Groundbreaking type 1 diabetes study using 100-year t.b vaccine.

[Amity Island]

@Inka looks like the much talked about tb vaccine research is underway (again).

After years of research into people with type 1 diabetes, Dr. Faustman discovered their so-called bad white blood cells were hurting the pancreas - and there was another problem.

"We found type one diabetics have white blood cells that eat fats. And guess what, your white blood cells eat sugar," she said.

In adult trials using this old tb drug, those bad white blood cells started behaving.

"As being able to re-teach the white blood cells to eat sugar, in a regular fashion, can regulate blood sugars," she said. "So this vaccine is now being tested in blinded trials, in kids. Because if it works in adults, it should be able to get kids' white blood cells to eat sugar was well."

Detroit area teen takes part in groundbreaking type 1 diabetes study using 100-year-old TB vaccine

One local teen is hoping to help change the world for people with type 1 diabetes.

www.fox2detroit.com

 

[Inka]

Never heard that stuff about the blood cells “eating fat” before! I wish there was better-written information than that kind of dumbed down article. Will have to Google later 🙂

 

[SimonP]

Link to the clinic here: https://www.faustmanlab.org/current-research/#bcg it has at least on journal paper linked (though I've not read it yet). On the plus side, unlike many newspaper/news articles one reads, at least this one had a direct link to somewhere to find the info! It usually, annoyingly, requires a Google search using whatever names the journalist has put in their dumbed down piece. DOIs, such easy things to include 🙂

I had a BCG jab as a child, I remained diabetic and don't recall it doing anything in particular to my BG. It was a long time ago mind you.

 

[Amity Island]

Link to the clinic here: https://www.faustmanlab.org/current-research/#bcg it has at least on journal paper linked (though I've not read it yet). On the plus side, unlike many newspaper/news articles one reads, at least this one had a direct link to somewhere to find the info! It usually, annoyingly, requires a Google search using whatever names the journalist has put in their dumbed down piece. DOIs, such easy things to include 🙂

I had a BCG jab as a child, I remained diabetic and don't recall it doing anything in particular to my BG. It was a long time ago mind you.

Hi,
From what I'd read previously on the tb jab, it needs to be given like weekly to have any impact on type 1. This research went all quiet and this posted today is the first I've heard about it for many years

 

[Wendal]

Hi,
From what I'd read previously on the tb jab, it needs to be given like weekly to have any impact on type 1. This research went all quiet and this posted today is the first I've heard about it for many years

Morning all I know is that diabetes is a major focus for drug Company’s to research new treatments yes mainly Type 2 but also Type 1.
Repurposed drugs or Vaccines are much cheaper/ quicker to develop and get licensed and hence will attract interest.The fact that nothing has really happened so far in this specific approach tells me that I would not place too much importance on its development at this stage.

 

[Wendal]

If you look at her website you will see she is trying to highlight the BCG as a platform for research into various conditions like Diabetes,but also Covid and Oncology.I suggest she is wanting to attract more interest in funding her research and that is what is driving the current publicity.

 

[Inka]

Hi,
From what I'd read previously on the tb jab, it needs to be given like weekly to have any impact on type 1. This research went all quiet and this posted today is the first I've heard about it for many years

I’m sure someone said an earlier trial hadn’t been very positive - ie it hadn’t worked. I can’t remember the details because I put it out of my mind, having read that. Did she lose funding from major supporters? Wish I could remember.

 

[Wendal]

I’m sure someone said an earlier trial hadn’t been very positive - ie it hadn’t worked. I can’t remember the details because I put it out of my mind, having read that. Did she lose funding from major supporters? Wish I could remember.

Don’t know about funding situation but notice she does not have any backing from any bio pharma so these outfits always need money and it is an expensive business. Often it is the prelude for doing a capital raise so you need publicity to promote the level of interest.

 

[Inka]

Faustman is a bit of a controversial figure. Here’s an article I hadn’t seen before:

https://diatribe.org/lifestyle/author-advances-damaging-myth-about-diabetes

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[everydayupsanddowns]

Goodness, there’s a lot going on in that article and the responses @Inka

All feels like a bit of a tangled web, and some pretty strong personalities clashing.