Can toxic mold cause type 1 diabetes? While potential triggers vary, research suggests that environment plays a critical role in the onset of autoimmune disease. (See Environment, Not Genes, Dictates Human Immune Variation, Study Finds.) As a mom of a son with type 1 diabetes, I am convinced our encounter with toxic mold contributed to…
5 Vaccination Questions
Recent California legislation reduces my power to question when and how I inject my child with a vaccine. I believe it is a fundamental right of parents to ask questions about any medical procedure, including vaccinations. On June 29, 2015 California Governor Jerry Brown made history by signing into law SB 277 – a law…
Why My Son Got Type 1 Diabetes
Colin was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on June 27, 2007, at the age of 7. With no family history, we were shocked by the diagnosis. Colin was the eighth of our nine children. Why did Colin get type 1 diabetes and not our other kids? A Stroke of Bad Luck? When the doctors diagnosed…
A Teen Perspective on Type 1 Diabetes
It has been almost seven years since Colin’s diagnosis with type 1 diabetes. Now 14 years of age, Colin offers this perspective on life with this disease. One day is all it takes to change your life. June 26th happened to be that day. The day I was diagnosed. The day that told me that…
