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Research: Causes and Prevention

Our four year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last fall, and we had his eight and six year old brothers tested for antibodies. So far, the six year old tested positive, but his sugars are still okay. What is known about the predictive value of this test?

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My 11 year old daughter was on growth hormone for almost three years without any adverse effects. Recently, she was given a new time-released product with a substantial increase dose in order to decrease the number of injections from daily to every two weeks. Is there any evidence that an overdose of growth hormone can cause diabetes?

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I am 18 years old, I have diabetes, and I plan on getting married to my high school sweetheart in four to seven years. Is there any way I can keep my kids from inheriting the disease, or, at least, delay it?

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My son is 25 months old, and his grandmother insists on constantly giving him nothing but sugary foods. Can he get diabetes as a result of ingesting too much sugar?

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Four months ago, I came down with what doctors think was meningitis. Apparently the meningitis triggered type 1 diabetes. Have you ever heard of meningitis which triggers type 1 diabetes?

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My daughter was diagnosed at 11 months. At that time she was on formula (Nutramigen) and not eating solids. Could that have any contribution to her diabetes?

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My 35 year old friend was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes after a trip to Egypt. Her doctors think she may have contracted the virus here. How is the virus transmitted, and what are early symptoms?

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Although you say that Accutane does not cause diabetes, I don’t think that’s true. My boyfriend was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and he had taking Accutane for six months prior to that. He is active and doesn’t maintain a poor diet so I don’t understand how he could just get diabetes. Obviously, there must be some type of connection because other people have had similar experiences.

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Yesterday, I saw a glimpse of a news TV show on which it was suggested that using rice cereal for infants at bedtime can cause type 1 diabetes. Can you expand on this?

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I have three relatives on my mother’s side with type 1 diabetes, and I was diagnosed with type 2 almost two years ago, but it was recently determined that I have type 1. My children are six and eight years old, and I’m wondering if they should be tested. Is there anything I can do to lower my children’s chances of getting type 1 diabetes?

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