Reply #3: I will believe it when it's actually put into practice..... [View All]

[Jokinomx]

My wife a type one diabetic since age nine has heard the "cure" word from the first day she was diagnosed over 45 years ago and yearly ever since. The cure is right around the corner "Within 5 years".... I don't know how many times I have heard that.

There is a "cure" already.... I saw a report on a lady who was cured for over a year without having to take one shot...how you ask?

by taking the Islets of Langerhans from the pancreas from a cadaver and injecting them into the diabetic patient. They attach to the liver and start producing insulin. The drawback... the patient must take an anti-rejection medicine for the rest of their lives.

How long the cure will last is yet to be determined.

One thing... I really don't know if they want a cure... there is just too much money involved... could you imagine the number of people that would lose their jobs if a cure was found. Insurance companies don't pay for testing equipment or testing strips... which to monitor glucose levels a person should check at least 5 times a day... or every time a person eats. Each strip costs about .50 each... and I am sure they cost maybe a few pennies to produce. With a daughter and wife as type 1 diabetics, our out of pocket costs reach near $3000.00 a year. Not to mention the what the insurance companies decide to pay.

yes I am cynical, after decades of being told the cure is near... and seeing the billions of dollars spent and made on the disease.... I am very skeptical.

Peace.