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A friend is doing stem cell transplant.was told will inject some to body & some to pancreas.doing for diabetes though not in insulin.is it safe.help?

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No: As I mentioned earlier, stem cell treatment is not an approved therapy for diabetes. Your friend is being taken for a ride, she will be rid of her money but not diabetes, and may suffer additional damage to her health.

Answered 4/5/2016

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