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Research: Causes and Prevention

My 14 year old son has type 1. I also have an 11 year old daughter, and I worry she may also get type 1. What tests can be done to see if she will develop diabetes? How accurate are they? Do you recommend siblings be tested?

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When you answered the questions about environmental factors, why don’t you mention vaccinations as a possible cause?

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Has anyone found a relationship between high ANA [antinuclear antibody, a lab test] in mother and eventual diagnosis (at age 5) of type 1 diabetes in daughter?

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My 11 year old was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Is there any chance that the hyperglycemia was caused by a thyroid problem instead of a pancreatic deficiency?

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I am interested in information regarding dietary strategies for preventing type 1 diabetes in my 11 month old son, whose father has the disease.

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Is there a relationship between alcoholism and diabetes?

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I was diagnosed with “evolving type 1” diabetes about a month ago. At the time of diagnosis, my blood glucose was 486 mg/dl [27 mmol/L], I had glucose and ketones in my urine and my A1c was 8.6%. Other lab tests showed a normal C-peptide level, positive Gad65 antibodies, and an elevated urine albumin level. Is there any way to stop the destruction of my beta cells while I still have some of them?

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I am a 17 year old female, I have always been a perfectly healthy, active, I am not overweight, and there is no family history of diabetes, but I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about a week ago. So, even my endocrinologist was a bit confused and told me I was an “atypical” case. What are other causes for type 2 diabetes to show up in a perfectly healthy 17 year old girl?

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Last year, our daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes around the time of her fifth birthday. My wife, who was unable to breast feed her when she a baby, blames herself for our daughter’s diabetes. Can baby formula trigger diabetes several years later?

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Recent research (in Finland and New Zealand) and our experience in Iceland indicate that betakasein A1 in cows’ milk might have effect on juvenile diabetes in children. Is there research of this possible connection going on in your country?

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