Re: Diabetes and vaccines 1 citation

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I just typed in Diabetes and Thimerosal into and came back with

several links. It sure wouldn't surprise me. Our kids are getting

these shots right when all their bodily systems are developing.

So sad that would not warrent being extra cautious.

K

Here is one article I found.

CASE REPORTS TO NVIC OF

DIABETES FOLLOWING MMR SHOTS

Every day since 1982, the National Vaccine Information Center has been

contacted by countless numbers of mothers and fathers reporting

deaths, brain

injuries and chronic health problems following routine childhood

vaccinations.

The names and ages of the children change, but the descriptions of

what happens

to them are always the same. Following are a few examples of what

parents have

told us in their own words happened to their children after they were

injected

with MMR or rubella vaccine and developed juvenile diabetes.

Diabetes at 15 Months Old

" My daughter, age 15 months, received her first MMR vaccine at a

routine

well-baby check-up. Prior to receiving the vaccine she had no health

problems

other than an occasional cold. Three weeks later she was diagnosed

with Type I

diabetes.

" At her check-up, the pediatrician warned me that in 7 to 10 days she

might

develop a fever and/or rash in reaction to the vaccine. Eight days

later she

developed a slight fever which I attributed to the vaccine.

" Over the course of that week she began drinking fluids to an excess

degree.

She was so thirsty that she drank 2-3 cupfuls at a time and then

began wetting

through her diapers, saturating her crib sheets. She also became

lethargic.

" ...her condition deteriorated rapidly...she had severe diarrhea and

vomiting,

which are signs of out-of-control diabetes...her weight had dropped

from 21

pounds less than three weeks earlier to 17 pounds...after two days in

intensive

care, she was moved to a hospital room on the regular pediatric ward

for five

days while my husband and I were given a crash course on diabetes

management. "

" Today our daughter is 11 years old. She looks the picture of health

and lives

a seemingly normal life. She excels in school, baby-sits and is

popular with

school and neighborhood friends. But she is different. She is

diabetic and

diabetes does not go away.

She is rudely awakened every morning at 7 a.m. with a finger-prick to

test her

blood glucose levels and then receives her first injection of

insulin. Four to

five times a day she tests her blood sugar and twice a day she

injects herself

with insulin. This totals over 1600 finger pricks and 1100 injections

each year

(her dinnertime injection is really two injections since the two

types of

insulin she needs then cannot be mixed in one syringe).

She must eat regularly whether she is hungry or not in order to

prevent insulin

reactions. Occasionally she has experienced seizures during severe

reactions.

Common illnesses such as stomach viruses and strep throats demand a

complete

change in her regimen with the potential for hospitalization if her

blood

sugars go out of control. "

" Diabetes-related medical expenses, for insulin, syringes, blood-

testing

materials, quarterly visits to a pediatric endocrinologist and an

annual eye

examination total over $1500 annually.

Although many diabetics are fortunate to live normal lifespans and

lead full

lives despite their illness, statistically speaking my daughter is at

high risk

as a diabetic for a number of health problems often experienced by

diabetics

after 10 or more years: blindness, nerve damage, kidney problems,

circulatory

problems (heart attacks and strokes), high risk pregnancies,

amputation of

limbs. On the average, diabetics' life expectancies are shortened by

a third

from the age of onset of diabetes.

Considering her young age at onset, 15 months, we can only pray that

her

regimen of insulin, diet, exercise and proper medical care will

enable her to

escape complications of diabetes and live a long life. "

Diabetes at Nine Years Old

" My son received the rubella vaccine and within the reaction period

he came

down with diabetes mellitus.... My husband and myself feel very

certain this

vaccines caused diabetes in my son, who at the time was nine and a

half years

old. "

High Fever, Seizures and Diabetes After MMR Shot

" Nine days after a MMR shot, my daughter suffered 105.6 degree

temperature. She

also suffered seizures periodically during the next 10 months. She

then

developed diabetes. I know the vaccine is directly related to her

present

medical condition. "

Forced to Vaccinate 11 Year Old and Diabetes Follows

" Despite our protests, we were forced to comply with state law and

have our 11

year old daughter re-vaccinated for rubella and measles. Up to the

time that

she was vaccinated, she was in good health. Within two months after

the

injection, she was admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of

juvenile

diabetes mellitus. During those two months, there was no evidence of

a viral

infection or any other illness. I strongly feel that the shot

triggered the

diabetes and am aware of medical evidence supporting that. "

MEDIA REPORTS ASK THE QUESTION:

IS THE CURE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE?

In fall 1997, two influential professional magazines featured

articles asking

the question: Has the decrease of infectious diseases in childhood

through the

mass use of vaccines been replaced with an increase in chronic

diseases such as

diabetes and asthma? The Economist, a prestigious international

magazine

read by

world leaders in government, business and public policy, and Science

News, a

magazine read by both health care professionals and the general

public,

explored the reported links between vaccines and chronic diseases in

their

November 22, 1997 issues.

Infections in Childhood Protect Against Chronic Disease - In an

article entitled:

" Plaqued by Cures, " The Economist acknowledged that trying to prevent

or treat

an infectious disease can have profound effects on the pathogenic

organism that

causes it, pointing to the evolution of antibiotic-resistant strains

of

bacteria and the appearance of mutant viruses able to evade vaccines.

The

article went on to explain the " hygiene hypothesis, " which holds that

exposure

to infections in childhood may prevent chronic disease later in life

and that

" intervening in infections may have undesireable effects on the

hosts - that

is, on people - as well as on the pathogens themselves. "

The article in The Economist reviewed a number of new medical studies

around the

world which back up the hygiene hypothesis. In a study in Guinea-

Bissau,

researchers found that children who had not had measles disease were

significantly more likely to suffer from allergies including asthma,

eczema and

hay-fever. In Italy, researchers found that children who were exposed

to

hepatitis A disease were less likely to suffer from allergies. And a

study

published in a November 1997 Archives of Disease in Childhood showed

that

children in England who had suffered a severe respiratory infection in

childhood were less likely to acquire Type 1 diabetes.

One theory being forwarded to explain why recovery from naturally

occurring

childhood diseases is important is that the human immune system has

evolved

over tens of thousands of years to respond to and be strengthened by

attacks

from viruses and bacteria. Depriving the developing immune system of

naturally

occurring infections in childhood may cause the immune system to

eventually

attack itself, which is what happens in autoimmune diseases like

asthma and

diabetes.

Unvaccinated Children Have Less Asthma - In an article entitled " The

Dark Side

of Immunizations?, " Science News reviews new reports by researchers

that show

that vaccinated children have a higher incidence of asthma and

diabetes than do

unvaccinated children. Science News reports that a study by

researchers at the

Wellington School of Medicine in New Zealand found that unvaccinated

New

Zealand children report fewer cases of asthma than vaccinated

children.

Another study by New Zealand researchers published in the November

1997

Epidemiology analyzed the health of 1,265 people born in 1977. Of

these, 23

didn't get any childhood vaccinations and none of them suffered

childhood

asthma. Among the 1,242 who got polio and DPT shots, more than 23

percent later

had episodes of asthma.

Science News adds that a 1994 survey of 446 British children, most of

them

eight

years old, showed that 91 received no vaccinations in early

childhood. Only one

child out of 91 got asthma. About 11 percent of the other 355

children who had

been vaccinated with pertussis and other vaccines had asthma.

The article goes on to note that animal studies indicate that an

absence of

contact with naturally occurring viruses increases the risk of

diabetes and

that research in humans suggest that some childhood infections may

prime a

person's immune system to fight off asthma.

L. Weiner, an immunologist at Harvard Medical School in

Boston, is

quoted in the article as saying that immunization skews the activity

of the

immune system and " If a person has a tendency toward a disease at a

certain

age, a vaccine might ... make [him or her] more susceptible later,

when other

challenges come along. " He added, " It's logical that there might be

some immune

manipulation that happens in childhood that might have a positive or

negative

effect on these diseases. "

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>

> Hi all -

> First off, thanks to Kirby for an amazing book. I couldn't

> put it down -- except for the few times when I whipped it against

> the wall in frustration.

> Briefly, I have a daughter born in 2000 (fully vaxed) who was

> diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) at 11 months,

> then Celiac disease at 20 months.

> I also have two sons. First one, born in 2001. Fully vaxed.

> Major GI issues from day 1. Regression after MMR. Major

regression

> after flu vaccination in 2003 where he stopped talking (since

gained

> back language), sensory issues, loss of social skills. He is doing

> well now, but still not " recovered " .

> Second son (15 months). Vaxed up until 4 months when I learned

> the truth. He is doing well on diet interventions and limited

> supplements. Hair test showed sky high antimony and high arsenic.

> We are keeping our fingers ( & toes) crossed.

>

> For what it's worth... I had rhogam shots for all three

pregnancies

> and Flu vaccinations while pregnant with both boys. ly, I'm

> pissed.

>

> For those of you who have been researching this for longer than

I,

> if anyone can lead me to any information in regards to

> mercury/thimerosal in regards to type 1 diabetes, I would be

> grateful. I know that most of the research has been done in

regards

> to neurological disorders, etc. but I would love to see some info

on

> diabetes as well -- if there is any. I am a member of a group of

> parents who have children with diabetes and I have been trying so

> hard to help them see what this crap can do to the immune system.

> I'm not putting all my eggs in the thimerosal basket for the type 1

> diabetes connection but... it is difficult for me to ignore the

fact

> that my son had a serious reaction to his thimerosal-containing flu

> vaccination AND my daughter developed type 1 diabetes at 11 months

> of age?? I believe that the trigger for type 1 diabetes could, in

> fact, be a virus or dairy issue (as many believe) but what I wonder

> about is the underlying reason WHY either the virus or the dairy

> issue could cause such a malfunction of the immune system. Could

it

> be the thimerosal/mercury??

>

> Thank you-

> Sue Misiaszek