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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2315754" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>Hello. I really hope you and your family are doing well following the trauma of having a very ill child followed by diagnosis of a chronic condition.</p><p>I am type 1 and didn't appreciate how difficult if must have been for my own parents at the time until I had my own 3 (none of them diabetic).</p><p>Nobody really knows why type 1 people suddenly reject their own beta cells but I know of many for whom diabetes followed on from an event which triggered an auto immune response like this. A virus can trigger it and there is a link to other autoimmune conditions such as coeliac disease and thyroid conditions. The gentic link is really weak.</p><p>She is fortunate in that the tech and insulins today are loads better than they were and at her young age she will adapt really well most likely. She may still have some remaining beta cell function and some people think this can be preserved for some time by following a low carb diet (see Dr Bernstein or typeonegrit on Facebook). This US group of kids seem to get steady blood sugars without the terror of hypos so I'd recommend their approach though it probably doesn't come into current conventional NHS treatment.</p><p>Wishing you and her the best of luck and i am sure she will amaze and impress you with her resillience! A note of caution if she has siblings as my sister certainly felt that she missed out on being the special ill one and I know my dad still feels guilty about it (as parents always do about something!).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2315754, member: 365308"] Hello. I really hope you and your family are doing well following the trauma of having a very ill child followed by diagnosis of a chronic condition. I am type 1 and didn't appreciate how difficult if must have been for my own parents at the time until I had my own 3 (none of them diabetic). Nobody really knows why type 1 people suddenly reject their own beta cells but I know of many for whom diabetes followed on from an event which triggered an auto immune response like this. A virus can trigger it and there is a link to other autoimmune conditions such as coeliac disease and thyroid conditions. The gentic link is really weak. She is fortunate in that the tech and insulins today are loads better than they were and at her young age she will adapt really well most likely. She may still have some remaining beta cell function and some people think this can be preserved for some time by following a low carb diet (see Dr Bernstein or typeonegrit on Facebook). This US group of kids seem to get steady blood sugars without the terror of hypos so I'd recommend their approach though it probably doesn't come into current conventional NHS treatment. Wishing you and her the best of luck and i am sure she will amaze and impress you with her resillience! A note of caution if she has siblings as my sister certainly felt that she missed out on being the special ill one and I know my dad still feels guilty about it (as parents always do about something!). [/QUOTE]
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