islet transplants work long-term for a small number of people, but mostly insulin independence is gone in a few years. This is in contrast to solid organs. After five years, about 80% of kidneys function; after five years, about 15% of islet transplants function well. Researchers have identified a half dozen problems with the current islet transplant protocols. For example, a large number of islets (about half) are lost within a few days of implantation into the liver (an unnatural site for islets). It is our hope that the Islet Sheet will support islet function for years. Megan–

Islet transplants work long-term for a small number of people, but mostly insulin independence is gone in a few years. This is in contrast to solid organs. After five years, about 80% of kidneys function; after five years, about 15% of islet transplants function well.

Researchers have identified a half dozen problems with the current islet transplant protocols. For example, a large number of islets (about half) are lost within a few days of implantation into the liver (an unnatural site for islets).

It is our hope that the Islet Sheet will support islet function for years.

]]> By: Megan O'Connor http://www.solvingdiabetes.org/2009/05/13/the-edmonton-protocol/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Megan O'Connor Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:45:56 +0000 http://www.hanumanmedicalfoundation.org/solvingdiabetes/?p=26#comment-744 I just discovered today that the islet transplants don't work longterm. My daughter is type 1, 16 years old and I had hoped she would get the transplant within a few years. What will the next step be, will there be hope in her lifetime? I just discovered today that the islet transplants don’t work longterm. My daughter is type 1, 16 years old and I had hoped she would get the transplant within a few years. What will the next step be, will there be hope in her lifetime?

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