If you have a child with diabetes I’m sure you’ve dreamed of a day when a cure would be available. Like those nights when you couldn’t sleep because your child’s glucose level dropped to 40 and scared you to death. Or the time he called from school to say it was 300 and you dropped what you were doing to race there and help. It seems like you might place your future hope for a cure in Stem Cell therapy as it is apparently already being used successfully in curing Type 2 diabetes.

Children with Juvenile type 1 diabetes have to take insulin several times a day and their parents test their blood glucose concentration three to four times a day until they are old enough and responsible enough to test it themselves. It is important to monitor it frequently because those who keep their blood glucose concentrations as close to normal as possible can reduce many of diabetes complications. Possible complications that can develop over time are retinopathy (a disease of the eye that can lead to blindness) and heart disease. Those with type 2 diabetes can usually control blood glucose concentrations with a combination of diet, exercise, and oral medication however; it can progress to a point where insulin therapy will be required.

Stem Cell Therapy is Available Now
The Institute of Cellular Medicine (ICM) is currently accepting patients with the following conditions that have been successfully treated with stem cell therapy:
ALS, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Diabetes Type II,Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Rheumatoid, Arthritis, Stroke
Stem cell treatment at ICM is limited to a select group of applicants who fit a specific profile. In the future ICM plans to offer treatments for cardiovascular and orthopedic conditions.
ICM Now Offers Treatment For Diabetes Type II With Your Own Stem Cells
Diabetes mellitus patients are treated using stem cells derived from their own bone marrow. It is extracted from the hip and the stem cells are separated and expanded in the lab. The stem cells are injected through an arterial catheter in the groin under local anesthesia. Similar treatment is available for Parkinson's disease.
Adult and Cord Blood Stem Cells
ICM only uses stem cells from adults, umbilical cord blood and placentas. These types of cells have no ethical issues compared to fetal or embryonic stem cells.

Treatment Using Umbilical Cord Blood, Placenta, and Adult Stem Cells
Stem cells isolated from umbilical cords and placentas can become different types of tissue. Studies have shown that they can become nerve cells, liver cells, heart cells, bone marrow, and cartilage cells. Studies have shown that these stem cells are capable of "homing in" on and repairing damaged tissue.

It was originally thought that only embryonic stem cells had the ability to become many types of tissue and could be transplanted without rejection. Embryonic stem cells must be taken from an embryo, or unborn baby, while umbilical cord and placental stem cells can be isolated from the placentas and umbilical cords that would normally be discarded after a healthy birth.
The Institute of Cellular Medicine (ICM) only advocates the use of stem cells derived from the non-controversial sources: umbilical cords and placentas, bone marrow, muscle, skin and fat. The only cells used in treatments have been tested for infectious agents and are considered as safe as blood from a blood bank. Each batch of cells is then tested again for contamination before being frozen for long-term storage.
Stem Cell Therapy History
Cord blood stem cell therapy is in the early stages. Umbilical cord stem cells have been used world-wide since 1988. They have typically been used to restore the immune system of patients undergoing myeloablative chemotherapy. All patients will be required to understand and sign an informed consent form.

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