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Originally Posted by genie86333  Hmmmm...interesting.
Sounds like it might be a good option for T1, if it works as well as planned. Wondering though, how that would "make type 2 diabetics use theirs (insulin) more efficiently." | It sounded like the idea was to remove some of the islets from a T2's pancreas and using stem cells "clone" them for re-implantation into the arm or leg.....
Imagine a T2 with Islets in both legs and arms... the equivilent of 4 or 5 pancreas's all producing insulin... enough perhaps to overcome that person's resistance, and allow them to lead a "normal" life 
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Santa is a Diabetic!
Type 2 since 1996
Current Meds:
*Lantus - 25 units at bedtime
*Humalog Bolus I:C 1:13
*Humalog Corrections I:BGl 1:40
Metformin - 1000mg at breakfast and supper
Testing 6 to 10 times a day depending on how I'm feeling. 
*Using Vials and Syringes. My ins will not pay for pens or pumps.
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