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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2272550" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>It's possible, but there have been a lot of studies on possible triggers for T1 (genes, viruses and traumatic events are all thought to be significant) and no one's yet come to any definite conclusions. I think blaming milk because your child was having a lot before diagnosis is a bit like anti-vaxxers who blame vaccines for autism.</p><p></p><p>There have been some studies on treatments for children with certain genetic markers (which make them more likely to develop T1) to see whether the incidence goes down, not sure what the results were. (I remember because my daughter volunteered for the study but was ruled out because she did not have said markers.) So they are definitely trying to cut down the incidence of childhood diabetes, it's just that it's a complex disease with many potential causes.</p><p></p><p>I think it must be heart breaking to have a child develop diabetes so young, and I can understand your desire to want to have something to blame. But I don't think you're necessarily helping yourself by going down this route. There's nothing you can do to change the fact that she has got it, you need to look forward to the future of managing it and remember that it will get easier as she gets older. And it's very easy for parents to blame themselves for their children's diabetes (I know my T1 mother did even though it has never occurred to me that it is in any way her fault), whether it's genetics or environment (after all, you are responsible for both). Don't go down that route. Yes, your daughter is very unlucky to have joined the T1 club, but she is lucky to have parents that care for her and are able to keep her alive and healthy by managing her insulin until she's old enough to do it for herself. 100 years ago she would have been dead, 70 years ago she would have been looking at a greatly reduced lifespan and possible complications. The treatment today is awesome and is getting better all the time. She can look forward to a bright future.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2272550, member: 372717"] It's possible, but there have been a lot of studies on possible triggers for T1 (genes, viruses and traumatic events are all thought to be significant) and no one's yet come to any definite conclusions. I think blaming milk because your child was having a lot before diagnosis is a bit like anti-vaxxers who blame vaccines for autism. There have been some studies on treatments for children with certain genetic markers (which make them more likely to develop T1) to see whether the incidence goes down, not sure what the results were. (I remember because my daughter volunteered for the study but was ruled out because she did not have said markers.) So they are definitely trying to cut down the incidence of childhood diabetes, it's just that it's a complex disease with many potential causes. I think it must be heart breaking to have a child develop diabetes so young, and I can understand your desire to want to have something to blame. But I don't think you're necessarily helping yourself by going down this route. There's nothing you can do to change the fact that she has got it, you need to look forward to the future of managing it and remember that it will get easier as she gets older. And it's very easy for parents to blame themselves for their children's diabetes (I know my T1 mother did even though it has never occurred to me that it is in any way her fault), whether it's genetics or environment (after all, you are responsible for both). Don't go down that route. Yes, your daughter is very unlucky to have joined the T1 club, but she is lucky to have parents that care for her and are able to keep her alive and healthy by managing her insulin until she's old enough to do it for herself. 100 years ago she would have been dead, 70 years ago she would have been looking at a greatly reduced lifespan and possible complications. The treatment today is awesome and is getting better all the time. She can look forward to a bright future. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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