UAB cures diabetes in lab mice, preparing for human trial

Re:UAB cures diabetes in lab mice, preparing for human trial by ars on Friday November 07, 2014 @04:18AM (#8571741)

I wonder how many will not wait for the study and just try it.

It's not a cheap drug though - about $0.75 per pill.

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Re:UAB cures diabetes in lab mice, preparing for human trial by zaroth on Friday November 07, 2014 @04:28AM (#8571761)

A heck of a lot cheaper than insulin, test strips, needles, or CGMs, pumps, etc. The clinical trial is 1 pill once a day. $300 / year versus upwards of $10,000 / year.

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Re:UAB cures diabetes in lab mice, preparing for human trial by dmd on Friday November 07, 2014 @08:03AM (#8572300)

$0.75 seems incredibly inexpensive to me. Modafinil, by comparison, can be $50 per dose.

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Re:UAB cures diabetes in lab mice, preparing for human trial by xeroxmalf on Friday November 07, 2014 @10:08AM (#8572802)

Or even on the higher end, some MS drugs like Copaxone can be upwards of $200 to $300 per dose.

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Re:UAB cures diabetes in lab mice, preparing for human trial by thathonkey on Friday November 07, 2014 @10:36AM (#8572943)

$0.75 per pill is super cheap especially for a novel treatment. What are you talking about dude?

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Re:UAB cures diabetes in lab mice, preparing for human trial by evilduck on Friday November 07, 2014 @01:16PM (#8573829)

Blood glucose test strips are about $0.25 per strip and most diabetics test themselves multiple times per day. Anyone using insulin will pay substantially more per day.

$0.75/pill seems like a steal.

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