Today's Issue: What's the controversy of Dr. Faustman's Cure?
The business of diabetes says so much when it uses fightin' words. Allie may choke on her words -- subliminal and funny business -- but she stands with strong conviction that Dr. Faustman is on the right track to curing Type 1 diabetes. Here's why...
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- Dr. Faustman's Research
- The New York Times article I BEG TO DIFFER; A Diabetes Researcher Forges Her Own Path to a Cure
- Diabetes Health Magazine publishes the JDRF letter attacking Dr. Faustman
- The Islet Foundation message forum citing flaws in the JDRF letter
- Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) and MacroGenics Announce Licensing and Collaboration Agreement
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11/23/2007 11:49 AM
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11/23/2007 11:50 AM
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Dr. Faustman's research puts an embarassing eye on JDRF. If you follow the $$ and politics this then explains all the reactions that have taken place regarding Dr. Faustman's work on regulating
T-cell activity in T1DM, so that Beta Cells can regenerate to their full potential.
The "insult" that causes the hyper-activity in the T-cells must also be addressed.
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Allie--
When do you think our "non-profit" organizations are going to be taken to task for soliciting money under false pretenses? They are "non-profit" in name only, as they have certainly strayed from original missions. Many of these "charitable" organizations are more concerned about self-sustainability than finding cures (or in the case of ADA, better treatments and education). They are truly corporate in nature--except they do NOT pay taxes and they have NO fiduciary responsibility to shareholders.
You ask why Dr. Faustmann's work is ridiculed? I found a most appropriate quotation by philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer: "All truth passes through 3 stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."
Let us hope that the stages are not extended by those who enrich themselves by exploiting diabetes and preying on those who must live with the disease.
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Well said Allie - it's shocking to think the JDRF + a Large well respected? Pharmaceutical Corporate Giant like Eli Lilly would engage in this activity when People's Lives are on the line. It always boils down to $$$ Money + Greed. These despicable Leeches should be given the Boot immediately. I'm going to take a closer look at Dr. Faustman's important Research + I appreciate your shedding some Light on this.
Cheers! Billy
Peace*
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Allie—
I am happy to see that you have been accepted to participate in the human trials perpetuated by Dr. Faustman’s research. I know that you already understand what is going on regarding JDRF and its handpicked collaborators within research institutions (private and public) that are nothing more than corporate whores for the pharmaceutical industry.
Even more interesting is the fact that JDRF turned down research on a cure that was very promising and then turned right around and published the results of this doctor’s research—without permission—as though they had sponsored the work. Both Dr. Hammerman and Dr. Faustman have cutting-edge research that could lead to patentable, profitable cures which would leave JDRF and its collaborators out in the cold. Once a patent has been issued (assuming JDRF is somehow fortunate enough to steal the ideas), JDRF would hope to sustain its corporate viability through licensing and royalty agreements.
Because they have “gone into business” with a small biotech company to reproduce, in a synthetic form, some of Dr. Faustman’s work, they can basically strike with a double-edged sword: first, a new synthetic product will probably lead to further disease problems for diabetics (thus additional drug therapy will be required); and secondly, they can shield their liability by claiming that any problem that arises “is not the fault of the synthetic product, but rather that Dr. Faustman’s original work was faulty. In the pharmaceutical world, this is a win-win situation.
Remember, the former Monsanto CEO now steers JDRF and there is a very distinct link behind many of these ag-chem companies and the products developed by I.G. Farben during WWII. Nerve gases used to exterminate the human population were later developed into gases to fumigate greenhouses and other agricultural areas. With a host of knowledgeable doctors and researchers from which to select, have you wondered WHAT overarching qualifications this former ag-chem leader brought to the table to forward JDRF’s mission of finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes?
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Hey Brent,
I just realized, after receiving emails from other people who have been going up to Dr. faustman's lab -- that my appointment in April doesn't qualify me (automatically) for human trials. The candidates have not been chosen yet. Nevertheless, I will continue blogging my heart out. The world for people living with diabetes needs more safety (a choice in insulin; a safer insulin; better understanding of hypoglycemia and the dangers involved!) -- for US and for all those around US.
Best,
Allie
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Thank you Allie for keeping us informed and looking for a way to actually cure this condition. It will take brave people such as yourself to find ways to help all Diabetics a way to either find a cure or a better way of life. One must follow their heart and their convictions to find what works best for them and the rest of us. This says a lot about how we must live just to get through the day. Just think if Dr. Faustman's is right. Thank you for informing us out there and letting us know what the reality of this condition really is. Please keep us informed and remember we are all watching and waiting for any answer that will give us all hope to one day really finding a cure as apose to feeding big Pharma with more money on the backs of the suffering. Keep up the good work and remember there are poople out there who are hoping for the same answers as you are. Take care and thank you for being as brave as you are.
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Thank you Allie for keeping us informed and looking for a way to actually cure this condition. It will take brave people such as yourself to find ways to help all Diabetics a way to either find a cure or a better way of life. One must follow their heart and their convictions to find what works best for them and the rest of us. This says a lot about how we must live just to get through the day. Just think if Dr. Faustman's is right. Thank you for informing us out there and letting us know what the reality of this condition really is. Please keep us informed and remember we are all watching and waiting for any answer that will give us all hope to one day really finding a cure as appose to feeding big Pharma with more money on the backs of the suffering. Keep up the good work and remember there are people out there who are hoping for the same answers as you are. Take care and thank you for being as brave as you are.
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Truth be told, JDRF's decisions must pass not only a comprehensive review from not only peers, but also lay review boards, and it was never disclosed which board denied funding for this research. But Denise Faustman has stated -- publicly -- that she feels her application had a fair review. JDRF IS currently funding replication studies at University of Chicago under Anita Chong.
Truthfully, while some may criticize the organization (many have), the reality is that choosing projects to fund is something of a crap shoot with some influence from the personal preferences of the board members who are on the review committees. If anyone is to be investigated, one might try looking at the JDRF Board first.
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Scott--
I totally agree about the JDRF board. Much like the children's game "Gossip", a group of overseers necessarily changes, and each change allows for the distortion of the original message (mission). Without a strong director/CEO with a true feel for the mission, it becomes easy to lose site of the original goal--A CURE. Studies that deal with better control, better management, prevention and myriad other adjunct considerations are not necessarily bad--but should, perhaps, be addressed by a broader group (like the ADA?) If the JDRF strays from original mission a bit this year . . . and a bit more next year . . . and a bit more, the following year . . .POOF, no more target, no more goal.
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Scott--
I agree with you--it is always easy for those of us caught "in the problem" to criticize the big elephant in the room for not doing the right thing.
The problem becomes one of the Peter Principle--where most of the people sitting on this board, and running the organization from the top have risen to their ultimate level of incompetence. I've always hated to be judged (regarding an idea) by someone I know who has lesser knowledge, political ties and, in many cases, is at the very least is trying to 'save face'. The truth is, organizations and the people who run them are most easily judged by some of the lesser actions they take. I would have been totally embarrassed to fund a drug study with the intent of garnering income from the same project.
I recently tried to complete a scientific study with a colleague who came to a university setting from the tobacco industry. His only knowledge of science was basically to set up a project to PROVE the answer he had already concluded would be the outcome. I would be interested to know what ties the researchers at the University of Chicago and others funded by JDRF have, aside from JDRF dollars.
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Hi Allison Love Beatty, BetterCell, Melody, Billy Warhol, Brent, Glenn, Scott & AnyOne else ...
A... HYPERglycemia is NOT a disease ...
> Yes agrees with this > http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2007/12/03/5558.html
... Key is to minimize and then remove relative-HYPOglycemia associated inflammation [http://www.tinyurl.com/y7znor] eg c/o Intermittent Fasting [IF] and an appropriately low carbohydrate, raw-food, diet; and
B... HYPERglycemia does NOT negatively affect beta-cells ...
>> Why was it shown that "uncontrolled blood sugar" reduced the chances of beta cell regeneration in Dr. Faustman's research - and research conducted by JDRF?
... "uncontrolled blood sugar" is a vague 'unscientific' term that includes all events of relative-HYPOglycemia ... events which could have and should have been properly identified by proper controls in place & CGM devices ... pointing the finger at HYPERglycemia without a CGM is highly questionable 'cause & effect' research ... 'corrected relative-HYPOglycemia' [increasingly necessary with GM insulin] leads to repeated neural damage [http://www.tinyurl.com/ynpp4g]; and
C... Relative-HYPOglycemia & HYPOglycemia ARE diseases and both negatively affect beta-cells ...
>>> So the IMBALANCE of blood sugar (in the brain versus the body) is what causes the beta cells to be destroyed? What is dispatching the destruction? T-cells or Insulin ANTIBODIES?
... Yes & T-cells & antibodies [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibody] are markers / 'target flags' and act like monclonal antibodies [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoclonal_antibody] to help protect the brain from beta-cell associated relative-HYPOglycemia [accelerated by any source of decrease in protective glucose / insulin resistance (http://www.tinyurl.com/3aypqg">http://www.tinyurl.com/3aypqg) eg c/o GM insulin [designed to reduce glucose / insulin resistance irrespective of the fact that documented research evidences the protective nature of glucose / insulin resistance (http://www.tinyurl.com/3aypqg">http://www.tinyurl.com/3aypqg)].
…Warm thanks; Nick Gracey, BSc(Hons) Medical Biochemistry, Birmingham University, UK, WATerian c/o www.AlliesVoice.com @ 18:01hrs THU.29.NOV.2007.
ps… Diabetes Is Caused By Food And Or Drug Administration Too Much And Or Too Often.
http://www.thediabetesblog.com/2007/04/19/no-food-no-problem
pps… Diabetes is NOT a disease … diabetes is the CURE [for relative-HYPOglycemia]…
http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bpb/24/8/950/_pdf
'Relative-HYPOglycemia As A Cause Of Neuropsychiatric Illness' @ Journal Of The National Medical Association @ Harry M Salzer MD @ January 1966 @ Vol 58 @ Number 1 @ Table 1 @ Figure 2.
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