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Research: Causes and Prevention

My toddler had a fever a week before his diagnosis with type 1. Is it possible that a virus could have settled in or around his pancreas?

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Can vitamin D3, given in the first year of life, really prevent type 1? What effect does D3 have on the newly diagnosed?

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How many people with type 1 are positive for the autoantibodies that attack the beta cells? Do you also have to have the HLA gene?

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Both my husband and his father have diabetes. Is there something I can do prior to conception or during my pregnancy to prevent our children from getting it?

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I have had diabetes for 26 years and my infant daughter has the high risk genes. We are in the TEDDY study. Should I avoid giving her gluten? Should I give her cod liver oil? I want to do whatever I can to prevent her from getting diabetes.

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My 3 year old son was diagnosed as Insulin dependent 5 months ago after contracting E. coli which resulted in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Have you ever heard of insulin dependence resulting from HUS or E. coli?

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I have had Type 1 diabetes for 12 years. I have heard that it is caused by a virus, others say it is hereditary. Which is true?

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What do you make of the latest reports about the association between type 1 diabetes and Hib vaccine?

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My four year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes for about a year, and I am breast-feeding my seven month old son. I have read a lot about a possible connection between cows’ milk and diabetes. Would you recommend that siblings of children with diabetes be put on soy milk rather than cows’ milk?

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I’m interested in prevention of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. Are there any data regarding how to prevent type 2 diabetes in families at risk?

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