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Transplants

I want to donate my pancreas to my child now.

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Why can’t islet cells be taken from my pancreas and transplanted into my son? How do I apply for my son to participate in an islet cell transplant clinical trial?

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My five month old baby has been diagnosed with neonatal diabetes. I know there are data to prove that pig islets work and that the antibodies cannot harm the islets. This is the viable option to me.

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I would like to know if we as parents can be donors for the islet cells. Since it takes so many cells, are they frozen and saved until there are enough? If we are donors, do our bodies reproduce what has been removed? In our case ( adopted child), do any islet cells work or do they have to be compatible as in blood or bone marrow transplants?

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My daughter was diagnosed a week ago and is in her honeymoon period. Since islet cell implantation is now a type of treatment available, is it possible that we should consider harvesting her few remaining islet cells? I was thinking that maybe they could be frozen, and later, when technology is available, might be cultured, multiplied, and then re-implanted.

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I am have type 1 diabetes, and I have been deeply disturbed over what I am hearing about pancreas transplants and cures not being available to those of us who have not yet developed complications. Why can’t those of us with diabetes have the opportunity to live the rest of our lives without complications and the depressing knowledge that our misfortune will eventually be the end of us?

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I am interested in the new breakthroughs in the treatment of type 1 diabetes and want to be a subject for islet cell transplantation. What is your opinion on islet cell transplantation? What are the risks?

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My 18 year female friend has lived with diabetes for ten years, and unfortunately, about one month ago, she became very ill. Now she needs a pancreas transplant, and the specialists are not optimistic about her survival. Is there anything that can be done to help?

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What does the future hold for islet and stem cell transplants?

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My 171/2 year old nephew has had diabetes since the age of 10. His pancreas was totally damaged and all his insulin need is being met by injections. Would an islet transplant be suitable for him?

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