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Research: Causes and Prevention

My son in 11; he was diagnosed about 9 months ago. When he was born, his immune system was suppressed. He received Gamma Globulin transfusions every 2-3 weeks until about 18 months of age. He has his IGG and IGA levels tested once a year. Could his diabetes be a direct result of the immune system disorder?

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Our three year old son was diagnosed with diabetes two days ago. Are you aware of any early intervention programs to arrest the disease process prior to complete destruction of the pancreatic islet cells?

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The doctor told me that I can start my son on homogenized milk instead of formula, but my sister developed type 1 diabetes in her late 20s, and A friend of the family who is a doctor told me that my son has a greater chance of developing diabetes if I give him homogenized milk before the age of one. Is this a fact?

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I developed type 1 diabetes at the age of 30. Are there any recent breakthroughs or research you’re aware of that suggest any probable triggers for those of us who are hit with type 1 later in life? Any particular patterns evident?

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We assume that my four year old’s diabetes was likely caused by exposure to the Coxsackie virus approximately six months before diagnosis, and recently, my younger daughter had the Coxsackie virus. Does a known exposure to an environmental stressor that caused type 1 diabetes in a sibling increase the percentage probability that the sibling will develop it?

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My son had two MMR vaccinations just before his diagnosis. Now he has type 1 diabetes.

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My 17 year old daughter went on the pill, and eight weeks later she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Searching the Web, I’ve found six to eight references to birth control pills increasing the risk of diabetes, but I can’t locate anything definitive. Of course, we’re also wondering if stopping the pill might reverse the problem.

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About five months before my three year old daughter’s diagnosis, I took a short course of prednisone for severe inflammation. My memory is that my daughter had finished nursing by then, but I might have. Is it possible, if I did nurse her, that there was still enough prednisone in my body to cause my three year old daughter’s diabetes?

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What is the likelihood of my child having diabetes as an adult if she was having diabetic fetopathy as a newborn?

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I’m a Vietnam veteran who was exposed to Agent Orange and as a result I have type 2 diabetes. Will I develop complications faster than other people with type 2 diabetes?

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