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Research: Causes and Prevention

My daughter has type 2 diabetes and ocular myasthenia gravis. The doctor believes that the prednisone may have brought the problem to our attention a little sooner than we may have found out. What are some other causes of type 2 diabetes ?

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Some years ago, my friend and his daughter were kidnapped for several hours, then released, and shortly thereafter, his daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. There is no family history of this disease.Could this event be the cause of her diabetes?

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Three days ago, my five year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What, if any, effect do microwave cooked foods have on diabetes? How about inoculations?

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What relationship exists between the use or overuse of growth hormone and the onset of type 1 diabetes? How important is the monitoring of the blood sugar levels during the use of growth hormone?

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My 21 month old son had some problems at birth and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 14 months of age. His physician and geneticist both say his diabetes was a sudden onset and has nothing to do with his earlier problems, but it is so hard to believe there is not some connection.

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Is it possible to give yourself diabetes if insulin is injected when it is not needed?

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Prior to the diagnosis of diabetes, my son had tonsillitis and was very ill for no apparent reason. It took my doctor four weeks to diagnose the diabetes, but no one has been able to clarify the cause. Since my son’s diagnosis, three other young children were diagnosed after having had tonsillitis. Could the diabetes have been caused by the viral infection he had with the tonsillitis?

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A recent issue of American Baby magazine mentions a study that said there could be a link between diabetes and baby formula if there was a family history. I breast fed my daughter for seven months and supplemented with formula. My brother has type 1 diabetes and I am wondering if this, along with giving her formula, has increased her chances of developing the disease.

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My 13 year old just got diabetes, and we do have a family history of it, but I was wondering if I could have done something to prevent this or ward it off, for awhile at least?

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My son was diagnosed with type 1 just after taking eight days of antibiotics. Did the antibiotics cause his diabetes?

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