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Am I the only one who got type 1 diabetic at the age of 19?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheBigNewt" data-source="post: 1626998" data-attributes="member: 380756"><p>I'll second that fact. I'm pretty sure my diabetes followed a common cold, which I rarely get. I was 32. But I'd had them before of course, everybody gets them. Why my immune system chose that time to attack my islet cells is a question that medical science has yet to answer. Just like viral cardiomyopathy which I frequently treat. The virus is totally gone by the time the heart muscle poops out, that's been proven by biopsies. Acute and convalescent antibody titers have pretty much identified the specific viral exposure antigens, and they are very common viruses. And using drugs to suppress the immune system during the acute phase of the disease has been proven to do nothing to restore heart muscle function. I'm sure the same would be true for Type 1 diabetes. I just happens unfortunately. It can happen at virtually any age although it tends to occur in younger persons. I'm not buying "stress" (whatever that is) as a contributing factor either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheBigNewt, post: 1626998, member: 380756"] I'll second that fact. I'm pretty sure my diabetes followed a common cold, which I rarely get. I was 32. But I'd had them before of course, everybody gets them. Why my immune system chose that time to attack my islet cells is a question that medical science has yet to answer. Just like viral cardiomyopathy which I frequently treat. The virus is totally gone by the time the heart muscle poops out, that's been proven by biopsies. Acute and convalescent antibody titers have pretty much identified the specific viral exposure antigens, and they are very common viruses. And using drugs to suppress the immune system during the acute phase of the disease has been proven to do nothing to restore heart muscle function. I'm sure the same would be true for Type 1 diabetes. I just happens unfortunately. It can happen at virtually any age although it tends to occur in younger persons. I'm not buying "stress" (whatever that is) as a contributing factor either. [/QUOTE]
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