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Will Stem Cell Therapy Is Better Than Cadaver Transplant For Diabetes?

I am on peritoneal dialysis for nearly 2 1/2 years. I am 43 and I am suffering from diabetes for las 21 years and high BP for last 10 years. I am on waiting list for cadevar transplant. Pl sugest if stem cell theraphy will be better thna cadevar transplant?
Thu, 22 May 2014
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Dear sir i can understand your concern.
i am very sorry for your condition
Stem cells are a kind of embryonic cells present in placental blood for infants.
Now a days stem cells are harvested from Placental cord blood and stored for use in future.
In adults the stem cells are present very deep in bone marrow.
this stem cells can transform in to any type of cells in the body.
Now researchers are using this point to produce new Beta cells(cells that produce insulin in pancreas ) by injecting this stem cells in to pancreas.

As explained above this stem cells are taken from your own bone marrow there in no need of immunosuppression therapy,But in the case of cadaver transplant you need to be under immunosuppression therapy which will have lots of side effects.
There is a condition in which they will transfer both kidney along with pancreas which will give benefit of both in a single surgery,in this case its worth going for immunosuppressive therapy because there are more benefits than risk
Regards
Dr vamsi krishna
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Will Stem Cell Therapy Is Better Than Cadaver Transplant For Diabetes?

Dear sir i can understand your concern. i am very sorry for your condition Stem cells are a kind of embryonic cells present in placental blood for infants. Now a days stem cells are harvested from Placental cord blood and stored for use in future. In adults the stem cells are present very deep in bone marrow. this stem cells can transform in to any type of cells in the body. Now researchers are using this point to produce new Beta cells(cells that produce insulin in pancreas ) by injecting this stem cells in to pancreas. As explained above this stem cells are taken from your own bone marrow there in no need of immunosuppression therapy,But in the case of cadaver transplant you need to be under immunosuppression therapy which will have lots of side effects. There is a condition in which they will transfer both kidney along with pancreas which will give benefit of both in a single surgery,in this case its worth going for immunosuppressive therapy because there are more benefits than risk Regards Dr vamsi krishna