As you may already be aware, we recently had our five year old daughter, Claire, attend a pathology centre (see blog: 'Screening Claire') to have a blood test taken. This was to determine if she has any islet antibodies present in her blood which would indicate she was at risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Well the wait is over. I received a letter from the Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre to say that her blood test came back negative. She was found to have no islet antibodies present and therefore is unable to participate in the Intranasal Insulin Trial II. It means that she is very low risk of developing type 1 diabetes. This is great news and I'm feeling very relieved. It doesn't mean she is completely protected and her risk may still be above that of the general population, so they would still like to keep in contact in order to monitor any progression towards diabetes with a yearly blood test. And she may be able to participate in other risk and prevention studies which incorporate this.
I hope that they find the required number of eligible participants to complete the trial. We need a cure for type 1 diabetes but individuals who are at higher risk of developing it also need to be protected from the same fate. If you have a blood relative with type 1 diabetes here in Australia and are aged between 4-30, why not have a test. It might be the best decision you've ever made...To find out more about the trial or learn about T1, go to www.stopdiabetes.com.au.
I hope that they find the required number of eligible participants to complete the trial. We need a cure for type 1 diabetes but individuals who are at higher risk of developing it also need to be protected from the same fate. If you have a blood relative with type 1 diabetes here in Australia and are aged between 4-30, why not have a test. It might be the best decision you've ever made...To find out more about the trial or learn about T1, go to www.stopdiabetes.com.au.