when I was diagnosed in 2001 with type 1 - Juvenile Diabetes at the age of 37, I was told it was rare as this form of diabetes was usually found in Juveniles hence the the term.
Before I was diagnosed with type 1, I was diagnosed with under active thyroid and coeliac and months later type 1.
In my youth I was always fit and healthy and was rarely sick at all until I was in my 30's, I moved to Runcorn in 1985 which has a big ICI chemical plant maybe about 10 miles away. Lots of people in Runcorn suffer from various illnesses, even my son when he was a baby had a bad reaction from the water on the estate.
Many people believe being not so far from the chemical plant is the cause for the illnesses people have which include cancer.
but saying that my family live in liverpool, my brother and mother have coeliac which manifests on the skin which I dont, they are both border line type 2 diabetics, my other brother does not have any of these illnesses, so its a bit confussing. If its genes alone then why does one brother not have any of these illnesses.
I was told diabetes, coeliac and thyroid problems were auto-imune, my Dr told me to watch my gluten free diet or bad things will happen, I guess he ment diabetes! I must admit I didnt keep tight control on my coeliac.
So Im not sure what actually caused my problems :|