Stem Cells From Our Own Bodies Could Cure MS And Diabetes | Daily Mail Online

Stem cells from our own bodies could cure MS and diabetes | Daily Mail Online

Zoe Derrick was 'cured' of MS after getting stem cell treatment in Mexico
But when Gregg Burgess-Salisbury, from Berkshire, had stem cell treatment two years ago it didn't work, and he is still confined to a wheelchair
Steve Storey, from Sheffield, was paralysed with MS but had successful therapy
Experts warn the risky and invasive treatment is a lottery for patients
Stem cells could cure diabetes and repair cartilage, liver, brain and soft tissue
Zoe Derrick was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012 and had to travel to Mexico for stem cell therapy. To do this, she had to go back to part-time work and they have now had to sell their house to pay off the 15,000 loan they had to take out
Zoe Derrick was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after the birth of her second son, Freddie, in January 2012.
'At first, I thought breastfeeding was the reason I was so, so tired all the time,' she says. 'It was so bad that Paul, my husband, was having to help me up the stairs.
'I kept tripping on the pavement when I was pushing the pram, then I trapped my hand in the car door. It was very bruised and swollen, but I couldn't feel a thing. I should have been in agony.'
An MRI scan that night revealed patches of damage all over her brain. Zoe, with her medical training as an NHS midwife, knew what it meant.
'I wondered how I could be alive, let alone speak.'
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological condition in which the immune system destroys the vital protective sheaths around nerves, causing damage that can have a devastating and paralysing effect on functions including m Continue reading

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A Way to Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

A Way to Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
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This article is part of a series on whole food, plant-based (WFPB) nutrition. For related topics, see Discovering the Word of Wisdom Topics A-Z .
Being diagnosed with diabetes can feel like a life-long sentence to discomfort, inconvenience, and stress. This disease affects almost all of us. For those personally afflicted, it can be a daily, grinding challenge. The physical, emotional, and financial toll can be tremendous. For those who believe that the best they can do is to manage this difficult and potentially life-threatening disease, a future full of medications and insulin shots can seem bleak.
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The role of melatonin in the onset and progression of type 3 diabetes

The role of melatonin in the onset and progression of type 3 diabetes
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Center for Creative Biomedical Scientists at Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61469 South Korea
2Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Healthy Sciences, University of Bristol, Whitson street, Bristol, BS1 3NY UK
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Center for Creative Biomedical Scientists at Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61469 South Korea
2Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Healthy Sciences, University of Bristol, Whitson street, Bristol, BS1 3NY UK
3Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, 61469 South Korea
Juhyun Song, Email: [email protected] .
Received 2017 Jan 17; Accepted 2017 Jul 12.
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This article has been corrected. See Mol Brain. 2017 December 8; 10: 59 .
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Long-term Access for People with Type 1 Diabetes

Long-term Access for People with Type 1 Diabetes
People in the USA, and throughout the rest of the world, are increasingly unable to afford the astronomical costs associated with their Type 1 diabetes. Our charity, T1International, did a survey in 2016 which showed that people in the USA are paying, on average, $571.69 per month on diabetes costs. It also showed that someone in Brazil or India might have to spend as much as 80% of their income each month to afford the costs of their diabetes.
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