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UK Doctors Cure Type 1 Diabetes

Posted by timothy on from the that's-what-they-tell-you-anyway dept.

ayden writes "The BBC is reporting that a 61-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to be cured of type 1 diabetes thanks to a groundbreaking cell-transplant technique. More info here."

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  1. Re:Good news! by RootsLINUX · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Agreed. I'm also at risk for developing diabetes. Hopefully we'll see the method mature and grow more effective.

    On a side note, if they can extract the pancreas cells from dead donors, then why do they claim to have a major shortage of them? I imagine that they only need to borrow a small sliver of the dead donor's pancreas and not the whole whopper, so one dead donor can help cure tens, maybe hundreds of afflicted patients? But then again I have no idea how many people in the UK don't mind donating their organs after they're dead. Personally I see no reason not to. Spread the love, share the life! =D

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  2. Re:Coca-cola: Toilet bowl cleaner! by blincoln · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Now if pop can do that, imagine what it does inside you! Pepsi works too.

    I'm sure stomach acid would work at least as well as a toilet bowl cleaner. Imagine what *that* does inside of you. Oh, wait.

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