[Diabetes-talk] Transplant: Islet cells

Sun Oct 30 03:05:40 UTC 2011

Denise,
Thank you so much!  I really think it is quite a miracle.  I had this hope, just this little hope that I would get to experience life without diabetes...
Yes, it came true!  Hopefully it will last, but at least I have had this experience!
Are you Type 1?
Sally

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. Denise M Robinson" <deniserob at gmail.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Transplant: artifical pancrease

> Sally, that is so incredible it just makes my heart sing. I am so happy for
> you and I have been dreaming of this type of progress for so long.
> Denise
> 
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Sally Maguire <1.sally at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Denise,
>> Oh, so much better!  Now, beginning my third year, I don't notice any
>> effect from the immune suppressants.  I did have difficulty in the
>> beginning, but many of those drugs have been eliminated.  I have not caught
>> anything either.  I think one cold in over two years is not bad!
>> No lows and no highs!  I do get some lows when I am tandem bike riding, but
>> I have worked that out too. I mostly don't eat sweets and still follow a
>> healthy diabetic diet.  I do eat them occasionally and it is hard not to
>> feel a bit guilty!  I went on a retreat during the summer and ate lots of
>> desserts.  I told my doctor when I returned and he was very happy.  Now you
>> might understand my confused mind.  After 52 years of doctors being upset
>> with me for not following a good diabetic plan and now he was happy about my
>> eating desserts?  Well, the whole staff was quite pleased and they said that
>> is exactly what they wanted to hear and that I had made their day!
>> I am very grateful that all has gone so well and we hope they get FDA
>> approval soon so that the rest of you might have such a cure.
>> Sally
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dr. Denise M Robinson" <deniserob at gmail.com>
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 2:03 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Transplant: artifical pancrease
>>
>>
>> > Sally, how goes the rejection drugs? Are those side affects better than
>> the
>> > diabetes issues?
>> > Denise
>> >
>> > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Sally Maguire <1.sally at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi all,
>> >> I'm a real fan of JDRF!  They funded my islet cell transplant.  They ran
>> >> out of money for the study, but I was able to get in and I have just
>> begun
>> >> my 3rd year of no insulin!
>> >> Sally
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>> >> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 11:21 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] artifical pancrease
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Haven't heard a thing. JDRF is funding research but don't think it's
>> >> ready for prime time. Sounds like a bid for publicity and funds to me.
>> >> >
>> >> > Mike Freeman
>> >> > sent from my iPhone
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Oct 20, 2011, at 11:07, Debbie Fredericks <
>> catdancing at sbcglobal.net>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Have you heard the JDRF has an artifical pancrease they are tring to
>> get
>> >> the FDA
>> >> >> to pass by Dec. 1 2011
>> >> >>
>> >> >> from what I haverad about it the pancrease goes on top of the
>> original
>> >> one and
>> >> >> ic to produse insulin
>> >> >> Debbie
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>> >
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> -- 
> Denise
> 
> Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
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