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Vaccinations and Diabetes Link

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Lovinlife

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Is it true that there is a link between vaccinations and Type 1? I have a 6 week old baby who will be due her vaccines shortly but as I am type 1 diabetic I am so worried she will get it also.

I got the routine vaccines back in the 80's but did not get the hepatitis b vaccine till late noughties and 4 years later diagnosed with type 1 however in hindsight the symptoms were there around a year to two after this vaccine. So it is this vaccine that is really of concern to me. What do yee think?
 
I've never heard of vaccines being linked to Type 1. My baby had the normal vaccines :)

I'm pretty sure that babies don't have Hepatitis B anyway, but they do have the new Men B vaccine, which is a good thing.

There'll always be something you did, had, ate or drank before you got Type 1 but it's unlikely they'll be the cause :)
 
In Ireland babies receive hep b vaccine. But yes you are probably right that it was just unlucky I developed T1 and I will never know what really caused it
 
I've never heard of that. Vaccines are incredibly important and very safe. There is a lot of gibberish spouted about them online and especially in the US.

I would suggest that you ignore the negatives; vaccinations are one of the undeniable medical miracles of our times. Have a look at polio; it used to be endemic but now only exists in 2 countries Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Make sure your daughter is not vitamin d deficient; that is probably the best insurance against diabetes.
 
If there is a link it is extremely tenuous and is more likely down to a predisposition to autoimmune disorders. Personally I keep all of my shots up to date since I don't want to get sick from something that is avoidable and I also am not so selfish that I will put others at risk too.

As with many things in life it comes down to weighing the risks, the infinitesimally small chance it causes D vs the potentially fatal illness you may contract should you not be vaccinated and then exposed to said illness.

Sorry if that was a tad ranty I just get a bit annoyed that this argument seems to get adjusted and rehashed so often.

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Lovinlife said:
In Ireland babies receive hep b vaccine. But yes you are probably right that it was just unlucky I developed T1 and I will never know what really caused it
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Interesting :)

I hope they do find out the cause of Type 1. It's frustrating and annoying not to know. When I had children, I asked my consultant because I found it really worrying that maybe there was something out there that was causing Type 1 but nobody knew, so I'd inadvertently give the thing to my daughter, or do or not do something that'd cause Type 1. I totally understand your concerns. We'd all do anything to,protect our children.

I give my baby vitamin drops that contain Vitamin D (after checking they were safe, of course) and I breastfeed him. Those were the two things that my consultant suggested. She wasn't saying that either of those things caused diabetes, but she said it was a sensible precaution.

If you're particularly concerned about the hepatitis B vaccine, then maybe you could get further information from your doctor or health visitor. Hopefully, it'd put your mind at rest :) The same with the other vaccines too. I always read up on things too because I feel happier that way.

Edited to add that I found this for you @Lovinlife :


http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_0j_112.htm


I hope that helps put your mind at rest :)
 
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Lovinlife said:
In Ireland babies receive hep b vaccine. But yes you are probably right that it was just unlucky I developed T1 and I will never know what really caused it
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If all (aside from those who opt out) babies in Ireland are vaccinated against Hep B and you have concerns about any potential link with diabetes, you could research and compare T1 diabetes rates between Ireland and the UK, as Hep B is not a routine vaccination. It is usually only recommended in the UK for those who are at an increased risk, either by lifestyle or occupationally.

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/pages/vaccination-schedule-age-checklist.aspx

When I was a practising HCP professional, my Hep B vaccination had to be kept up to date as I routinely was in bloody environments; albeit fully gloved, and for riskier patients, double gloved.
 
Some interesting information in all of your replies...many thanks! I agree there is a lot of scaremongering out there! My daughter will be getting all vaccines but I am unsure about the hep b one and is it even necessary as it is not routinely done in the UK as mentionned. I will discuss with my GP and Endocrinologist.
 
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