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- 14 hours, 53 minutes ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  If your family members are hesitant about screening for T1D-autoantibodies, why is that?
  I'm starting to sound like a broken record but, there appears to be two groups of T1Ds - (1) those with clear genetic links to others in their families with T1D and (2) those who are the one and only T1D in their entire family. I'm clearly in this second group. No one, on both sides of my family, going back to my great-grandparents and their siblings (born in the late 1800s) down to my children and their cousins (literally dozens of them) have either T1D or T2D. Though not entirely pointless, the likelihood of anyone in my family testing positive appears to be no different than the general public. Do we have ANY answers as to why these two groups exist?
- 18 hours, 29 minutes ago
  
  Pam Hamilton likes your comment at
  If your family members are hesitant about screening for T1D-autoantibodies, why is that?
  Maybe because we're all tired of answering these questions about antibodies, and we don't want to annoy our families as much as the website annoys us! LOL.
- 21 hours, 16 minutes ago
  
  Christine Zinn likes your comment at
  If your family members are hesitant about screening for T1D-autoantibodies, why is that?
  My siblings are all in their 60’s. My son is 35 years old. My D was triggered by a virus and I am the only person in my family tree with T1D. No reason for them to get checked.
- 21 hours, 17 minutes ago
  
  Christine Zinn likes your comment at
  If your family members are hesitant about screening for T1D-autoantibodies, why is that?
  My siblings are all >70 yrs old, though my younger sister tested a few years ago. I have no bio kids.
- 21 hours, 51 minutes ago
  
  Abigail Elias likes your comment at
  If your family members are hesitant about screening for T1D-autoantibodies, why is that?
  I'm starting to sound like a broken record but, there appears to be two groups of T1Ds - (1) those with clear genetic links to others in their families with T1D and (2) those who are the one and only T1D in their entire family. I'm clearly in this second group. No one, on both sides of my family, going back to my great-grandparents and their siblings (born in the late 1800s) down to my children and their cousins (literally dozens of them) have either T1D or T2D. Though not entirely pointless, the likelihood of anyone in my family testing positive appears to be no different than the general public. Do we have ANY answers as to why these two groups exist?
- 22 hours, 12 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  If your family members are hesitant about screening for T1D-autoantibodies, why is that?
  I'm starting to sound like a broken record but, there appears to be two groups of T1Ds - (1) those with clear genetic links to others in their families with T1D and (2) those who are the one and only T1D in their entire family. I'm clearly in this second group. No one, on both sides of my family, going back to my great-grandparents and their siblings (born in the late 1800s) down to my children and their cousins (literally dozens of them) have either T1D or T2D. Though not entirely pointless, the likelihood of anyone in my family testing positive appears to be no different than the general public. Do we have ANY answers as to why these two groups exist?
- 1 day, 11 hours ago
  
  Amanda Barras likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  Their acceptance of "older" volunteers! T1D for 56 years, and currently 78 years old. Research opportunities are typically age restricted at levels well below my current age.
- 1 day, 14 hours ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  Great point, not much recognition for those of us that have lived with T1D for a long time.
- 2 days, 13 hours ago
  
  Phyllis Biederman likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  Many trials don’t take older people. I’m 71 and get eliminated.
- 2 days, 13 hours ago
  
  Phyllis Biederman likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  Great point, not much recognition for those of us that have lived with T1D for a long time.
- 2 days, 13 hours ago
  
  Phyllis Biederman likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  I’m going to be 80, and a “healthy” diabetic, yet my age eliminates me from most research. Aren’t they curious how I lived this long?
- 2 days, 13 hours ago
  
  Phyllis Biederman likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  Their acceptance of "older" volunteers! T1D for 56 years, and currently 78 years old. Research opportunities are typically age restricted at levels well below my current age.
- 2 days, 18 hours ago
  
  eherban1 likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  Many trials don’t take older people. I’m 71 and get eliminated.
- 2 days, 18 hours ago
  
  eherban1 likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  I’m going to be 80, and a “healthy” diabetic, yet my age eliminates me from most research. Aren’t they curious how I lived this long?
- 2 days, 19 hours ago
  
  Laurie B likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  I’m going to be 80, and a “healthy” diabetic, yet my age eliminates me from most research. Aren’t they curious how I lived this long?
- 2 days, 19 hours ago
  
  Laurie B likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  The last clinical trial I participated in was a double failure, so it was all for not. So professionalisem, and error free for me.
- 2 days, 20 hours ago
  
  Marty likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  Many trials don’t take older people. I’m 71 and get eliminated.
- 2 days, 21 hours ago
  
  KCR likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  Many trials don’t take older people. I’m 71 and get eliminated.
- 2 days, 21 hours ago
  
  John Barbuto likes your comment at
  What would make you more likely to participate in diabetes-related research? (Choose all that apply)
  Many trials don’t take older people. I’m 71 and get eliminated.
- 3 days, 11 hours ago
  
  kristina blake likes your comment at
  What factors would affect your participation in diabetes-related research?
  I am willing to participate in research, but at 75, I'm usually outside the age requirements.
- 3 days, 11 hours ago
  
  kristina blake likes your comment at
  What factors would affect your participation in diabetes-related research?
  I'm close to 80. No researchers are interested people my age so I don't give it much thought.
- 3 days, 11 hours ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  What factors would affect your participation in diabetes-related research?
  With the comments I see here there should be more research about aging with T1d. Just an idea…
- 3 days, 14 hours ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  What factors would affect your participation in diabetes-related research?
  With the comments I see here there should be more research about aging with T1d. Just an idea…
- 3 days, 14 hours ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  What factors would affect your participation in diabetes-related research?
  I do not qualify for most surveys and when I do, they want private information I do not want to give them, because I do not know how secure their computers ate.
- 3 days, 19 hours ago
  
  Gerald Oefelein likes your comment at
  What factors would affect your participation in diabetes-related research?
  You get very few opportunities to volunteer when you're over 75.
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