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Human Peripheral Blood Stem Cells and The Glycemic Index Diet can be a Solution to Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

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Ciro Gargiulo, Van H Pham, Huynh D Thao, Nguyen CD Kieu, Melvin Shiffman, Mark J Holtherman, Sergey K Aityan

Background: The use of autologous peripheral stem cell (PB-SCs) in Diabetes Mellitus type 1 (type 1 DM) was described in 2007 with promising conclusion. However a similar treatment with a positive outcome on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (type 2 DM) has not been yet reported. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of combination of autologous PB-SCs transplantation and low glycemic index diet (LGI diet) in treatment of DM2 patient.

Methods: Current study involved 13 patients with type 2 DM (aged 48 to 84 years) during a period of 180 days in our facility in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam. Clinical variables (duration of DM, oral hypoglycemic drugs, time free from oral drugs) and... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9620.1000130

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