[Evermont]

New Insights On Link Between Early Consumption Of Cows' Milk And Type-1 Diabetes

ScienceDaily (May 7, 2008) — Researchers in Maine report a new explanation for the mysterious link between consumption of cows' milk protein in infant formula early in life and an increased risk of later developing Type-1 diabetes. A protein in cow's milk that triggers an unusual immune response appears to be the main culprit, they say... (link)

[notme]

I actually heard about this possible link a few years ago Keith. I often wondered about it. I was a very big milk drinker as a kid and young adult. I am the first type one in my family. Lucky me.......

[Keezheekoni]

We were talking about this yesterday when a member's wife was having a hard time pumping because of working in an OR.

I was never on formula as a child...long line of midwives and hippie-chicks in my family. However, I did start drinking regular cow's milk after I was a year old. (I think I was almost 2 when my mom weaned me.) So I had it in breakfast cereal and oatmeal.

I'm the only T1 in my family, that I know of. Everyone else on my dad's side is T2 though...

[notme]

That is the same with my family Rikki. My grandmother was type two, but my mother is not.

I was a formula baby from day one. Then on to milk and my parents should have bought a cow. I always drank milk when I was thirsty. I often wonder if that had anything to do with Diabetes later in life.

[Tinki]

I heard this a few years ago also. They said that after age 2 it is ok for children to drink milk. If I'm lucky to get blessed with kids I'm keeping them off cows milk for the first 2 yrs.

[Janlaton]

MOther nursed each of us to 18 months and then we were only given milk in cereal until age 3. Until we were grown we only drank home grown and home pastureized milk. Did not know you could get it at the store. Another walk down memory lane! I wonder if it is all milk or if it is all the chemicals now used in processing milk and in feeding dairy cattle?