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Research: Causes and Prevention

Can surgery cause diabetes? My son didn’t exhibit symptoms of diabetes until three weeks after a tonsillectomy.

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Can a child develop diabetes if they eat a lot of sugary foods?

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My daughter was diagnosed with diabetes last November three months after we moved into a house we later left due to a mold problem. Is it possible that diabetes was caused or triggered by this mold?

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Have there been any studies to show the link between erythema multiforme and type 1 diabetes?

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Although she tested negative for antibodies two years ago, my youngest daughter is now showing symptoms of diabetes, Can you test negative, but later be positive, for antibodies? If the results can differ each year, why bother having the testing done every year?

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My 10 year old son was just diagnosed with diabetes. The endocrinologist thinks that the allergy testing triggered the diabetes. How would something like that trigger diabetes?

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I have a 12 year old daughter with Type 1 diabetes. She has been diagnosed just over 3 years now. I have been doing research on niacinamide and how it could help with this problem. Is this really effective?

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Is drinking Coca-Cola or other soft drinks the main cause of diabetes?

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My 9 year old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 4 months ago. Recently, I was reading a book that suggested that one of the ways children can acquire diabetes is through drinking water that is high in nitrates. Do you know where I can find out more information on this topic?

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My mother died as a result of a myriad of complications from type 2 diabetes diagnosed in her early thirties and now I am in my early thirties. I have been checking my blood sugars, which have been 150-200 mg/dl [8.3 -11.1 mmol/L], and I am sure that I will develop the disease. If I start taking low doses of insulin now, would that stave off the development of the disease?

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