| I had measels, mumps and chickenpox within a few months time in early 1945. I lost weight weight rapidly and had no appetite. I was 6 years old. I had all the classic symptoms of type 1. We visited three docs and they had no idea what was wrong with me. Very little was known about D back then. A fourth doc had the bright idea to have my blood tested for sugar. He dx me with "sugar diabetes". I am 99% sure that those diseases were more than my young 6 year old body could handle and that is what caused my pancreas to fail. None of my relatives have had type 1. Thank God pork insulin was available in 1945.
Richard
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