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Did any of you type 1s have a virus before you got diabetes?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hellbunny" data-source="post: 355821" data-attributes="member: 46637"><p><strong>Re: Did any of you type 1s have a virus before you got diabe</strong></p><p></p><p>I also was drinking a lot of milk until I was diagnosed. There is the cow milk protein theory, meaning not breastfeeding can lead to type 1, I don't think there is much evidence to support this though!</p><p></p><p>I am with vaccinations, seems a lot of young little ones are diagnosed at 13 months, this is when the mmr is usually given! Of course babies are diagnosed at a month old so they don't fit that theory, it's a minefield.</p><p></p><p>I'm actually slow onset type 1 (diagnosed in pregnancy aged 18) the year before, I had a terrible virus which had me bedridden for 2 weeks, out of hours gp said glandular fever and gave me penicillin, I didn't have any blood tests done or anything he just looked at my throat Lol. I'm wondering if it could of even the coxsackie virus now though, I was always told glandular fever doesn't respond to antibiotics?? I think my immune system has always been abit teets up though, as a kid I never got chickenpox even though my bro and sis had them on different occasions, also when I caught pox last July, I had to go to hospital and have something to boost my white cell count as it was near zero i was so Ill. When I was younger I would catch things like stomach bugs, tonsillitus etc and be ill for weeks with them yet family recovered after a few days. Sorry that's a ramble, does anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks x</p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hellbunny, post: 355821, member: 46637"] [b]Re: Did any of you type 1s have a virus before you got diabe[/b] I also was drinking a lot of milk until I was diagnosed. There is the cow milk protein theory, meaning not breastfeeding can lead to type 1, I don't think there is much evidence to support this though! I am with vaccinations, seems a lot of young little ones are diagnosed at 13 months, this is when the mmr is usually given! Of course babies are diagnosed at a month old so they don't fit that theory, it's a minefield. I'm actually slow onset type 1 (diagnosed in pregnancy aged 18) the year before, I had a terrible virus which had me bedridden for 2 weeks, out of hours gp said glandular fever and gave me penicillin, I didn't have any blood tests done or anything he just looked at my throat Lol. I'm wondering if it could of even the coxsackie virus now though, I was always told glandular fever doesn't respond to antibiotics?? I think my immune system has always been abit teets up though, as a kid I never got chickenpox even though my bro and sis had them on different occasions, also when I caught pox last July, I had to go to hospital and have something to boost my white cell count as it was near zero i was so Ill. When I was younger I would catch things like stomach bugs, tonsillitus etc and be ill for weeks with them yet family recovered after a few days. Sorry that's a ramble, does anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks x Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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