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Is Winter To Blame For Type 1?

Study in Finland finds correlation between new caes of Type 1 and the winter months. I got mine in January when I was 11 months old. When did your Type 1 get diagnosed?




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Diabetic Connect Member flower792
flower792
October 11, 2009 7:16 AM

I was diagnosed in mid April.

Diabetic Connect Member keek
keek
September 9, 2009 11:29 PM

I was diagnosed in January (but in hindsight, started having problems in mid-December).

Diabetic Connect Member Crashnot
Crashnot
September 9, 2009 6:37 PM

Unless you're outside, with skin exposed, for many hours a day, it's hard to be D deficient even in the summer. So October wouldn't be a stretch to start going low.

Diabetic Connect Member Sally Thomas
Sally Thomas
September 9, 2009 3:59 PM

I was diagnosed in October-not quite winter.

Diabetic Connect Member Troy's Mom
Troy's Mom
September 9, 2009 8:55 AM

Troy was diagnoised in December