I have heard many times before that there is in fact islet cell
function even in people with longstanding type 1. Now, let's hear
about those clinical trials getting started with Drs.
Faustman/Nathan. Do the "joinleenow" folks have any updates for us?
This message group has been quiet for too long.

--- In nathanfaustmantrials@yahoogroups.com, "Ellen" <ecrain1@...>
wrote:
>
> If anyone is interested, I have read that the Joslin Diabetes
center
> has researched islet cell function in Type 1 diabetes patients who
> have had diabetes for 50+ years(published today in www.joslin.org)
The
> results of their research is very encouraging as they have found
that
> even though the Type 1 diabetics were insulin dependent for most of
> their lives,they sill had some islet cell function. I find this to
be
> very encouraging as this research confirms what Dr. Faustman found
in
> the NOD mouse (some remaining islet cell function). I have always
had
> concerns for those people who have had diabetes for a long time,
and
> wondered if they could be cured if the autoimmunity was stopped.
This
> new research gives me much hope that if Dr. Faustman stops the
> autoimmunity as she did in the NOD mouse, islet cells could still
> regenerate even for those who have had diabetes for a long time.
> Comments are appreciated...
> Ellen
>