Yes, I believe any of those things could have been a trigger for your body to attack itself, but as I said before scientists are discovering it is not one single event that triggers diabetes, but many. So this event was probably just the breaking point.
They actually have tests that people can have done on them to see if they have the genetic marker for diabetes. The only problem with this is that we can't tell what each person's triggers/stressors will be. Just because they have the marker doesn't mean they will ever develop diabetes. Maybe in the future we will be able to figure that out and stop it before it happens.
One example of avoiding "triggers" is PKU. Children with PKU will develop brain damage if they eat anything with phenalynine in it. If they don't eat phenalynine as a child, they do not develop brain damage. They can even eat it as adults.
Another point about genetics is that as your cells divide themselves, they occasionally make errors. After enough errors a condition may develop. So a genetic test at birth may not identify a marker as it has not developed yet. You also have to watch out for people without genetic markers that develop diabetes (anyone with more background on this out there?).
drinking will only help you now, if it even helps at all.....what you do to your body now will really impact your diabetes later in life, I seen first hand what this disease can do to someone down the line when they do not take care of themselves.
Not trying to preach just giving you my perspective......
I was also the first person in my whole entire family to get diabetes, but my 2nd cousin got like right after me....so idk how i got diabetes, its sooo confusing!!!!!!! :P
Well this can be bull but there are like a few theories out there..just google them..but yea one is like the milk we drink..that inside it there something added that disrupts our immune system ( i barely recall it) but yea if you notice diabetes wasn't as big as it is now..like probaly 40 years ago there was like 50,000 diabetics probaly..but yea look up the theories
Well this can be bull but there are like a few theories out there..just google them..but yea one is like the milk we drink..that inside it there something added that disrupts our immune system ( i barely recall it) but yea if you notice diabetes wasn't as big as it is now..like probaly 40 years ago there was like 50,000 diabetics probaly..but yea look up the theories
Michelle, the clotting disorder, I think, is Factor 5; I will have to double check on the number. He takes Cumadin for it. I will make a call and ask for clarification. He went to see an oncologist (I'm not sure of the exact name for the professional). I'll check it out later. It might be a few days from now.
On another note, I hope that your brother is doing well. That sounds rough. Some doctors are like some people--jerks.
My husband is on Coumadin as well. Thankful that it keeps this from recurring but being on Coumadin has drastically altered the activities he gets to participate in. Well, fishing is mostly atraumatic. He can stick with that.
I have had Diabetes since I was 18 months old, I am now 25. No one has completely been able to explain to me how I got it, and it doesn't run in my family. Some family members are convinced it had something to do with the vaccinations I received at my 18 month appointment. But still no official answers. Drinking yourself into "reality" isnt' the answer, and I'm sorry to say...won't help!!!
wow... Isaac this is interesting. I've never read that theory, but that is how my Mom started noticing that something was wrong with me. I was a newborn and I was never able to keep milk in my system. Hmmm... very interesting.
Well this can be bull but there are like a few theories out there..just google them..but yea one is like the milk we drink..that inside it there something added that disrupts our immune system ( i barely recall it) but yea if you notice diabetes wasn't as big as it is now..like probaly 40 years ago there was like 50,000 diabetics probaly..but yea look up the theories
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I've heard this theory, too, and I wonder if they're on to something regarding this. I've heard that increased consumption of cow's milk is one of the theorized causes of T1. From the time that I was born, I was severely allergic to milk, but the allergy went away by the time I was about seven years old. So, I started drinking milk (not very often, but I never had before) and then I was diagnosed when I was nine. So I think they may be on to something with this theory. I think I've read about other people on this site who are or used to be allergic to milk, also.
I wonder if there is a theory out there linking various food allergies and T1 diagnoses. I used to be allergic to milk, eggs, cheese, and corn. The allergies all went away at about the same time. I'll have to do some research on this...
So I went and made a call and came up with slightly more specific information about the genetic test that I and my siblings did...
I think, using my somewhat impoverished memory, that the genes identified in the brother w/the clotting disorder were D3 and D4...and the name of the clotting disorder...? It turns out that the disorder that he has is not a factor plus a number...it's two names.
I'm sorry that I cannot recall right now the names. I wrote them down and then misplaced them. I'm a little foggy from work. I will update, hopefully with more specific information, in a couple of days. I am sorry for the delay.