T1 Diabetes cured in dogs, study suggests

Original article that is being posted around on twitter by the JDRF: Emax Health: Type 1 diabetes cured in dogs for the first time, paving the way for humans

Is this real? If so, it's still a long wait for humans but hey, jolly good eh.

Kind of reminds me of the Smart Insulin I heard about a few years ago and started a discussion about... though I can't even access the Smart Cells website so maybe something happened?

Interesting.

Sorry but it looks to me like the usual 'press' reporting of some research. I can't read the full original paper without paying but the abstract on the Diabetes Journal site that the article referenced above quotes says it is the first proof of concept in a large scale mammal. This means they did some research on some dogs and got some favourable results. However since their proof of concept took 4 years and further trails on dogs etc would be necessary before they even start to look at a trial on humans we are looking at 10 years plus even if it appears to work.
I wouldn't throw away your blood meter just yet

Haha, yes... I don't think I'd stop blood testing straight off even if I was on it... I certainly would not be one of the first to try it either.

It is sad that this stuff gets thrown around even by the front-line charities but oh well, I suppose little progress is better than none (as usual), if this research even means anything at all really.

Thanks marke.

I think the research does mean something, however applying it to people AND ensuring its safe and doesn't have side-effects is sadly a long slow process. Eventually they will have a 'cure' for Type 1, but will it be in our life time ? Who knows, we can only hope.