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I don't understand your question @Andrew_Ezzat_ .

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition, where the immune system kills off the insulin producing beta cells. No one knows what causes the immune system to start killing off healthy and necessary cells in the body - no one knows what causes type 1. Some postulate that the autoimmune attack may be triggered by a virus, but this is just an assumption/a guess, it maybe that people who have experience of type 1 being diagnosed after suffering from a virus-type illness in fact already had type 1 with the autoimmune attack underway before the got the virus, but the illness either sped up the autoimmune attack or highlighted the loss of insulin production and allowed a diagnosis to be made. No virus causing type 1diabetes is known or identified.

Are you asking whether the virus causing type 1 is still present because your concerned about being contagious? Type 1 diabetes certainly isn't contagious - you can't catch it and you can't pass it on.
 
Given the choice between finding a cause or a cure I'll go with option 2 please. I think however neither is likely. Certainly not in my own lifetime. The thing is though we all have it and just have to make the best of life. I really do not wish to trivialise the condition for some of us who have had to endure some fairly dreadful complications. The thing is though, at least for me type 1 diabetes isn't that bad. There are far worse things that life can drop into your lap. All that we can all do is live life to the full and keep smiling. Being miserable about it will just make life an ordeal rather than a pleasure. Sorry to rant 'off topic' but it's just how it is :)
 
Although nothing is proven I can quite believe that an autoimmune condition can be triggered by a virus or bacteria overwhelming the body. My father suffered (and I do mean suffered) from RA. Previously he had nearly died from peritonitis caused by a burst appendix. I made it to 55 before getting shingles and 6 months later started losing weight rapidly. Appalling night cramps, hair loss and receding gums - it took 9 months before they discovered I was T1. So although we may carry a faulty gene some of the lucky ones may escape altogether! Having said that, I still consider myself to be lucky. Some of our fellow T1s are frankly heroes.
 
catapillar said:
I don't understand your question @Andrew_Ezzat_ .

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition, where the immune system kills off the insulin producing beta cells. No one knows what causes the immune system to start killing off healthy and necessary cells in the body - no one knows what causes type 1. Some postulate that the autoimmune attack may be triggered by a virus, but this is just an assumption/a guess, it maybe that people who have experience of type 1 being diagnosed after suffering from a virus-type illness in fact already had type 1 with the autoimmune attack underway before the got the virus, but the illness either sped up the autoimmune attack or highlighted the loss of insulin production and allowed a diagnosis to be made. No virus causing type 1diabetes is known or identified.

Are you asking whether the virus causing type 1 is still present because your concerned about being contagious? Type 1 diabetes certainly isn't contagious - you can't catch it and you can't pass it on.
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Thanks but I'm not diabetic. I'm interested only
 
Diabeticliberty said:
Given the choice between finding a cause or a cure I'll go with option 2 please. I think however neither is likely. Certainly not in my own lifetime. The thing is though we all have it and just have to make the best of life. I really do not wish to trivialise the condition for some of us who have had to endure some fairly dreadful complications. The thing is though, at least for me type 1 diabetes isn't that bad. There are far worse things that life can drop into your lap. All that we can all do is live life to the full and keep smiling. Being miserable about it will just make life an ordeal rather than a pleasure. Sorry to rant 'off topic' but it's just how it is :)
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Thanks
 
Sibyl said:
Although nothing is proven I can quite believe that an autoimmune condition can be triggered by a virus or bacteria overwhelming the body. My father suffered (and I do mean suffered) from RA. Previously he had nearly died from peritonitis caused by a burst appendix. I made it to 55 before getting shingles and 6 months later started losing weight rapidly. Appalling night cramps, hair loss and receding gums - it took 9 months before they discovered I was T1. So although we may carry a faulty gene some of the lucky ones may escape altogether! Having said that, I still consider myself to be lucky. Some of our fellow T1s are frankly heroes.
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Thanks
 
Andrew_Ezzat_ said:
Thanks but I'm not diabetic. I'm interested only
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Why does your avatar say you have type 1 then? There is an option to choose to say that you don't have diabetes and just asking these totally uninformed, unresearched questions out of idle curiosity.
 
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