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 May 2 2012, 07:36 PM
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Diabetical Pundit  Group: Moderator Posts: 2,389 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Colorado Member No.: 857 My Pump: mm 522  |
There's a TV show called 'The Doctors' - which I had never heard of, but it was on the TV in the next room and I happened to catch the tail end of a bit about the artificial pancreas.
The link is here. It's interesting - the doc at Boston University (Dr. Ed Damiano) that they interviewed said the technology should be available 'in 4-5 years'. There are 2 sections of video to that link, so be sure to see the second one. When I was in MA, I had an opportunity to listen to a presentation that Dr. Damiano gave (along with Dr. Kowalski of the JDRF), and he said the same thing then - 4-5 years. That was 2 years ago. I won't launch into my standard rant about the JDRF and the Artificial Pancreas Project, but this was interesting. I will rant a little though - as much as I can see the value of an AP, I sure wish the JDRF would focus more on a cure. Tom -------------------- Tom
Forum moderator LADA - dx'd 1985 at age 31 - treated as type 2 Insulin therapy in 1987 mm 522 since Aug. 2007, cgms since Nov. 2007 |
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May 2 2012, 07:45 PM
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Diabetical Pundit Group: Moderator Posts: 2,389 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Colorado Member No.: 857 My Pump: mm 522 |
When I was poking around on that web site, it looks as though they had another deal on a couple of years ago where they interviewed Dr. Kowalski on the phone. The link to that segment is here.
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Forum moderator LADA - dx'd 1985 at age 31 - treated as type 2 Insulin therapy in 1987 mm 522 since Aug. 2007, cgms since Nov. 2007 |
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May 3 2012, 01:38 PM
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 IPF Rookie Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 19-February 12 From: Semirural, NC Member No.: 4,115 My Pump: Minimed 723 |
QUOTE(gigem99 @ May 2 2012, 03:36 PM)  There's a TV show called 'The Doctors' - which I had never heard of, but it was on the TV in the next room and I happened to catch the tail end of a bit about the artificial pancreas. The link is here. It's interesting - the doc at Boston University (Dr. Ed Damiano) that they interviewed said the technology should be available 'in 4-5 years'. There are 2 sections of video to that link, so be sure to see the second one. When I was in MA, I had an opportunity to listen to a presentation that Dr. Damiano gave (along with Dr. Kowalski of the JDRF), and he said the same thing then - 4-5 years. That was 2 years ago. I won't launch into my standard rant about the JDRF and the Artificial Pancreas Project, but this was interesting. I will rant a little though - as much as I can see the value of an AP, I sure wish the JDRF would focus more on a cure. Tom I'm also frustrated at the lack of real focus on cure research. The Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance is a fairly new group that does research and analysis of the major diabetes charities to see how much of their revenue actually ends up being used for cure research. They apply pretty rigorous financial analysis as a means of informing donors about how much of their contribution is used toward the cure and also shows how contributors can restrict their donations for that. Some of their publications are quite revealing and informative. -------------------- Type I - 18 years and counting.
Pumping 7 years and still learning. +++++++++++ The insulin vial is half full - not half empty. |
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May 3 2012, 04:34 PM
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IPF Rookie Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 15-February 10 From: New Brunswick, Canada Member No.: 2,677 My Pump: Minimed 522 |
Interesting topic as we are now fundraising with a team in the JDRF walk here in Canada. I can see the dangers of the pancreas research area versus an absolute cure. My feeling is that as diabetics of course the cure is the option we want but unfortunately the money is coming from the general public and if we present as type 1 diabetics that we do not like the areas that are being funded that donations will drop dramatically. Then how much further ahead are we? My DD is only 7 and I really don't have no grand illusions that the cure really will be found in her lifetime (sad but true) but I would even take the vaccine so that maybe one day her kids were not have to go through the same thing. Just my opinion and I really truly believe JDRF is doing great things!
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