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Research: Causes and Prevention

Does anyone know how many young children were in contact with puppies/kittens up to six months before they were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes? And, how likely is it that type 1 diabetes can be caused by children being in close contact with the urine and/or faeces of puppies, kittens, dogs and/or cats?

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Every month, before her period, my daughter runs a low-grade temperature and feels terrible. Could this monthly fever be triggered by hormones and result in her immune system being “turned on” full force against her islet cells? The fever goes away almost immediately at menses and she feels immediately “fine”. Don’t you think this scenario is possible?

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My husband has had Type 1 diabetes since the age of 25. At the time he was in the Navy. They gave him a smallpox vaccination. He had a severe reaction to the vaccine and a few months later was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Are they related?

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Does drinking soft drinks affect healthy people? Can it cause diabetes?

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My three and one-half year old nephew who had the rotovirus last week and was hospitalized. I read somewhere that the rotovirus could lead to the onset of diabetes. Any truth to this?

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I’m interested to know if any studies about cows’ milk and diabetes included children past infancy. Would the immune response to cow’s milk be different once a child is past infancy?

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I have three siblings who have diabetes (two are on dialysis), but neither my children nor I have diabetes. What measures should I take for myself and my children to ward off diabetes?

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We have absolutely no family history of diabetes, but my 11 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 four years ago, and my eight year old son is very concerned about getting diabetes. I heard of a vaccine for type 1 diabetes being given in Switzerland. Do you know anything more about this new vaccine?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for 37 years. I am now 47 years of age. Three years ago, I was diagnosed as having colon cancer. I had a friend who also had type 1 diabetes. She died from colon cancer the day before my surgery for the same type of cancer. Do you know of any connection between diabetes and cancer?

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He writes about possible triggers such as nitrosamine and a protein in cow’s milk as other possible triggers of Type 1 diabetes. Where can I find more information on these two possible triggers?

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