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That is very interesting news and kind of a big deal. Type 2 is typically acquired, type one you are just born with. I would be shocked if a drug like this is allowed to be released and covered by insurance and not cost $1 million per dose. The medical industry would lose one of the largest cash cow's it has overnight.

A single infusion of a stem cell-based treatment may have cured 10 out of 12 people with the most severe form of Type 1 diabetes. One year later, these 10 patients no longer need insulin. The other two patients need much lower doses.

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>A single infusion of a stem cell-based treatment may have cured 10 out of 12 people with the most severe form of Type 1 diabetes. One year later, these 10 patients no longer need insulin. The other two patients need much lower doses. The experimental treatment, called zimislecel and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals of Boston, involves stem cells that scientists prodded to turn into pancreatic islet cells, which regulate blood glucose levels. The new islet cells were infused and reached the pancreas, where they took up residence. The study was presented Friday evening at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association and published online by The New England Journal of Medicine. “It’s trailblazing work,” said Dr. Mark Anderson, professor and director of the diabetes center at the University of California, San Francisco. “Being free of insulin is life changing,” added Anderson, who was not involved in the study. Vertex, like other drug companies, declined to announce the treatment’s cost before the Food and Drug Administration approves it.

That is very interesting news and kind of a big deal. Type 2 is typically acquired, type one you are just born with. I would be shocked if a drug like this is allowed to be released and covered by insurance and not cost $1 million per dose. The medical industry would lose one of the largest cash cow's it has overnight. **A single infusion of a stem cell-based treatment may have cured 10 out of 12 people with the most severe form of Type 1 diabetes. One year later, these 10 patients no longer need insulin. The other two patients need much lower doses.** Archive: https://archive.today/nG313 From the post: >>A single infusion of a stem cell-based treatment may have cured 10 out of 12 people with the most severe form of Type 1 diabetes. One year later, these 10 patients no longer need insulin. The other two patients need much lower doses. The experimental treatment, called zimislecel and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals of Boston, involves stem cells that scientists prodded to turn into pancreatic islet cells, which regulate blood glucose levels. The new islet cells were infused and reached the pancreas, where they took up residence. The study was presented Friday evening at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association and published online by The New England Journal of Medicine. “It’s trailblazing work,” said Dr. Mark Anderson, professor and director of the diabetes center at the University of California, San Francisco. “Being free of insulin is life changing,” added Anderson, who was not involved in the study. Vertex, like other drug companies, declined to announce the treatment’s cost before the Food and Drug Administration approves it.

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Well, it did say they would probably have to take immune suppressant drugs for the rest of their lives.

They might not need to take insulin anymore but they are still permanent patients.