I’d like to delve a little more into stem cell research in relation to disease and more specifically diabetes. I’d also like to make something clear, right from the start.
I am not in favor of embryonic stem cell research.
Further, reports I have read indicate that the results of embryonic stem cell research are dismally poor and, in some cases, have had disastrous results. Several studies I read indicate the development of cancers from treatments with embryonic stem cells.
In contrast, research into disease and the use of adult stem cells is very encouraging to say the least. Most of the reports I have read deal with the introduction of the adult stem cells right into the affected area. Be that cartilage, liver, pancreas or whatever. I even read one study that showed regeneration in a damaged heart resulting from stem cell introduction.
In a process very similar to islet transplant procedures where islets, (which contain beta cells that produce insulin), are injected into the pancreas, (one must take anti-rejection drugs the rest of one’s life), adult stem cells are injected into the pancreas and have been shown to repair the damaged areas.
One study I read on this said that the injected stem cells were made to ‘glow’ through some technical process in order to track them. The results showed that the injected adult stem cells “became” the various pancreatic cells, including regrowth of islets and beta cells, and showed areas of repair done by the introduced cells.
For those with diabetes, (either type 1 or type 2), imagine being able to use your own stem cells, (thereby having no fear of rejection), to repair the damaged areas of the pancreas and start producing islets with their insulin producing beta cells. Allowing you to produce your own insulin once again and eliminating the need for any more shots.
Oh, I look for this day. My fingertips are sore. My belly has at least one or two bruises going all the time. The lows are awful, and fluctuation in my glucose levels makes my moods swing wildly at times. If I can, someday, have an injection that will effectively cure my diabetes, made from my own adult stem cells, I am right in line.
For now I take StemEnhance. It does not claim to be a cure of any kind, for anything. However studies show a relationship between stem cell production, and various health problems. This product only promises and has been proven to, increase the amount of stem cells ones own body produces and releases. If I can increase the amount of stem cells available to repair my body, I am going to do it.
The testimonials for those who take it are amazing, including some people I know personally, and can back up with personal observation. I have also read from numerous detractors, but none have convinced me that the concept is invalid. If you wish to know more, click on the link provided. Please view the video(s) on that site
