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02-25-2010, 11:51 PM
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Diabetes Rising on NPR
This will be the topic on National Public Radio, on Friday EST at 1 pm. If you don't live in the area, you can listen on the computer
http://www.wbur.org/listen Here's the blurb about the show... Diabetes Rising In his new book, ?Diabetes Rising,? medical journalist Dan Hurley documents a seemingly inexplicable cluster of type 1 diabetes cases in Weston, Mass. This sudden uptick in Boston?s wealthiest suburb raises big questions about socioeconomics, lifestyle, and the cause of the disease. Dan Hurley joins us live from NYC.
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Joy Mom to Ava Born 06 dx 07 Animas PING 2008 Contact Detach Dexcom 7+ (the other love of my life) At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. -Jean Houston 
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02-26-2010, 12:40 AM
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Thanks for posting, Joy. I posted it on the HCCD FB page.
 I'm working from home tomorrow, so I should be able to catch it if they webcast it live.
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Rella, mom to Brendan -- 13-yrs-old, dx'd March '08 at 8 years old Navigator CGM: 11/08 to 1/11 Dexcom CGM since 2/11, G4 as of 10/12 OmniPod since 7/09 Help Cure Childhood Diabetes 
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02-26-2010, 05:54 AM
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I just finished reading the book, it was very well written and very interesting.
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Kelly Mom to Jack born 5/06, dx 7/08
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02-26-2010, 08:35 AM
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Chris Dad to Danielle, 14 years old, dx 8/17/2007, MDI (Humalog and Levemir)
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02-26-2010, 12:06 PM
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I'm going to cringe if this NPR lady doesn't stop saying diabeeetus.
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02-26-2010, 12:16 PM
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Well Dan hurley just said that perhaps it's because kids are overweight. As kids get bigger and bigger he sees more type 1 cases, not that beign overweight causes it but that it could be the trigger.
raise hands - who's kids was even close to being overweight at DX? That fully does not fit the profile of children who have been dx. Most of our kids are not even close to being overweight.
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02-26-2010, 12:20 PM
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Can't raise my hand - Kathy was a measely 46 pounds at diagnosis, 8 years old.
My statement still holds true - "Type 1 Diabetes is the most misunderstood disease on the planet."
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02-26-2010, 12:23 PM
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Quote:
 No hand-raising here either. Underweight. Wasn't even a big baby, nor a heavy baby. Always thin.
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Mom to 2 boys (6 & 8), oldest dx in Oct. '06 Pump MM522 w/ Sure-Ts infusion sets since July '10 Previously pump Deltec Cozmo w/ Contact-Detach sets "He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which." ~ Douglas Adams
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02-26-2010, 12:30 PM
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well he keeps disputing his whole theories.
he's talking about the possible cows milk in formula connection. If we're talknig about the cluster in WEALTHY suburbs...the incidence of full breastfeeding is more prevalent in the suburbs...that seems contradictory.
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02-26-2010, 12:39 PM
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matt was certainly nowhere near overweight, always extra thin. Lived in the sun... tho, I did do cows milk at 10ish months...
I would hazzard, its the likelyhood that we have massive amounts of auto-immune diseases running through the family...
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