Weissman demonstrated the ability to fully cure type I diabetes in mice using stem cells. But he ran into a road block when pharmaceutical companies refused to sponsor clinical trials. Weissman implied that the pharmaceutical companies had put profit over principle, preferring to keep diabetes sufferers dependent on costly insulin than to cure them
Anyone out there with Diabetes, be aware of the drugs you take to control it. A friend of mine recently died of a heart attack after taking Avandia.
If you or a loved one have taken Avandia for your Diabetes treatment, please check out this site on Avandia Recall