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ISSUE 135 Although things do tend
to be a little quieter over
the summer months, the
fact is that this is another
issue filled-to-busting with news
and features. Frankly there's a rather
silly amount of news, and in some
cases big news…. I'm trying to keep
abreast of the whole stem-cell and
islet transplant, or islet-growing
science, but it's a bit of a struggle
for my intellect! Still, there are those
out there who can explain it better.
Circling around that topic, this issue
has a few articles on such matters.
On page 12, here is news of Vertex
buying out ViaCyte in the US, both
of which are involved in trying to
reproduce insulin-producing islets
from stem cells. The aim is to marry
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tools and techniques together to get
to the goal faster.
Looking towards future
technologies, rather than treatments,
we take a sneaky peak at the Swissmade Sigi
insulin pump (p.20).
Meanwhile, I interviewed Steve
and Sally Morgan whose Steve
Morgan Foundation recently donated
£50m to UK-based charities to help
find a cure for T1D (p.22).
I also visited OCDEM (the Oxford
Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology
and Metabolism) where there is a
DRWF-sponsored Oxford Human Islet
Isolation Facility in Oxford. I speak to
Prof Paul Johnson about the facility
and its endeavours to date (p.24).
There's a deep dive into the value
of anchovies in the diet in our regular
Making Carbs Count section on p.38.
In total there are five recipe ideas to
download as PDFs, should you fancy.
Have a wonderful summer. We'll
be back at the end of September with
our next issue.
sue.marshall@desang.netsue Marshall
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