Still think dairy products are so wonderful?? Not only are they VERY allergenic, not only may they INCREASE the risk of osteoporosis, now only may they cause Type I diabetes in suseptable infants, but now…
This is actually a very pertinent question and one I have asked many times. Why are some many patient’s vitamin D levels very low despite good sun exposure. I may have the answer. When researchers first discovered that levels of vitamin D deficiency were darn near ubiquitous in our population, the initial thoughts ranged from […]
TNF in type 1 diabetics and glucose control and cardiovascular risk This study points to TNF-alpha as a contributor to the damage done to the pancreas in Type I diabetes. Recall that TNF inhibitors are the new rheumatoid arthritis and now Crohn’s disease drugs. As research gets more and more specific, I truly believe that […]
Type 1 Diabetes 3 Years After Hemophilus Influenza B (HiB) Immunization This is an example of one of those article that proves that immunizations are not always (and actually, rarely) benign. Studies like this are scattered throughout the medical literature and can sometimes be difficult to track down. But they are there. These findings need to […]
Acidic Drinking Water and Risk of Childhood-Onset Type 1 Diabetes This article is very intriguing to me and raises several issues. The findings of this study show that acidic municipal water led to a fourfold increase in risk of developing Type 1 DM. Zinc was also evaluated, and higher levels were protective. The authors suggest […]
