near cure found for diabetes

[carrie s]

http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=fdd3aeb6-319c-4deb-9e21-fd57bb12c7bf&k=21006

Mice were cured from diabetes overnight.They were injected with this stuff from hot chili peppers and their bodies started producing insulin again.Scientist found that its nerves in the pancreas that help cause diabetes.

 

[reeeoga]

Thank You for this Link

Daughter is Type 1

 

[PrincessTiff]

Wow! I can't wait to share with DBF, he's type 1.

 

[LisaFB]

OMG!!!! My bro was Type 1 (he passed away 4 1/2 years aog from complications), FIL and BIL are Type 2, and my dad works for JDRF.... I have tons of people to share this with!!!

 

[reeeoga]

Bumpity Bumpity

Any new info about this?
any other info about other cures?

 

[JoyMouse]

I'm type 2, and I DO appreciate the info!

 

[mechurchlady]

Thanks for the information.
I am low sugars, mom and her siblings have diabetes as does her cousins.

 

[Selket]

The original post was a year old - I couldn't find any more info about it than what was covered by the link.

Certainly interesting news but .... I don't think it is the first time some mice have been cured. As my friend with a type 1 son likes to say...."lucky mice!"

 

[hematite153]

I just took a quick scan of PubMed and there seems to be quite a bit of research following along these lines. It would appear that there just hasn't been anything ready to make newspaper-like headlines again.

 

[Selket]

I just took a quick scan of PubMed and there seems to be quite a bit of research following along these lines. It would appear that there just hasn't been anything ready to make newspaper-like headlines again.

I'm glad to hear there are many more follow-up studies on this research.

I guess I should say I have a 5 yr old with type 1 (dx'd when he was 26 months) so it isn't just an academic issue for us.

 

[Dawn68PA]

My dad is a type 2. I sent him the link. Thank you so much for sharing!

 

[hematite153]

I'm not diabetic, but I do have asthma and fibro which would both appear to be nerve related disorders. Thus, my interest in the original article and the research. Research along these lines could eventually be helpful to so many with such a range of problems.

 

[SueM in MN]

This is interesting, but it could be many years before any of this can be applied to humans. THere are also things that work (or seem to work) in mice, but can either not be duplicated in other studies or don't work in humans.
I think the first studies about capsaicin and diabetes were in about 1993, so science does not move real quickly.

I am going to move this to the disABILITIES Community Board since that is the best place for general discussions.

 

[pugdog]

Several years ago researchers at the University of MN found the gene that causes diabetes. Glad to see that others are now closing in on how to maybe prevent it.