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New research suggests explanation for why Type 1 diabetes is worse in infants.
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Type 1 Diabetes in Children
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Interesting paper @Duncan Mackay . I see it also refers to genetic risk score. You might be interested in a project in the US. It’s premise is to prevent children and adults from reaching the point of DKA before diagnosis of T1. It came into being after a young girl tragically died from DKA after going on holiday.
It is a screening program that identifies genetically susceptible children and adults. T1 is potentially identifiable at a very early age in children, and potentially at any point in genetically susceptible adults. Those at risk are monitored for genetic shifts and the emergence of autoantibodies. I am in the at risk category, if I lived in the US I would be in this program. We don’t have this program in Canada. My own Dr practised medicine in the US and is frustrated it’s not available outside of the US. There is a YouTube presentation called ‘From Uncertainty to Empowerment: The Journey in Type 1’
The presentation is in 3 parts. I’m having trouble pasting the URL here , but if you look up the title it will come up on YouTube.
I have also attached a couple. The first link is the basics surrounding the development if T1 and the second is a more in depth look at T1
https://www.trialnet.org/events-new...taging-classification-opens-door-intervention
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5491594/
It is a screening program that identifies genetically susceptible children and adults. T1 is potentially identifiable at a very early age in children, and potentially at any point in genetically susceptible adults. Those at risk are monitored for genetic shifts and the emergence of autoantibodies. I am in the at risk category, if I lived in the US I would be in this program. We don’t have this program in Canada. My own Dr practised medicine in the US and is frustrated it’s not available outside of the US. There is a YouTube presentation called ‘From Uncertainty to Empowerment: The Journey in Type 1’
The presentation is in 3 parts. I’m having trouble pasting the URL here , but if you look up the title it will come up on YouTube.
I have also attached a couple. The first link is the basics surrounding the development if T1 and the second is a more in depth look at T1
https://www.trialnet.org/events-new...taging-classification-opens-door-intervention
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5491594/
Here’s a link to the BBC item about this, a little more simple than the article above, for people like me who need it spelled out more simply! 
www.bbc.co.uk
Scientists discover why type 1 diabetes is worse in children
They show cells that control blood sugar are more vulnerable in early childhood.
www.bbc.co.uk
I’m guessing they would have to implement a screening program for babies at risk of T1, similar to the US one I mentioned. The criteria being , genetically susceptible + first-degree relative with T1 and or the presence of at least 1 autoimmune antibody.
