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Q: Stem Cell Research and Juvenile Diabetes?
I am writing an essay on how stem cell research can help people with juvenile diabetes….

If someone could find a website pertaining to this general idea or anything that would help me it would be much appreciated!!

Also if anyone has any thoughts or ideas on this topic…

Thanks!

A: Gabba-I am a diabetic and looked into islet cell research. Stem cell research may be the next best hope. Havve you tried Lancet? It’s a highly respected medical journal. Also try the Journal of the American Medical Association website. Time magazine had a great article 2 years ago on stem cell research, but again it was 2 yrs. ago so it is old.
Good luck.
Becky

Q: Donations to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation?
I’m looking for people who would like to donate to a good cause.My 9 year old Stepson has type 1 diabetes and this year my family and I are going to be participating in The Walk To Cure Diabetes to help raise money and awareness to find a cure for this disease.If you,or anyone you know would like to donate,here is my online profile:

http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmid=87658586

If you prefer to look me up on jdrf.org you can click the “get involved” tab.Scroll down to “Walk To Cure” then type in my name (Tiffany Martinez) on the left side of the page.We are team “Take A Walk In Nick’s Shoes” walking in Monterey,CA.

Thank You <3

A: I’ve already donated this year (I’ve been a donor since I was 11, I’m 20 now), but I will try my best to donate to your specific cause. :) . I will talk to all my friends and family who also donate to JDRF and see if they’ll donate to your cause as well. :)

I just made a $10 donation through your profile page. I will be able to donate more after my surgery, till then, that was all I cloud afford. I hope it helps…

I wish your team the very best.

Q: Have you read the research on cows milk fed to infants lead to juvenile diabetes?
My shrink was telling me about this, cows milk fed to infants can cause juvenile diabetes. I just wondered if any of you heard about this…I’ll throw in a link.

http://www.drgreene.com/21_708.html

Also check out the book The China Study

Crazy stuff

A: Yes i have heard about this, among many other things like heart disease and obesity..
Its common Sense really, Cows milk is for growing CALF’s, NOT humans..
Humans are the only animal in the world that drinks milk past infancy, we are also the only animal that drinks another animals milk… To me that is just crazy! The milk companys really have us all fooled. Its simply not natural, and the only reason people would THINK it were natural is because it has been going on for so long, would you drink elephants milk? No.. because it is a new idea to us.. we havnt been brought up drinking it and being told how ” good ” it is for us. Like i said.. Cows milk is for growing baby cows.
I have never given my daughter cows milk, and i plan to keep it that way, She was breastfed as a baby, and she now drinks soy milk. You can get calcium out of so many other foods so she is NOT going without.

Q: Why isn’t diabetes research publicized as much as cancer research…or any other conditions?
I have lived with type one/juvenile diabetes for 13 almost 14 years. I know I am one of millions. But lately, more like the last several years, all the media and attention has gone to researching and funding to find a cure for cancer. I know many people are lost due to the life-altering disease, but think of the many other similar experiences that don’t get as much attention or funding.

A: So true.

I don’t suppose it is common knowledge but complications from diabetes kills more Americans than breast cancer and AIDS combined. At least that is what I have read in some diabetes organization’s literature. When I look at a pink ribbon or hear about AIDS awareness week or month or whatever it makes me wonder about priorities.

Thanks for bringing it up. The best I can do for you is a star but I sure am going to do that. Thanks again.

Type 2

Q: Does stem cell research hold the key to a cure for juvenile diabetes?

A: More than likely it does; however, right now, Christian fundamentalists who care about their own sensibilities more than the lives of millions of people are blocking stem cell research so effectively that we may never see any potential advances come to fruition.

Please write your congressmen to ask that stem cell research be supported by our government, not thwarted by it.

Q: juvenile diabetes speech.. help?
i am an ambassador for the juvenile diabetes research foundation and i am 15 years old. next month i have to make a speech in front of about 600 people about what its like living with diabetes and other gushy stuff to make them want to donate money.

can you please give me some helpful tips?
helpful topics to bring up or things to talk about?
maybe some good quotes or good sentences to include?

i just really need help with writing it so someone please helpp mee:)

thank you soo much to those of you who helppp!
in a very small way your helping us get closer to a cure:D

A: , or pities Topics to cover:

The sense of feeling different from my friends
Fear of dating anyone who isn’t familiar with diabetes
Fear of being away from home like at a camp out or sleep over
Embarrassment of having a reaction
Difficulty when school work is stressful due to fluctuating sugar levels
Constantly being aware of limits on sugar when friends are pigging out
The questions friends ask about injections and when a friend is appalled or pity’s me.
The fear of dying young
The fear of going blind, kidney failure, diabetes effected limbs.
Physical limitations like playing real physical sports
Having to inject when eating out
Being depressed or angry when sugar level is high and friends don’t get it
Having people talk about a worst case scenario of someone they knew who had diabetes
Acting weird when my sugar level is off

I hope this will give you some ideas. Btw I am so proud of you for taking this on!

I am diabetic, my daughter has it and my grand daughter too, both with juvenile onset. I have adult onset insulin requred.

Q: Need some creative team names for Diabetes Walk?
I’m forming a team for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk and I’m coming up short on quirky team names. The walk is going to be at Liberty State Park (view of the Statue of Liberty). I was trying to come up with something associated with that, but ehhh. So far my team and I have come up with zilch. Thanks for any help!

A: Sugar Shakers, Happy Feet, Sweet Soles, Let them Eat Cake, Legs for Liberty, Distance for Diabetes

idk, i just thought of those off the top of my head. maybe they arent so good :P

Q: is juvenile diabetes sex linked or autosomal?
please help, i am currrently working on a diabetes research paper.
thanks !

A: The genetics of type 1 DM are difficult and researchers haven’t figured out the details yet. It is almost definitely the result of several different genes and environmental factors. In fact, scientists are studying families where diabetes runs in the family to try and pinpoin the genes but it’s difficult because type 1 diabetes often doesn’t run in families but sometimes it does. A child of a type 1 diabetic parent only has a 4-6% or so INCREASE over the general population of getting diabetes. We do know that it is linked to HLA (human leukocyte antigen) types. HLA is involved in the immune system recognition. People with certain HLA markers have an increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, but it’s far from 100%. Also, while the incidence is roughly 50-50 between males and female, there’s some evidence that it might be slightly more common among females just after they hit puberty and that estrogen might be involved. However, it’s clearly not 100% with that either.

Good luck. The New England Journal of Medicine (or maybe it was Nature or Science?) just had a paper on the genetics of type 1 diabetes. It was in April 2009 if you have access to them. Also, juvenile diabetes is an outdated term. (So, is Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus or IDDM). The accepted term right now is Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

Q: What kind of experimental research is going on for the cure of diabetes type 1 (juvenile onset)?
and what have the results been?
♥☆ɱʀ§. Ʀ○ʃϱ☆♥ – Nothing is wrong with my hair, you’re just a simple-minded b*tch
Narvegiy… – That link just took me to a Mexican pharmacy. It is not what I am looking for.
Atheist Bean – That is amazing.

A: All across the US and in Canada the National Institute of Health is working on transplanting Islet Cells, the cells that make insulin in the human body.
I was involved in one of the clinical trials in Philadelphia. They were having great success in Philly. The doctors have already cured 3 people of type 1 diabetes. There are still many problems with islet transplantion that the doctors across the country are trying to solve by doing these clinical trials. The goal is to make type 1 diabetes a thing of the past.
By the way, anyone interested in getting involved, like I was, google ‘islet transplant clinical trials’. They are still looking for people to cure. I unfortunately couldn’t go through with the transplant because of antigens from being pregnant.

Q: What can’t i find State by State ranking on juvenile diabetes and childood obesity?
I’m trying to dig up research to show how my State (Arkansas) ranks in those diseases. I’m finding just about every other data but by State?? Thanks!
I’m sorry, I guess I need to make the question more clear. I am not trying to group the two together. I am looking for the individual ranks for each disease- not a common factor. Thanks… (and still need to know where to look…)
:(

A: Wildemoose is completely correct. There is NO correlation between Type 1, Juvenile diabetes and childhood obesity. You will find no information on it because there is absolutely NO connection.

Q: Does she have diabetes?
I wanted to know if Kristen Stewart has diabetes. She was at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk To Cure Diabetes in LA this weekend and I was wondering if she actually has diabetes or if she simply was promoting herself for New Moon (coming out next week).

A: No it is NOT a publicity ploy.
She’s involved with that foundation since she was 12.
She portrayed a suffering diabetic in her movie with Jodie Foster (Panic Room).
She was also involved with Security On Campus PSA for rape victims,bcoz she was trumatized 14-year old rape victim in “Speak”,her best performace so far.

Q: If I am planning on doing a small fundraiser, should I contact the charity first?
I’ve been thinking about raising money for CODA (Central Ohio Diabetes Association) and JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) by shaving my head. Kind of like a “How much will you pay me to shave my head?” then giving the money to the two organizations. Should I contact these organizations beforehand?

A: Yes, you should contact them beforehand. First, if someone wants to verify that you are truly collecting money for them, then they have the real answer. 2nd, before you decide, you should have a $ amount in mind. Will you shave your head for $5? What if no one really cares if you shave your head or not and you only get a little money? I think that perhaps the shaving of the head could be a part of the fund raiser, but not the whole thing. How much do you realistically think you can get for shaving your head? Will it be enough to share with 2 such large organizations? Consider joining another fund raiser or donate to a local group. Think out your options before you speak publicly.

Q: does rickie weeks have diabetes??
i heard of the fubdraiser Rickie Weeks was doing “Dining for a Difference” charity event for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at the brewers game yesterday and i was wondering if Rickie Weeks has diabetes?

A: no he does not. I was at the event. his mother and his grandparents have it.

Q: How can I start a new JDRF team?
JDRF = Juvenile Diabetes research Foundation

Are there applications I need to fill out?
Are there fee’s due, or anything?

And please don’t tell me to just join an existing group; I want to start a new group! :D

Thanks in advance

A: Please, check this link, I think it can help you a lot

http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=21549D5D-1279-D3DC-F99FC3593AA81480

Q: How often is “frequent urination for type 1 diabetes?”?
I’m doing a research project on Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes) and I need to know symptoms. One thing I need to write is how often “frequent urinaton” is. Like, once an hour, twice an hour, once every two hours, ect. Help, please! This is worth 75% of my overall Science grade.

A: I, myself, have type 1 diabetes, so I guess my answer comes more from a personal experience. Umm, frequent urination would be like around every two hours. Sometimes I would just go to the bathroom because I feel I need to go, but when I get to the toilet, I can’t urinate or anything. Its just an urge sometimes. Other symptoms include thirst, hunger, severe weight loss, and blurred vision. I hope this helps(:

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