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Q: Bit of a question about treatment for Type 1 Diabetes?
This sort of a future hypothetical treatment: If they do ever manage to get the immune system to stop attacking the Beta Cells in the pancreas, would they grow back? I’ve heard some people say they do, others saying they don’t and it’s just confusing :P

Thanks guys :)

A: Apparently, it is TRUE!

A researcher in Boston, Dr. Denise Faustman, is currently working on a cure for Type 1 diabetes that does exactly that…

Dr. Faustman has been able to cure Type 1 mice in the lab using a low cost, pre-existing medication that restores proper immune function and in turn allows Beta cells to regrow…

Her cure is currently undergoing Phase 2 clinical trials and it may be on the market within 5 years or so if successful?

Just google her name for all the info

Q: As a treatment of type 1 diabetes, why can’t insulin be given orally?
1. as a lipid, the GI tract would digest insulin

2. the immune system attacks any insulin found within the GI tract

3. as a protein, the GI tract would digest insulin

4. given orally, insulin would be absorbed too slowly to be effective

5. given orally, insulin stimulates the secretion of glucagon; such glucagon secretion is antagonistic to the effects of insulin

A: The digestive juices or acids will destroy insulin before you can derive any of the proper effects of it. So I think your # 3 would be the answer. Do I get a star? LOL

Q: What’s the best treatment for type 1 diabetes?

A: There is only one treatment for type 1 diabetes…and that is insulin therapy.

You will also have to watch your diet and your weight and maintain an exercise regimen.

There are no oral insulins available. It must be taken by injection or by using an insulin pump. There is an inhalable insulin now available but it is not recommended for type 1 diabetics.

Just a note…using an insulin pump IS by injection…but it’s only one shot every 3 days as opposed to 2-6 shots a day with conventional injections. Before I went on my pump, I took 4-6 shots a day (multiple daily injections or MDIs).

If you have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, start off on the right foot and go see a diabetic educator. They can help you with diet and exercise, medications and support.

EMT

Q: what is the different of treatment between diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2?
pharmacology and non-pharmacology… thanks…

A: Diabetes 1 your body produces no insulin and you must take insulin to keep your blood sugar under control (diet, excercise and oral hypoglycemics will sometimes be given to help control sugars).

Diabetes 2 your body does not produce enough insulin so treatment is aimed at helping your body control sugar … start by controlling diet, then add oral hypoglycemics (metformin, glyburide, avandia etc…) and insulin only if necessary.

HbAic test to see wether treatment is helping with longterm sugar control.

Hope this helps,

C

Q: Old treatment for type 1 diabetes, before insulin….?
What did doctors do 100 years ago when a child developed type 1 diabetes…..was there insulin and what happened before insulin was available…

A: The child died, that simple. Before they discovered insulin, diabetics simply died and nobody was really sure what happened. Type 2 diabetics could live a while longer. Good doctors realized the urine was sweet- the result of the glucose being filtered by the kidneys. They would recommend no sweets and usually various nasty herbal preps that didn’t do a lot of good. It worked for some, not for others.

Q: The treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus may include..?
A frequent ingestion of candy.

B glycogen injections.

C administration of digestive enzymes.

D pancreatic islet transplantation.

E liver transplantation.

A: B and D…
You might need glycogen injections if you get too much insulin and the blood sugar gets too low. There is such a thing as pancreas transplant and that would include islet cells.

Q: Alternative non-toxic treatments for type 1 (Juvenile) diabetes?
A friend of mine has been diabetic since he was 11 y.o. He is 55 now. He had a kidney transplant a couple of years ago, but the new kidney is now only 20% functional because of the BK-virus. He started having problems with his legs about 6 months ago and now he can not feel one of his feet and can barely limp on the other one. Doctors say that the nerve in one foot died and the other foot will always be swollen and hurt quite a bit.

Somebody recommended Vanadyl Plus, but it is too toxic for the transplanted kidney.

I wonder if anybody knows of any treatment for such complications from diabetes. We need something that would work for a type 1 diabetes patient with a kidney transplant.

A: He might want to try benforthiamine, which is a synthetic version of vitamin B1. It has been shown to help and/or possibly even prevent diabetes complications, including nerve damage and kidney disease. Now, I wouldn’t expect any miracles, but it’s worth a shot.

You can search Pub Med and the internet for info on benfortiamine.

He can also try anti-inflammatory supplements like Omega 3 EFA. Make sure he is not prone to an abnormal heart rythym though, as Omega 3 supplements can aggrevate this (even though they protect the heart otherwise).

Lastly, make sure his blood sugars are well controlled.

I assume he is already on ACE inhibitors and a low protein or renal diet. Both may help slow down any further deterioration.

Transplants do fail on their own as well. If that is the case, I would suggest he get a combined kidney and pancreas transplant.

If this is solely due to a virus, there is a chance some function may come back and his kidney *may* recover somewhat. I never rule out anything!

Best wishes for your friend! Please do not give up on him! You are a very nice person for trying to help him.

Q: what is the treatment for type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
and any other detail about diabetes :)

A: Type 1 Diabetes must be treated with insulin shots. This involves injecting insulin under the skin — in the fat — for it to get absorbed into the blood stream where it can then access all the cells of the body which require it. Insulin cannot be taken as a pill because the juices in the stomach would destroy the insulin before it could work. Remember, insulin is a hormone, and like all other hormones, insulin is a protein and therefore it has a very important 3-dimentional structure which is destroyed by the acid in the stomach. Even if it did make it through the stomach, the digestive enzymes secreted by the digestive part of the pancreas would digest the insulin protein molecule. Scientists are looking for new ways to give insulin. But today, shots are the most widely used method. Some new insulin pumps are being developed and tested.

Type 2
All treatment strategies should emphasize cardiovascular risk reduction, focusing particularly on hypertension control, smoking cessation and correction of dyslipidemia. Diet, exercise and weight reduction should be the cornerstone of management. Before selecting a medication to improve control of diabetes, the family physician should understand the comparative glucose-lowering effects of available agents. The dose-response for the oral agents on levels of FBG, postprandial glucose and HbA1c is described in Table 4.16-18 The goals of therapy for type 2 diabetes are outlined in Table 5.20

Few clinical trials have been conducted to evaluate the possibility of a “ceiling effect” with select antidiabetic agents. A dose-dependent reduction in HbA1c was observed with glimepiride (Amaryl) in one clinical trial.21 Splitting the total daily dosage of sulfonylurea into two separate doses may be necessary to achieve optimal glycemic control in most patients on medium to high daily dosages of these agents. Patients with type 2 diabetes become less responsive over time to one agent alone and frequently require combination therapy to adequately control their disease>

Q: what is the treatment for pancreatitis and type-1 diabetes?

A: You should take insulin for type-1 diabetes.

Q: possibly have diabetes type 1.5?
i have bn diabetic since the age of 2, 19 years later, i hav been following treatment for type 1 diabetes, I went thought a rebellious phase from 14-18 of not taking any short term and very little long term insulin, which i have since resolved, through out my life i have been on a very low dosage of insulin, an until recently i have always maintained a healthy weight (i put on weight due to lowering my hba1c levels from my rebellious phase) I had always thought i didn’t quite fit the type 1 “requirements”, I often though that maybe i was a misdiagnosed type two, i recently discovered the type 1.5 profile, I was wondering has anyone in the uk experienced anything to do with this? How do you know for sue you have it and how do you get diagnosed?

A: For a while, type 1.5 was used on different websites to indicate two different types of diabetes – “double diabetes” and latent onset. Today, type 1.5 is generally accepted as latent onset (slowly developing type 1 in older adults) by most doctors.

Type 3 is “double diabetes”, a condition in which either a type 1 develops insulin resistance (esssentially type 2), or a type 2 goes on to develop type 1 (there are other causes of type 1 than just autoimmune).

Most doctors will have run a c-peptide test to measure insulin level in order to distinguish type 1 from type 2, but there can be a problem with some patients that still produce insulin, just not enough (like me).

At age 2, they probably did a c-peptide to determine you were type 1. It’s doubtful that a wrong diagnosis at such an early age would have gone unnoticed (considering how often type 1 children are retested at various ages to determine insulin needs).

While your “rebellious stage” certainly may have caused problems, whether or not you developed insulin resistance durring that time is something your doctor would need to test you for (like with a glucose tolerance test to see how well your body can use the insulin you take). It was only a few years, but not impossible for it to have happened.

You need to discuss your concerns with your doctor.

You did not go without insulin durring those four years, so you were still treating the diabetes. Do not confuse that with not being diabetic or being a different type. Your a1c ended up elevated from the lack of adequate insulin, so clearly you need insulin and are a type 1.

Be aware that your body changes throughout life. At 21, you may just need more insulin. It is also possible that you are “rebelling” again, just in a different way (looking for a different diagnosis rather than refusing to take your insulin). This is not an uncommon problem (we see it a lot, actually).

The diagnostic profiles are not written in stone, by the way. Diabetics are individuals, not clones, so some may not absolutely “fit” each criteria.

Q: I have type 1 diabetes and am trying to decide what is the best treatment for a low blood sugar?

A: My daughter has type 1 also, for lows we use the “rule of 15″ Have 15 grams of simple carb (juice, glucose tablets, regular soda) and wait 15 minutes then test again. If you’re blood sugar is still below 70, repeat.

Juicy juice makes a small juice box that has 15 grams of carbs, they are great to keep on hand, no measuring needed.

Q: Should people with type 2 diabetes receive expensive treatment?
Do you think that its fair for people with type 2 diabetes to receive expenisive treatment, that people with type 1 could use?
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A: Just what is the difference. Should we just kill all type 2 diabetics. This is a dumb question. Type 1 take up most of treatment because they are diabetic longer.

Q: How long would a type 1 diabetic live without any treatment where he/she receives insulin.?
i am doing a paper and i wish to know how long was the life span of someone with type 1 diabetes before they created insulin shots and patches.

A: Found the answer on ask.com.

Q: I have some questions about type 1 diabetes….?
~What are the short term effects for type 1 diabetes?
~What are some of the treatment options for type 1 diabetes?
I would really appreciate getting answers

A: Type I diabetes, also known as Juvenile Diabetes since it frequently starts in childhood/early adulthood, is characterized by the inability of the pancreas (an internal organ) to produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that permits entry of glucose into cells. All cells of the body, including the brain, require glucose in order to function properly. Glucose comes from breaking down the carbohydrates (sugars) in your food. Some symptoms of type I diabetes include intense hunger and thirst and increased urination. On the long term, diabetes can lead to blindness and loss of limbs, especially the legs and feet, as the disorder has an effect on circulation. In order to avoid the long term effects of diabetes, the person must maintain his/her blood glucose level in the normal range. Untreated, the blood levels of glucose are extremely high, since glucose cannot enter the cells. At the moment the only treatment for Type I diabetes is to inject insulin on a daily basis, often several times a day. This means that blood glucose levels must be measured several times a day and entails a slight pin prick of your finger to draw a drop of blood. A person with Type I diabetes must also watch their diet and pay attention to the amount of exercise they perform. For example, many professional sports players have Type I diabetes, and have to alter the amount of insulin they take before playing in a match or a game. Someday there will probably be a better means of handling diabetes, that is one avenue that stem cell research is directed towards. Understand that, while there are adjustments to be made, a person with Type I diabetes can live a normal, healthy life.

Q: Are there any herbal treatments for type 1 diabetes?

A: Lots. Just from the top of my head (I am working to be a nutritionalist) fenugreek will balance blood sugar levels, chromium is ESSENTIAL for doing the same thing. Without a chromium supplement, diabetes will worsen over time. B-Complex is important, and alpha lipoic acid will slow the progression of the disease and prevent nerve damage. Cinnamon also helps blood sugar.

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