

June 11, 2002
Diagnosis and Symptoms
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Question from Palisade, Colorado, USA:
My eight year old daughter, recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, was born with low blood sugar so she was put on the bottle until I was able to nurse a day later. Was this a sign that she might develop diabetes?
Answer:
From: DTeam Staff
There is no link between hypoglycaemia at birth and developing type 1 diabetes later in life.
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