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Research: Cure

It appears right now my son is in the honeymoon stage. Is there any new drug that stops the destruction of the remaining beta cells? Do drugs like Interferon-Alpha and DiaPep 277 work? What are the side affects of these drugs, if any?

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What is your current opinion of paying to store umbilical cord blood for potential use in the future for treatment or cure of diabetes or other illness? Would it be worthwhile if the cord blood would help advance research science?

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Where can I find a place here in the U.S. or anywhere in the world to take my daughter to stop her autoantibodies from destroying her pancreas?

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Do you think stem cell therapy with the patient’s own stem cells injected into the pancreas could be beneficial? Is it possible that the bodies own immunity would target these cells if they developed into islets?

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I’ve heard that less than 25% of contributions to JDRF and others are actually going toward cure funding. Why is there so much emphasis on treating the disease rather than curing it?

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I have a long family history of type 1 diabetes. I have had diabetes for 21 years and my daughter has had it since age four. How can I volunteer for the transplant trials and are children being considered?

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I am at a point where I soon must decide if we are going to invest in our daughter’s future by saving the cord blood of both her aunts’ babies. According to your website’s advice, I infer it would be a waste of money, but I have read other seemingly well-informed positions that contradict that advice. How do I decide what to do?

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Is pancreas transplantation possible for a four year old with type 1 diabetes? Worldwide, where are the centers?

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My wife has type 1 diabetes and is about to deliver twin girls within the next few weeks. She is curious if it is wise to keep the umbilical cord blood stored for later use in stem cell transplantation, if it is necessary, should our daughter(s) ever be diagnosed.

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What can be taken to stop lymphocytes from killing cells that produce insulin? What causes the dawn phenomenon?

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