[Diabetes-talk] My cure of Type 1 Diabetes!

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I didn't get the whole story. did someone get cured of type 1 diabetes?
Who? what did u do?
please let me know
Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] My cure of Type 1 Diabetes!


> Sally:
>
> Wow!  Congradulations.  I hope you and your new working cells have many 
> happy years together! <SMILE>  I know you have been waiting a long time 
> for a transplant of sorts.  Keep me posted on how its going for you.  I 
> lost your email, so glad you wrote.
>
> Good health.
>
> Eileen
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sally Maguire" <1.sally at comcast.net>
> To: <Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:31 PM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] My cure of Type 1 Diabetes!
>
>
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>> Hi everyone!
>> I am so excited to share with youabout my islet cell transplant.  After 
>> living with Type 1 for 52 yearsI had an islet cell transplaant last week. 
>> My blood sugars are now in the normal range although it is supposed to 
>> take 4 to 6 weeks for the cells to function normally. I can't believe it! 
>> The procedure is still considered experimental, so there was no charge. 
>> The study is funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.  Am I 
>> grateful!!!There are several Universities conducting the study right now. 
>> I had mine done at UCSF.  I was in the hospital for one week and the 
>> actual procedure, implanting the cells through a catheter into the liver, 
>> only takes about 45 minutes.  I was sick from the immune suppressants 
>> while I was in the hospital, but feel great now!  I just knew God would 
>> let me experience part of life without diabetes!  Hurray, hurray, 
>> hurray!!!
>>
>> So, keep healthy everyone and avoid those complications for when there is 
>> a cure for your kind of diabetes, you want to enjoy it!
>>
>> Sally Maguire
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