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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:57 PM Original message |
Type 1 diabetes gene found |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks to the people who voted this up. 4 votes as of 10:29 Pacific time. |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. Remember that the gene is not the only cause of Type I |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. True, there are those without any family Hx of T1 and yet they have it. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. This is great news everywhere in the developed world except America |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. Kick! |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
6. This is good news. They are getting closer every day. Both my boys are type-1, ages 6 and 9 |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 06:22 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. one of my two boys is type 1 |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 07:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. It's a very small chance, less than 10%, that your other one will contract it |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. Oh I'm so sorry. That must be very difficult. |
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133724 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
7. A little late for my 1st wife but hopefullly not for others. |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. My sympathies |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:33 AM Response to Original message |
8. Wow, this may give hope to others with auto-immune |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
9. My wife has Type one |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. My daughter was just tested for a certain genetic marker... |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 06:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I thought my niece was young at age 6 |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
40. I've met families with children diagnosed as infants... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Dashed hopes--don't I know it. Someday... |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
41. Hi Blondeatlast! |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 11:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
27. "I can hardly stand to get my hopes up, then dashed, once again." |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
43. It seems like kids with T1 have to grow up a little faster.... |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 11:46 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. She was diagnosed almost a year ago (July 26th) |
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AverageJoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 04:58 AM Response to Original message |
12. Kick |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
13. Just A Head's Up... Only Applies To 5%-10% Of People With Diabetes |
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militaryspouse (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 06:15 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. .. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I know how you feel. I was dxed at age 7 and I |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
51. We all need to rant and caring for a diabetic child is hard work on |
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SpeedwayDemocrat (339 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. Manny, check your statement, please... |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Adult-Onset Type 1 Isn't Rare - But It's Not Typical |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
18. Diabetes sucks. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Another fellow diabetic here... |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
50. Yeah and Wilford Brimley still does those TV commercials... |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
21. Diabetes education, if you need it |
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kutastha (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Glucose:insulin |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I was quoting what I was taught |
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classof56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I thank you for this. |
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SpeedwayDemocrat (339 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Good luck to your spouse, Classof56! |
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doodadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
23. Both of my sisters were Type I |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
38. 'Sorry to hear about your sisters, doodadem... |
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cureautismnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
28. Good news. Now find the cure for Type 1 and 2. |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
29. Here's hoping this - or something - leads to a cure! |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. My T1son is also in college. Employers aren't allowed to ask about |
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ms liberty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
30. Wonderful news. K&R n/t |
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militaryspouse (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Don't loose hope |
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diddlysquat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. I've had T1 for 40 yrs. w/o major complications. |
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kutastha (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 06:35 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. I've had it 26 yrs without problems |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
34. This is really good news for a lot of people |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
39. K&R. |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
42. What does this mean for Type 2 diabetes which is the adult version? |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I don't believe it holds any meaning for T2 which is not an autoiimmune disease. |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
46. No, no, stop that science thingy, we want people to have miserable time............... |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Yep, it is pure Calvanism..."Life is hard and then you die" |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
47. Very good news. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
52. Fantastic. K&R |
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