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Research: Causes and Prevention

Is there any connection between the removal of tonsils/adenoids or vaccinations and type 1 diabetes?

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A week after I was feeling better from getting over mono, I began getting really thirsty and frequently urinating, and the clinic at school tested my sugar via a prick of my finger, and it was normal. However, a few days later, my symptoms still exist. Has mono virus has ever been proved to cause anything related to diabetes?

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Have you encountered any research to indicate that steroids, such as cortisone, could cause type 1 diabetes?

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At least four of my son’s second grade classmates have developed type 1 over the last 10 years. Is there anyone who might be interested in researching this unusually high number?

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Are there any new injections or medicines to give to newborn babies to prevent them from getting diabetes?

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My daughter was on an antibiotic for a short time when she had mononucleosis. Four weeks later, she was diagnosed with type 1. Could the antibiotic have brought on the diabetes?

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Two years ago, I was put on Elidel cream. A year ago, I was diagnosed with type 1. Could the cream have triggered the diabetes?

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Can the use of cortisone cause type 1 diabetes? My son was on cortisone and antibiotics before he was diagnosed with diabetes.

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My sister has diabetes and her child eats absurd amounts of junk food. I’m concerned that her child may also get diabetes. Is diabetes in kids is increasing because of the junk food they eat, especially if they have a predisposition to diabetes?

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I am a 31 year old woman. My only health problem prior to diabetes was frequent kidney stones for which I took hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). I am wondering whether the HCTZ could have caused the diabetes.

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