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- pdrap, on 09/22/2008, -0/+28Fantastic. There is truly no better time in history to be a mouse than now.
- hantata, on 09/22/2008, -0/+14We must be so close to creating a super mouse who speaks all languages, extra strong, doesn't age... and immune to all know diseases.
- Phoetality, on 09/22/2008, -0/+8I'm a PhD student working in Diabetes research, don't get too excited about this, they haven't really told us anything new that we didn't know already. But take encouragement from this, there is more stuff being published about diabetes right now than nearly any other area. I'm not saying we're on the brink of a cure, but we're targetting so many different pathways and testing so many theories that we're breaking down barriers and expanding our understanding at incredible rates.
- bicyclethief, on 09/22/2008, -0/+7...and most importantly: have a human ear on its back.
- CrackpotPress, on 09/22/2008, -0/+7As a type-1 diabetic my question is...
How can I get the same health insurance coverage as one of the mice? - Beatmiser, on 09/22/2008, -0/+6As a Type 1 Diabetic, I'm glad to see the disease getting even some attention. I know it sounds horrible, but I constantly see Type 2 which can be treated and is even avoidable get the lionshare of funding and discussion. Though I'm sure it won't help retroactively this is a great start.
- redington, on 09/22/2008, -1/+7Are you seriously questioning someone telling you that Type I Diabetes is a pain in the ass? Trust me, it is. I have an insulin pump and I've had this PITA disease since I was 5 years old. It is a severe PITA and I certainly don't wish it upon my daughter or anyone else.
Saying there are a lot worse conditions out there is insulting. There are a lot better conditions out there, too - like not having it at all. Maybe you'd like to sit in on my next round of lazer blasts to my eyes to try to keep my from going blind in the future, jackass. - wehrmanweb, on 09/22/2008, -0/+5"normal life" I've had type 1 for 11 years now and I have very good control over my diabetes. I would never call my life with diabetes perfectly normal. I've ended up in the ER not knowing what happened to me or anything from the previous week. Why you might ask... I fell asleep when I shouldn't have... without finishing the food that was sitting in the microwave waiting for me to eat and with insulin that I took for a meal already in my body... I can live a comfortable life but I would never call it normal. Like "cawpin" I would NEVER with it on anyone...
- Rudegar, on 09/22/2008, -0/+4one day we will make them immortal and they will rule us with their iron-Paw!
- inactive, on 09/22/2008, -4/+8Interesting article
- cawpin, on 09/22/2008, -0/+3Interesting and weird but good news. I have diabetes and wouldn't wish it on anyone. It's a PITA.
- lensman00, on 09/22/2008, -0/+3Seems like a productive line of research. I think there is probably something to the hygiene hypothesis. Although if it is true, we've traded a lot of really nasty fatal ailments for a lesser number of serious but generally manageable conditions.
Also, overuse of antibiotics (both in medicine and in the food supply) may play a bigger role than the relatively hygienic modern environment. - CyphreDias, on 09/22/2008, -0/+3The problem is that medical schools, research centers and AMA are so in bed with big business/government, that the only care we tent to get is in the form of expensive, life-long treatment. $$$$$$ There is no money in cures. All the money is in treatment for chronic life-long conditions.
Always.. follow the money and look at the incentives... this is the smoking gun! - sandiegodude, on 09/22/2008, -0/+3Sweet, DIGG is branching out from Cancer to cure (erm, in this case, prevent) Diabetes!
- munerf, on 09/22/2008, -0/+3Master Splinter
- drunkenoaf, on 09/22/2008, -0/+2Hell, we've cured cancer. In mice.
- Enche, on 09/22/2008, -0/+2natural ice
- paulzy, on 09/22/2008, -0/+2Heeeeere I come to save the day!!!!!!! Mighty Mouse is on the Waaaaay!!!!
- Lucas123, on 09/22/2008, -0/+2A better article on the same subject: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/08091 ...
- Terr01, on 09/22/2008, -0/+2Hopefully what this is pointing us towards it not necessarily "hygeine" or "no hygeine", but a sort of micro-ecological engineering.
Get some good (or at least, "better") inhabitants of our body to keep the nastier ones out, since a a truly sterile environment is just an empty niche. For example, research in replacing tooth bacteria with kinder strains. - liuite, on 09/22/2008, -0/+2a health gut flora may also protect you against certain type of kidney stones and possibly offer some protection again Ecoli
- naturevalleyoat, on 09/22/2008, -1/+3do you even know what the hell you're talking about? how do you propose to 'cure' diabetes if the pancreatic cells are dead or if they no longer respond to glucagon (type I and type II)? you can't just magically give a one-time treatment to solve it. diabetes has to be treated throughout the life because as of yet there is no way to make a magical jump from chronic disease such as diabetes to a one-step panacea in research. you have to go through incremental steps in research.
yeah, for sure research is affected by who funds them, but you come off as a conspiracy nutjob who thinks everyone is out to get them. and yeah, i am currently conducting research at a medical school lab.
moron. - inactive, on 09/22/2008, -0/+2We may have traded some nasty ailments for chronic conditions, but I believe this points the way to eliminating even the chronic conditions. I believe that the routine incorporation of probiotics is the path to do this. Yogurt is a good start, but I think it will take more than just the inclusion of a couple different bacteria. Perhaps even the ingestion of small quantities of pathogenic bacteria will prove to be beneficial.
- bizchris, on 09/22/2008, -0/+1That would be a mighty mouse indeed.
- pmgauthier, on 09/22/2008, -0/+1Dambit! I already caught the 'Betes!
- VitriolAndAngst, on 09/22/2008, -0/+1Most health problems are about growing the wrong bacteria in your stomach. Check out Donna Gates page on the bodyecologydiet.com -- when I was able to follow these diets, it made a huge difference in my life.
- inactive, on 09/22/2008, -0/+1These bacteria all look pretty friendly to me.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/6708/ - Abatrour, on 09/23/2008, -0/+1Getting your stomach stapled sometimes cures Type-1 Diabetes as well.... very weird
- drunkenoaf, on 09/22/2008, -0/+1The fact that it has been published in the premier science journal, Nature, suggests there is something to the hygiene hypothesis too...
- Hinducow28, on 09/22/2008, -0/+1I swear this sounds like the beginning to some thriller movie that will involve Will Smith and a army of poorly CGI'd monsters.
- shah0516, on 02/15/2009, -0/+1cool stuff....
Here are some food for diabetic patients
http://www.ipcaindia.com/2009/02/food-that-should- ... - VitriolAndAngst, on 09/22/2008, -1/+2You are mixing up two different things.
The good bacteria get killed by preservatives and eating the wrong balance of foods. Too much sugar and acidic-forming foods like meat, kill off the good bacteria and let the wrong type grow.
Antibiotics in the food supply, are there to let sickly and unhealthy animals make it to market. To save money and increase profits by giving cattle poor living conditions. Not only does it produce resistant bacteria -- the antibiotics also get into our bodies.
-- this has absolutely nothing to do with food safety and there is no trade off. You can refrigerate food and use ionizing radiation to disinfect (though that may have some trade-off, it isn't as bad). Preservatives in food ARE a trade off, because they prevent the function of healthy bacteria in the stomach. With modern processing, packaging and storage -- we can get rid of preservatives in most cases. - redington, on 09/23/2008, -0/+1I think you are confusing Type 1 and Type 2. You might want to look into that.
http://www.jonbarron.org/blog_published/2008/02/st ... - rancidpony, on 09/23/2008, -0/+1Yeah. Not too exciting & the article is a little weak on the details. But don't undervalue people's interest in science.
- frequentFlyer, on 09/22/2008, -0/+0pronounced "shugah dahhbeetus" in OK.
- Linguo, on 09/22/2008, -1/+0I wonder what Wilford Brimley cat has to say about this?
- inactive, on 09/22/2008, -2/+1Diabeeetuuuuuus.
- SirFink, on 09/23/2008, -1/+075% of all Type 2's can be cured by simply losing weight. That's the official line from doctors. The truth is 100% can be cured by simply changing their diet.
It's the squeeky wheel situation, though. Fat, lazy, sugar-holics plague America and *surprise* Type 2 is on the rise. It's also become a multi-billion-dollar industry thanks to all the companies eager to help Type 2's "manage" their disease, i.e. live with it for their entire lives rather than just cure it. - iamthearm, on 09/22/2008, -2/+0I now expect everyone with Type 1 Diabetes to be cured. Oh wait, this this another "Cure for cancer found(in lab rats that is)!!!!!" title....... idiots.
- SirvenomItsac, on 09/22/2008, -7/+3the mighty mouse era has begun
- pukiman, on 09/22/2008, -7/+2You can manage a perfectly normal life with diabetes. You just need to eat right, exercise and make the insulin shots with the right dozes on time (or just get an insulin pump). There are a lot worse conditions out there.
- hantata, on 09/22/2008, -8/+0.
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