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How Vitamin D can Help Juvenile Diabetics

Vitamin D is well known for its critical role in regulating skeletal metabolism. Recently, there has been speculation regarding whether the levels of vitamin D in the body are associated with juvenile diabetes. This is largely because vitamin D receptors are present in immune cells and insulin-producing beta cells, as well as the impact of vitamin D on autoimmunity and the immune system in general. According to recent studies, children with low levels of vitamin D are at a higher risk of developing islet autoimmunity, compared to those with higher levels. Islet autoimmunity is a…

Is diabetes heredity?

Is diabetes hereditary is a question that a growing number of people are asking. This is especially true now that diabetes rates are increasing each and every day, and as of now juvenile diabetes is fast becoming the single biggest chronic health problem faced by the modern population of young people. The answer to is diabetes hereditary isn’t always apparent and studies have been going on for years to answer the question and yet a clear answer is not forthcoming as doctors, scientists, and analysts struggle to find the single greatest causative factor for the…

Is Type 1 Diabetes Hereditary?

Is Type 1 diabetes hereditary is a question that a growing number of people are asking. This is especially true now that diabetes rates are increasing each and every day, and as of now juvenile diabetes is fast becoming the single biggest chronic health problem faced by the modern population of young people. The answer to is type 1 diabetes hereditary isn’t always apparent and studies have been going on for years to answer the question and yet a clear answer is not forthcoming as doctors, scientists, and analysts struggle to find the single…

Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis: The Science of Denial by Dr. Lawrence Broxmeyer

Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis Summary The thought that tuberculosis and its family of mycobacteria could cause diabetes seems farfetched, but is not. If this weren't true, then why would the Massachusetts General Hospital recently announce human trials with dilute cow tuberculosis (BCG) to attempt cure of type 1 juvenile diabetes, a disease historically thought by some to be caused by human tuberculosis. In nature, strains of tuberculosis, animal or human, have long been known to compete, change and destroy one another. And they do this through attack with their viral mycobacteriophage armament, which live inside all…