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Research: Causes and Prevention

My grandmother had gestational diabetes while pregnant with my aunt, my mother had it while pregnant with me, and both offspring developed type 1 diabetes. Has anyone done a study on whether mothers who had gestational diabetes are more prone to have a child who will develop type 1 diabetes?

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I am 49 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, and I weigh 140 pounds. Twenty years ago, I underwent surgery, and enough of my small intestine was taken that the doctor was concerned. Sixteen years ago, I had gestational diabetes which required insulin, and now I have type 2 diabetes. Could the missing small and/or large bowel be contributing to my insulin resistance?

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I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about four years ago, and I worked for a pharmaceutical production site at the time where I was exposed to a large amount of concentrated bovine serum albumin (BSA) powder.I have seen a lot of research linking this protein in cow’s milk with type 1 diabetes in children. Would it be possible to get BSA in the bloodstream by inhaling concentrated powder?

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I’ve heard that only 20% of the population get the flu. Is it better to take the flu shot and be exposed to the dead virus, or just risk getting the flu? What impact will extremely strenuous crew workouts six times a week have on his body’s immune system? Can this trigger juvenile diabetes?

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I am a 41 year old male vegetarian who has have a healthy life style, exercises regularly and watches his diet, but I have a family history of diabetes. As of now, my blood random blood sugar is in the range 90-105 mg/dl [5-5.8 mmol/L]. Is it possible I will get diabetes?

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A flatmate of one of my good friends says that diabetes cannot be an autoimmune disease. To make things more interesting, he’s a medical student, so I feel as if he has some authority in the matter. Is this true?

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My seven year old daughter has type 1 diabetes, and my four year old daughter is ICA and GAD antibody positive. We are returning for the final glucose tolerance test to see if she will be part of the DPT-1. We have been doing some research and are considering niacinamide or nicotinamide as a supplement. What is the difference between nicotinamide and niacinamide?

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What is causing so many people to get this terrible disease? Why did you not hear about diabetes 20-30 years ago or less? Why isn’t there a requirement that all children have periodic tests for diabetes?

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I have a child of four who has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for two years, and a younger child. If I had diabetes, particularly pre-clinical diabetes, could I pass this on to my child by breastfeeding?

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After being on the prednisone for a little over a month, my regular doctor had me ease it off the due to extremely high blood sugars, he said that I now have diabetes, and I have been using insulin ever since to control my blood sugars. Do you think the ENT doctor should have told me about the possibility of developing diabetes from taking prednisone?

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