Hello! How's it going Dan...any questions/suggestions? Take a look at some of the other groups available when you get a chance!

I am part of the Welcome Committee and was just checking in on you to make sure you are aware of all that TuDiabetes has to offer. We would love to hear from you so here is a helpful link where you can read about all the things you can do in the community.




http://tudiabetes.com/notes/New_Member_Guide




I look forward to hearing from you again soon.

yea Dan - it is very exciting. I guess I have always been behind the scenes of T1, my first engineering job I worked with the plastic molding machines for disposable insulin syringes Becton Dickinson - BD. All those scientists are smart - but they couldn't build a laboratory or a factory to save their lives and they wouldn't know an injection molding machine or a sterile suite if they banged their head into one, that's okay, there are thousands of people working in every facet of development and manufacturing. The only sad thing is we often get lumped into the "evil empire" bullsh-t that's out on the web. I swear some people are so grumpy and awful they have to make stuff up.... well I've said enough. Sorry for the rant!

okay - but you are asking me to guess!

All of the vaccines out there today, "teach" your body how to destroy abnormal cells. They do nothing if you already have the disease, which is in most cases nothing more that the result of the destruction caused by an abnormal cell.

A vaccine is more probable, but it wouldn't help us. Just prevention. In order to help us, they have to first turn off the "already active" immune disorder, then we'd somehow have to get our beta cells back... I don't have a better guess than stem cell or donor cells right now. Even if I never get my cells back, I would be interested in "righting the wrong" with my immune system, because I believe that the disroder may play a part in neuropathy and other diabetic complications. There are 2 newer technologies in development now called MAB and iRNA. Both have to do with genetic re-programming and have high hopes of future therapies in cancer and autoimmune diseases and maybe even HIV. I just started up an iRNA research facility in San Francisco last year, a MAB facility will be built in Puerto Rico next year. Let's hope the smartie pants's can do something good with it!

In my opinion, the new therapeutic proteins come from both the academic world of research and the small, independent "genius" research companies. Those sources do not have the talent or backing to actually produce something like a vaccine, so they sell their ideas and molecules to big pharma, who can typically scale up and transfer technology in a way that puts the brilliant idea in the hands of people who need it.

Imagine a type 1 vaccine is developed. It could and would become a desirable vaccine for all. There's a lot of money in a vaccine, although it would diminish other cash flows. Example - sanofi makes lantus. A t1 cure would certainly diminish lantus sales, but if sanofi chooses not to develop the vaccine it would lose on 2 fronts. If it choses to develop the vaccine it would lose lantus sales but increase vaccine sales. If sanofi choses to do nothing another big pharma would most certainly develop and market the vaccine, hoping to get a cash flow where there was none. My company is a front runner in the quick development and deployment of new LVV medicines and, in my opinion, it would develop and deploy a T1 vaccine the MINUTE we got our hands on one.

I just don't think it'll be tomorrow! =)

Hey Dan, yep when I was diagnosed they said that a cure was just around the corner - some corner!!

I choose to do what I need to do today, and while I believe in miracles I do not expect one for a cure for this disease tomorrow.

btw, I do happen to work in big pharma, and we are getting cancer vaccines out on the street - I am starting up a Gardasil factory in Virginia right now. There's even more good stuff in the pipe. Hopefully a vaccine for diabetes isn't too far out. I guess we'll see!

good to hear from you, keep up the good work.

Dan, here is giving you a warm and friendly welcome to TuDiabetes.com. This is a very neat site/blog that we all use to help and support each other. I hope to see you and your participation often. If I can be of any assistance please feel free to ask. Please upload a photo and make yourself at home. Again, welcome aboard!!

hi Dan, welcome! Sorry to hear about the recent dx. You doing okay?

hi Dan and welcome

Hi Dan! I see you have been recently diagnosed.

Hope you find the support and info you are looking for here in the community.

Welcome to the TuDiabetes family, Dan!