Video – Briskin Center for Clinical Research
I was very happy to be a small part of this video for the Judy & Bernard Briskin Center for Clinical Research at City of Hope.
Descriptions of the various stages through the entire process in a pancreatic islet transplant, from initial decision through surgery and recovery.
I was very happy to be a small part of this video for the Judy & Bernard Briskin Center for Clinical Research at City of Hope.
Feeling very privileged to find my story on City of Hope’s website about Type-1 Diabetes under News and Breakthroughs as they work to find a cure.
This is a presentation I recently made at a City of Hope event summarizing my 3 years in a Clinical Trial for Type-1 Diabetes. It’s my personal 3-year miracle.
After 2 1/2 years, I am still living a dream I never thought possible. The most frequent questions I am asked about my pancreatic islet transplant are about how my life has changed and what about immunosuppression? Here are some answers and a little perspective.
My September 2017 blood sugar numbers remain quite amazing. For Type-1 Diabetics, and our friends and family, it shows what is possible for all of us.
9 months post transplant, I’m still living totally without insulin or complications. This is a quick update on my status, as I am filled with gratitude and thanks to so many.
Six months after my pancreatic islet transplant, I’m living totally without insulin. After 35 years with Type-1 Diabetes, each day is a breathtaking gift.
My September 2016 blood sugar numbers are quite amazing. For Type-1 Diabetics, and our friends and family, it shows what is possible for all of us.
A Type-1 Diabetic for 35 years, I no longer take insulin and my life has abruptly and dramatically changed – all because of a City of Hope Clinical Trial.
At day 14 after my second Islet Transplant at the City of Hope, I still require no external insulin. Recovering well, I’m starting to believe what is happening may really be true.
Each day brings more surprises:
To understand what this all means, we must go back to the stated objectives of this clinical trial, and to evaluate the results I have obtained so far. City of Hope’s stated objectives for this trial are:
Primary Outcome Measures (all of which I am achieving 100% at this time):
Secondary Outcome Measures (all of which I am achieving 100% at this time):
Other Outcome Measures (most of which are still pending for me, and that will be evaluated over the five year duration of this clinical trial):
So, since I am currently having very positive results, I’ve obviously been very, very lucky so far.
Remember that these are my results alone, and I have no idea how other transplant recipients in this clinical trial have fared, nor does it indicate how others may do in the future. But it does give me great hope, and certainly an idea about the role that islet transplantation can play in a Type-1 diabetic’s life.
I very much believe that I am traveling on a road, and participating in a trial, that will lead to a cure – hopefully that I will see in my lifetime.
How long will this last for me? Will I have any complications? Are there difficulties ahead? All very good questions, but right now they are just not so much on my mind.
As I asked before: Has anyone ever had a better fourteen days?
Roger D. Sparks
PO Box 12223
Newport Beach, CA 92658
(949) 375-4613
roger.sparks@visualme.com
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