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Research: Causes and Prevention

My six year old, who has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, has been “sick” her entire life. Her tonsils are now out, she has had three sets of tubes, has had sinus surgery and has had three sinus endoscope procedures. The longest period of time she has been off antibiotics in her life is 34 days. Could all this be related to the diagnosis of diabetes?

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I am a 53 year old overweight female newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and a year before this I was given steroids for a back problem. Could these drugs have caused me to develop diabetes?

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My four year old daughter has type 1 diabetes, I have a one year old son, and I recently read a study suggesting that Vitamin D supplements can prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes. Should I be giving my son Vitamin D supplements due to his increased risk for type 1 diabetes?

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When my husband and my son were at Taco Bell last week, our son asked to see a nutritional guide. The boy behind the counter asked if he was diabetic and he told him yes. The boy is also diabetic and told my husband and my son that he is taking one shot a month as part of a trial program.

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I am a Type�1 diabetic diagnosed when I was 21. I have three children and have been told that they are at a “slightly” increased risk of developing the disease. Should I have my children tested for antibodies?

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I have read where Coxsackie Virus can act as a trigger for type 1 diabetes. My two-year old son has had this virus twice. This concerns me. Is there anything I can do for my son to help his body to stop attacking the beta cells?

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My nephew, who has an adopted mother, has been diagnosed with diabetes. The child is 6 years old and his mother weighs over 300 pounds and her mother was even heavier. Could this condition be something my mother-in-law did, or is it more than likely a family history matter?

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The endocrinologist said that everything going on in my daughter’s body at the moment she became infected with the strep made her immune system attack her islet cells. What if she got strep throat a month or a year later? Would she have gotten diabetes or would it just have been strep throat?

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I recently read the question about a child who developed type 1 diabetes after receiving prednisone, and my son also was diagnosed two years after taking it. I know that you stated that the prednisone did not trigger the diabetes in the previous case, but I wonder also whether my son would have developed diabetes if he had not taken the prednisone.

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I was just told today that I have insulin resistance, and I am wondering about the use of Glucophage for this problem. Is Glucophage intended for use in insulin resistance? Do I need to be checking my blood sugar regularly?

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