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Research: Causes and Prevention

My son, age 3.5 years, was diagnosed when he was 1 year old. He suffered a very serious bout of croup 10 months prior. There is a history of diabetes in my family. I believe that although he was predisposed to diabetes, the croup sped up the onset of the diabetes.

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Within the last two months, a five year old girl in my son’s preschool class and the 18 month old son of the teacher have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It was mentioned to me that in both cases, the diabetes was caused by a virus. I have never heard of that situation, and wondered if it could be true.

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I recently read that cow’s milk may be related to diabetes, and I am concerned because I drink a lot of milk. (I now drink one glass a day, I used to drink up to four or five glasses a day all the way until a few months ago when I was diagnosed.) Should I stop drinking cow’s milk and just take calcium supplements instead?

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I read a study which said that antidepressants are suspected of causing suppression of insulin. Have you heard of this?

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I noticed that my 19 month old daughter (diagnosed about two months ago) has oral thrush. What do you know about candida and diabetes?

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I am 45 years old, as a teenager was diagnosed with Stein-Leventhal syndrome (PCOS), and my 13 year old son has type 1 diabetes. Is there any relationship between my PCOS and my son’s type 1 diabetes?

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Is there any connection between polio and diabetes later in life?

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My daughter has three children and had gestational diabetes with all three. What are the odds they will develop diabetes? How careful should we be with their diet?

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Seven years ago, my son died from complications with initial onset of type 1 diabetes, and about 10 months prior to his diagnosis, he had an adenoidectomy for severely swollen glands, but the doctor did not remove the tonsils.Are there any statistics about the percentage of children with type 1 diabetes having this procedure done prior to onset?

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I am a pension Officer with the Vietnam Veterans Federation, and we have a male client, in his 70s, diagnosed in 43 years ago with type 2 diabetes. He saw active service 56 years ago, during World War II. Is it possible that the poor diet over a four month period combined with extreme physical activity and extreme stress could contribute to his condition?

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