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re: Positive news re cure for Type-1 Diabetes (not the obesity induced type)
Posted on 10/10/14 at 9:15 am to MetArl15
Posted on 10/10/14 at 9:15 am to MetArl15
One of the things about diabetes that amazes me is just how many people it kills (around 250k in America alone) and yet how little the government funds diabetes research. We spend 3 times as much on AIDS research yet AIDS kills a fraction that diabetes does.
NIH spending
NIH spending
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Posted on 10/10/14 at 9:26 am to Radiojones
Yes, diabetes can be devastating, especially for the lower-income population. It's not an infectious disease, it is manageable, and has been treatable for years, so the push to find a cure is somewhat mitigated.
Kudos to the lead researcher referenced in the article for using his expertise to tackle something personal to him. That's often the way great things happen.
Not to go all TxTiger on conspiracy theories, but the cynic in me just hopes big pharma doesn't fight this too hard. They make billions yearly from diabetes treatment products and to lose that market could wreck their balance sheet in the short-term.
Kudos to the lead researcher referenced in the article for using his expertise to tackle something personal to him. That's often the way great things happen.
Not to go all TxTiger on conspiracy theories, but the cynic in me just hopes big pharma doesn't fight this too hard. They make billions yearly from diabetes treatment products and to lose that market could wreck their balance sheet in the short-term.
Posted on 10/10/14 at 9:28 am to Radiojones
Is the diabetes death rate # separated into type 1 and type 2?
Because I think it should be since type 2 is pretty much self induced.
You should also add "aka the sugah" to the title so everyone knows what diabetes is.
Because I think it should be since type 2 is pretty much self induced.
You should also add "aka the sugah" to the title so everyone knows what diabetes is.
Posted on 10/10/14 at 10:26 am to Radiojones
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yet how little the government funds diabetes research.
Diabetes has a stigma associated with it given that it is generally considered a condition brought about by the sins of those stricken with it, and most people don't know the difference between type 1 and type 2 so they get lumped together.
The fact that the majority of those with diabetes are obese is a detriment to the cause.
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