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Research: Causes and Prevention

I have a child of four who has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for two years, and a younger child. If I had diabetes, particularly pre-clinical diabetes, could I pass this on to my child by breastfeeding?

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After being on the prednisone for a little over a month, my regular doctor had me ease it off the due to extremely high blood sugars, he said that I now have diabetes, and I have been using insulin ever since to control my blood sugars. Do you think the ENT doctor should have told me about the possibility of developing diabetes from taking prednisone?

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Where are we in terms of finding a real cure for type 1 diabetes? Is it more likely that a closed-loop insulin pump will be ready before the stem cells research or the xenotransplantation?

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Both my granddaughter and my brother were on soy formulas as infants, and a radio show host indicated there is a link between soy milk and diabetes. Has there been any research done regarding this link?

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My grandson has type 1 diabetes, and no genetic links have been found. Has an association been found with the current polio vaccinations used in the UK and type 1 diabetes in children? Can anyone enlighten me on the use of Calpol and Disprol including the effects of this medication on organs such as the pancreas in children under the age of one? Could this have caused or contributed to the onset of type 1 diabetes?

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What is your current opinion of paying to store umbilical cord blood for potential use in the future for treatment or cure of diabetes or other illness? Would it be worthwhile if the cord blood would help advance research science?

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My daughter’s GAD and IAA test results from the TrialNet study were above normal. Does this increase her risk of developing diabetes?

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Until about five years ago, we lived, for almost two years, in a house with a confirmed mold problem. Is it possible the mold triggered our son’s recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes?

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I was diagnosed with type 1 at the age of 23. My mother read that some women develop type 1 after they stop taking Depo-Provera. What do you know about this?

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Is there any new research regarding infant formula and the early onset of type 1 diabetes?

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