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Research: Causes and Prevention

Two healthy young men with no family history of diabetes and no other discernable risk factors have been diagnosed with type 1 in their twenties. The two men have only one thing in common: both were moderate users of marijuana. Could there be a link between marijuana usage and damage to the pancreas? Has anyone studied this?

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I have had a fair amount of hypoglycemia for about 10 years. I have lupus, secondary Sjogrens Syndrome, and I am hypothyroid. Recently, my fasting blood sugar has been around 130-140 mg/dl [7.2-7.8 mmol/L]. Is there any correlation among these conditions and getting diabetes?

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My 9 year old son was diagnosed in two months ago. He took the first 2 rounds of the Hepatitis B vaccine just before he was diagnosed. We are wondering if this could have attacked his beta cells. Should we go ahead with the 3rd vaccination scheduled in the next few months?

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My husband and I have no family history of diabetes, and my first son was born healthy and still remains so. However, at the age of one year, my youngest was given the chicken pox vaccine, without my permission, and a month later was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Is it possible he got diabetes from the chicken pox vaccine?

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What are the causes of diabetes other than the metabolic ones? Can where I live affect the likelihood of getting diabetes?

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Does breastfeeding decrease the incidence of type 1 diabetes?

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There was a previous question posted that spoke of a link between diabetes and congenital rubella. Has there been any study about a link between a pregnant woman receiving the MMR vaccine and her child developing type 1 diabetes at an early age?

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A television advertisement mentioned an immune deficiency related to having pneumonia consecutively two or more times as a child. Since type 1 diabetes is an immune issue, can this be related?

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About four months ago, I had a fasting blood glucose of 120 mg/dl [6.7 mmol/L], and my doctor sent the results in the mail with bold red letters stating that it looked like I was on the way to developing type 2 diabetes. I read all information I could on type 2 diabetes and immediately took action so now my blood sugar is normal. If I diligently continue this lifestyle, is it safe to say I will never get type 2 diabetes?

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Has anyone has researched to see if type 1 diabetes could be caused by a major shock to the system (such as a child accidently putting their hands on a stove and burning them)? All I have ever heard is that it happens from getting a bad viral cold that the system cannot fight, but my child never had this problem. No one else in our family has type 1 diabetes.

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