Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS linked in Danish study - Yahoo! News

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Wow, Bill, this is very interesting! Thanks! Challius MS-Bill wrote: Lucky ME my type 1 diabetes hit me in 93 and then my MS in 99Bill NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 1 diabetes are more than three times more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) than are those without diabetes, new research from Denmark shows. In addition, the two diseases appear to be linked, albeit to a weaker extent, within families. Both type 1 diabetes and MS are auto-immune diseases, in which the body mounts an aberrant immune response against its own tissues -- attacking insulin-producing cells in the case of diabetes, and the myelin sheath surrounding neurons in MS. The new, population-based study is not the first to reveal an association between type 1 diabetes and MS.

However, previous evidence had come from relatively small numbers of patients. As reported in the Archives of Neurology, Dr. Nete M. Nielsen, from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, and colleagues assessed the occurrence of MS in 6078 patients with type 1 diabetes over more than a decade of follow-up. In addition, the researchers evaluated the presence of type 1 diabetes in 14,771 first-degree relatives of 11,862 MS patients. Eleven cases of MS developed in the diabetes patients, while only 3.38 cases would be expected based on the rates in the general population. Thus, patients with type 1 diabetes had a more than three-fold increased risk of MS. First-degree relatives of MS patients had a 63 percent increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, the team calculated from their data. However, after accounting for the possibility of also being related to a patient with type 1 diabetes, the excess risk fell to 44

percent. "To our knowledge, the present study is the first truly nationwide cohort study to demonstrate intraindividual and, to a lesser degree, intrafamilial co-occurrence of MS and type 1 diabetes," the investigators write. "The underlying mechanisms remain unknown," they say, "but may involve both genetic and environmental factors." SOURCE: Archives of Neurology, July 2006.

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Thank you, Bill, for this one. My father had MS. My sister had Type I dia

betes )no cystic fibrosis, unlike me, and I always thought that she had MS.

She died thirty years before the typical member of our clan does, of every

complication imaginable, and the MS was diagnosed a week before her death. Impossible to talk to her about it, though, as the had had meningitis

at age seven, and just KNEW that all her medical problems were due to that.

She was 14.5 years older than I, meaning that she would NOT listen to me!

Love to you, Challis, and to you, Bill, n Rojas

Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS linked in Danish study - Yahoo! News

Wow, Bill, this is very interesting! Thanks!

Challius

MS-Bill wrote:

Lucky ME my type 1 diabetes hit me in 93 and then my MS in 99Bill

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 1 diabetes are more than three times more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) than are those without diabetes, new research from Denmark shows.

In addition, the two diseases appear to be linked, albeit to a weaker extent, within families.

Both type 1 diabetes and MS are auto-immune diseases, in which the body mounts an aberrant immune response against its own tissues -- attacking insulin-producing cells in the case of diabetes, and the myelin sheath surrounding neurons in MS.

The new, population-based study is not the first to reveal an association between type 1 diabetes and MS. However, previous evidence had come from relatively small numbers of patients.

As reported in the Archives of Neurology, Dr. Nete M. Nielsen, from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, and colleagues assessed the occurrence of MS in 6078 patients with type 1 diabetes over more than a decade of follow-up.

In addition, the researchers evaluated the presence of type 1 diabetes in 14,771 first-degree relatives of 11,862 MS patients.

Eleven cases of MS developed in the diabetes patients, while only 3.38 cases would be expected based on the rates in the general population. Thus, patients with type 1 diabetes had a more than three-fold increased risk of MS.

First-degree relatives of MS patients had a 63 percent increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, the team calculated from their data. However, after accounting for the possibility of also being related to a patient with type 1 diabetes, the excess risk fell to 44 percent.

"To our knowledge, the present study is the first truly nationwide cohort study to demonstrate intraindividual and, to a lesser degree, intrafamilial co-occurrence of MS and type 1 diabetes," the investigators write.

"The underlying mechanisms remain unknown," they say, "but may involve both genetic and environmental factors."

SOURCE: Archives of Neurology, July 2006.

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[Guest guest]

I wish I was lucky just to win a million dollars. Thats the luck I need.

That was a rough time period for you and your family.

Bill

n Rojas wrote:

> Thank you, Bill, for this one. My father had MS. My sister had Type

> I dia

> betes )no cystic fibrosis, unlike me, and I always thought that she

> had MS.

> She died thirty years before the typical member of our clan does, of every

> complication imaginable, and the MS was diagnosed a week before her

> death. Impossible to talk to her about it, though, as the had had

> meningitis

> at age seven, and just KNEW that all her medical problems were due to

> that.

> She was 14.5 years older than I, meaning that she would NOT listen to me!

> Love to you, Challis, and to you, Bill, n Rojas

>

> * Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS

> linked in Danish study - Yahoo! News

>

> Wow, Bill, this is very interesting! Thanks!

>

> Challius

>

>

> */MS-Bill <wj.foulke@...

> >/* wrote:

>

> Lucky ME my type 1 diabetes hit me in 93 and then my MS in 99

> Bill

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 1 diabetes are

> more than three times more likely to develop multiple

> sclerosis (MS) than are those without diabetes, new research

> from Denmark shows.

>

> In addition, the two diseases appear to be linked, albeit to a

> weaker extent, within families.

> Both type 1 diabetes and MS are auto-immune diseases, in which

> the body mounts an aberrant immune response against its own

> tissues -- attacking insulin-producing cells in the case of

> diabetes, and the myelin sheath surrounding neurons in MS.

> The new, population-based study is not the first to reveal an

> association between type 1 diabetes and MS. However, previous

> evidence had come from relatively small numbers of patients.

> As reported in the Archives of Neurology, Dr. Nete M. Nielsen,

> from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, and colleagues

> assessed the occurrence of MS in 6078 patients with type 1

> diabetes over more than a decade of follow-up.

> In addition, the researchers evaluated the presence of type 1

> diabetes in 14,771 first-degree relatives of 11,862 MS patients.

> Eleven cases of MS developed in the diabetes patients, while

> only 3.38 cases would be expected based on the rates in the

> general population. Thus, patients with type 1 diabetes had a

> more than three-fold increased risk of MS.

> First-degree relatives of MS patients had a 63 percent

> increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, the team

> calculated from their data. However, after accounting for the

> possibility of also being related to a patient with type 1

> diabetes, the excess risk fell to 44 percent.

> " To our knowledge, the present study is the first truly

> nationwide cohort study to demonstrate intraindividual and, to

> a lesser degree, intrafamilial co-occurrence of MS and type 1

> diabetes, " the investigators write.

> " The underlying mechanisms remain unknown, " they say, " but may

> involve both genetic and environmental factors. "

> SOURCE: Archives of Neurology, July 2006.

>

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I saw this on the news yesterday. Thanks, Bill, for sending it.

Sharon (MSersLife creator/owner)

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Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS linked in Danish study - Yahoo! News

Wow, Bill, this is very interesting! Thanks!

Challius

MS-Bill wrote:

Lucky ME my type 1 diabetes hit me in 93 and then my MS in 99Bill

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 1 diabetes are more than three times more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) than are those without diabetes, new research from Denmark shows.

In addition, the two diseases appear to be linked, albeit to a weaker extent, within families.

Both type 1 diabetes and MS are auto-immune diseases, in which the body mounts an aberrant immune response against its own tissues -- attacking insulin-producing cells in the case of diabetes, and the myelin sheath surrounding neurons in MS.

The new, population-based study is not the first to reveal an association between type 1 diabetes and MS. However, previous evidence had come from relatively small numbers of patients.

As reported in the Archives of Neurology, Dr. Nete M. Nielsen, from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, and colleagues assessed the occurrence of MS in 6078 patients with type 1 diabetes over more than a decade of follow-up.

In addition, the researchers evaluated the presence of type 1 diabetes in 14,771 first-degree relatives of 11,862 MS patients.

Eleven cases of MS developed in the diabetes patients, while only 3.38 cases would be expected based on the rates in the general population. Thus, patients with type 1 diabetes had a more than three-fold increased risk of MS.

First-degree relatives of MS patients had a 63 percent increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, the team calculated from their data. However, after accounting for the possibility of also being related to a patient with type 1 diabetes, the excess risk fell to 44 percent.

"To our knowledge, the present study is the first truly nationwide cohort study to demonstrate intraindividual and, to a lesser degree, intrafamilial co-occurrence of MS and type 1 diabetes," the investigators write.

"The underlying mechanisms remain unknown," they say, "but may involve both genetic and environmental factors."

SOURCE: Archives of Neurology, July 2006.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you, Bill. My eldest sister's one redeeming feature was that she was

a stand-up comedy queen--not a cheerful or happy person, just funnier than

you can imagine. So at her memorial service, which I (on purpose) attended

wearing clothes that would have tortured her in life, I was aksed by her chil

dren to stand up and recite some of her funniest acts, which I did. I suppose

they are still wondering why all these folks at a memorial service were in

stitches for two hours! I figured that it was the best send-off I could give her!

She did make it to 78--not HER fault that even the people with chronic ill

nesses seem to make it to past 100 in our family! So, in practical terms, she

did NOT die young! Thank you for your post, love, n

* Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS> linked in Danish study - Yahoo! News>> Wow, Bill, this is very interesting! Thanks!> > Challius>>> */MS-Bill <wj.foulkeinsightbb> <mailto:wj.foulkeinsightbb>>/* wrote:>> Lucky ME my type 1 diabetes hit me in 93 and then my MS in 99> Bill>> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 1 diabetes are> more than three times more likely to develop multiple> sclerosis (MS) than are those without diabetes, new research> from Denmark shows.>> In addition, the two diseases appear to be linked, albeit to a> weaker extent, within families.> Both type 1 diabetes and MS are auto-immune diseases, in which> the body mounts an aberrant immune response against its own> tissues -- attacking insulin-producing cells in the case of> diabetes, and the myelin sheath surrounding neurons in MS.> The new, population-based study is not the first to reveal an> association between type 1 diabetes and MS. However, previous> evidence had come from relatively small numbers of patients.> As reported in the Archives of Neurology, Dr. Nete M. Nielsen,> from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, and colleagues> assessed the occurrence of MS in 6078 patients with type 1> diabetes over more than a decade of follow-up.> In addition, the researchers evaluated the presence of type 1> diabetes in 14,771 first-degree relatives of 11,862 MS patients.> Eleven cases of MS developed in the diabetes patients, while> only 3.38 cases would be expected based on the rates in the> general population. Thus, patients with type 1 diabetes had a> more than three-fold increased risk of MS.> First-degree relatives of MS patients had a 63 percent> increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, the team> calculated from their data. However, after accounting for the> possibility of also being related to a patient with type 1> diabetes, the excess risk fell to 44 percent.> "To our knowledge, the present study is the first truly> nationwide cohort study to demonstrate intraindividual and, to> a lesser degree, intrafamilial co-occurrence of MS and type 1> diabetes," the investigators write.> "The underlying mechanisms remain unknown," they say, "but may> involve both genetic and environmental factors."> SOURCE: Archives of Neurology, July 2006.>>> ----------------------------------------------------------> Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls.> Great rates starting at 1¢/min.> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com>>> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com>>

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Sounds like she lived a very useful life.

If you enjoy movies you should watch BIG

FISH

That is one of my favorite movies and when I saw it I had to think

of my wife's father Herb because of how he tells stories and how well

he gets along with people. Herb is in a nursing home with Alzheimers so

it is a matter of time.

Bill

n Rojas wrote:

Thank you, Bill. My eldest sister's one

redeeming feature was that she was

a stand-up comedy queen--not a cheerful or happy

person, just funnier than

you can imagine. So at her memorial service,

which I (on purpose) attended

wearing clothes that would have tortured her in

life, I was aksed by her chil

dren to stand up and recite some of her funniest

acts, which I did. I suppose

they are still wondering why all these folks at a

memorial service were in

stitches for two hours! I figured that it was

the best send-off I could give her!

She did make it to 78--not HER fault that even

the people with chronic ill

nesses seem to make it to past 100 in our

family! So, in practical terms, she

did NOT die young! Thank you for your post,

love, n

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Original Message -----

From:

MS-Bill

To:

MSersLife

Sent:

Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:35 PM

Subject:

Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS linked in Danish

study - Yahoo! News

I wish I was lucky just to win a million dollars. Thats the luck

I need.

That was a rough time period for you and your family.

Bill

n Rojas wrote:

> Thank you, Bill, for this one. My father had MS. My sister had

Type

> I dia

> betes )no cystic fibrosis, unlike me, and I always thought that

she

> had MS.

> She died thirty years before the typical member of our clan does,

of every

> complication imaginable, and the MS was diagnosed a week before

her

> death. Impossible to talk to her about it, though, as the had had

> meningitis

> at age seven, and just KNEW that all her medical problems were due

to

> that.

> She was 14.5 years older than I, meaning that she would NOT listen

to me!

> Love to you, Challis, and to you, Bill, n Rojas

>

> * Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS

> linked in Danish study - Yahoo! News

>

> Wow, Bill, this is very interesting! Thanks!

>

> Challius

>

>

> */MS-Bill <wj.foulkeinsightbb

> <mailto:wj.foulkeinsightbb>>/*

wrote:

>

> Lucky ME my type 1 diabetes hit me in 93 and then my MS in 99

> Bill

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 1 diabetes are

> more than three times more likely to develop multiple

> sclerosis (MS) than are those without diabetes, new research

> from Denmark shows.

>

> In addition, the two diseases appear to be linked, albeit to a

> weaker extent, within families.

> Both type 1 diabetes and MS are auto-immune diseases, in which

> the body mounts an aberrant immune response against its own

> tissues -- attacking insulin-producing cells in the case of

> diabetes, and the myelin sheath surrounding neurons in MS.

> The new, population-based study is not the first to reveal an

> association between type 1 diabetes and MS. However, previous

> evidence had come from relatively small numbers of patients.

> As reported in the Archives of Neurology, Dr. Nete M. Nielsen,

> from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, and colleagues

> assessed the occurrence of MS in 6078 patients with type 1

> diabetes over more than a decade of follow-up.

> In addition, the researchers evaluated the presence of type 1

> diabetes in 14,771 first-degree relatives of 11,862 MS patients.

> Eleven cases of MS developed in the diabetes patients, while

> only 3.38 cases would be expected based on the rates in the

> general population. Thus, patients with type 1 diabetes had a

> more than three-fold increased risk of MS.

> First-degree relatives of MS patients had a 63 percent

> increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, the team

> calculated from their data. However, after accounting for the

> possibility of also being related to a patient with type 1

> diabetes, the excess risk fell to 44 percent.

> "To our knowledge, the present study is the first truly

> nationwide cohort study to demonstrate intraindividual and, to

> a lesser degree, intrafamilial co-occurrence of MS and type 1

> diabetes," the investigators write.

> "The underlying mechanisms remain unknown," they say, "but may

> involve both genetic and environmental factors."

> SOURCE: Archives of Neurology, July 2006.

>

>

> ----------------------------------------------------------

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Bill-

I have that movie! Love it! During the whole movie the father's son did nothing but try to get away from the things his father talked about. He thought of his father as a liar. But, it wasn't until his father's funeral that he found out just how close to the truth his father was. I recommend this one to anyone who questions others actions. Sometimes it's not always that obvious is it?

Blessed be...

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http://360.yahoo.com/vallee45

-- Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS linked in Danish study - Yahoo! News

Sounds like she lived a very useful life. If you enjoy movies you should watch BIG FISHThat is one of my favorite movies and when I saw it I had to think of my wife's father Herb because of how he tells stories and how well he gets along with people. Herb is in a nursing home with Alzheimers so it is a matter of time. Billn Rojas wrote:

Thank you, Bill. My eldest sister's one redeeming feature was that she was

a stand-up comedy queen--not a cheerful or happy person, just funnier than

you can imagine. So at her memorial service, which I (on purpose) attended

wearing clothes that would have tortured her in life, I was aksed by her chil

dren to stand up and recite some of her funniest acts, which I did. I suppose

they are still wondering why all these folks at a memorial service were in

stitches for two hours! I figured that it was the best send-off I could give her!

She did make it to 78--not HER fault that even the people with chronic ill

nesses seem to make it to past 100 in our family! So, in practical terms, she

did NOT die young! Thank you for your post, love, n

* Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS> linked in Danish study - Yahoo! News>> Wow, Bill, this is very interesting! Thanks!> > Challius>>> */MS-Bill <wj.foulkeinsightbb> <mailto:wj.foulkeinsightbb>>/* wrote:>> Lucky ME my type 1 diabetes hit me in 93 and then my MS in 99> Bill>> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 1 diabetes are> more than three times more likely to develop multiple> sclerosis (MS) than are those without diabetes, new research> from Denmark shows.>> In addition, the two diseases appear to be linked, albeit to a> weaker extent, within families.> Both type 1 diabetes and MS are auto-immune diseases, in which> the body mounts an aberrant immune response against its own> tissues -- attacking insulin-producing cells in the case of> diabetes, and the myelin sheath surrounding neurons in MS.> The new, population-based study is not the first to reveal an> association between type 1 diabetes and MS. However, previous> evidence had come from relatively small numbers of patients.> As reported in the Archives of Neurology, Dr. Nete M. Nielsen,> from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, and colleagues> assessed the occurrence of MS in 6078 patients with type 1> diabetes over more than a decade of follow-up.> In addition, the researchers evaluated the presence of type 1> diabetes in 14,771 first-degree relatives of 11,862 MS patients.> Eleven cases of MS developed in the diabetes patients, while> only 3.38 cases would be expected based on the rates in the> general population. Thus, patients with type 1 diabetes had a> more than three-fold increased risk of MS.> First-degree relatives of MS patients had a 63 percent> increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, the team> calculated from their data. However, after accounting for the> possibility of also being related to a patient with type 1> diabetes, the excess risk fell to 44 percent.> "To our knowledge, the present study is the first truly> nationwide cohort study to demonstrate intraindividual and, to> a lesser degree, intrafamilial co-occurrence of MS and type 1> diabetes," the investigators write.> "The underlying mechanisms remain unknown," they say, "but may> involve both genetic and environmental factors."> SOURCE: Archives of Neurology, July 2006.>>> ----------------------------------------------------------> Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls.> Great rates starting at 1¢/min.> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com>>> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com>>

[Guest guest]

Thanks that really is one of my favorites right now. Judy bought

me a copy for Christmas and we have watched it several times.

Bill

He'll Bring You Through

Valene wrote:

Bill-

I have that movie! Love it! During the whole movie the

father's son did nothing but try to get away from the things his father

talked about. He thought of his father as a liar. But, it wasn't until

his father's funeral that he found out just how close to the truth his

father was. I recommend this one to anyone who questions others

actions. Sometimes it's not always that obvious is it?

Blessed be...

http://mscopgirl.blogspot.com

http://360.yahoo.com/vallee45

-------Original

Message-------

From: MS-Bill

Date:

07/13/06 18:46:34

To: MSersLife

Subject:

Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS linked in Danish

study - Yahoo! News

Sounds like she lived a very useful life.

If you enjoy movies you should watch BIG

FISH

That is one of my favorite movies and when I saw it I had

to think of my wife's father Herb because of how he tells stories and

how well he gets along with people. Herb is in a nursing home with

Alzheimers so it is a matter of time.

Bill

n Rojas wrote:

Thank you, Bill. My eldest sister's one

redeeming feature was that she was

a stand-up comedy queen--not a cheerful or

happy person, just funnier than

you can imagine. So at her memorial

service, which I (on purpose) attended

wearing clothes that would have tortured

her in life, I was aksed by her chil

dren to stand up and recite some of her

funniest acts, which I did. I suppose

they are still wondering why all these

folks at a memorial service were in

stitches for two hours! I figured that it

was the best send-off I could give her!

She did make it to 78--not HER fault that

even the people with chronic ill

nesses seem to make it to past 100 in our

family! So, in practical terms, she

did NOT die young! Thank you for your

post, love, n

-----

Original Message -----

From:

MS-Bill

To:

MSersLife

Sent:

Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:35 PM

Subject:

Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS linked in Danish

study - Yahoo! News

I wish I was lucky just to win a million dollars. Thats the

luck I need.

That was a rough time period for you and your family.

Bill

n Rojas wrote:

> Thank you, Bill, for this one. My father had MS. My sister had

Type

> I dia

> betes )no cystic fibrosis, unlike me, and I always thought that

she

> had MS.

> She died thirty years before the typical member of our clan does,

of every

> complication imaginable, and the MS was diagnosed a week before

her

> death. Impossible to talk to her about it, though, as the had had

> meningitis

> at age seven, and just KNEW that all her medical problems were due

to

> that.

> She was 14.5 years older than I, meaning that she would NOT listen

to me!

> Love to you, Challis, and to you, Bill, n Rojas

>

> * Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS

> linked in Danish study - Yahoo! News

>

> Wow, Bill, this is very interesting! Thanks!

>

> Challius

>

>

> */MS-Bill <wj.foulkeinsightbb

> <mailto:wj.foulkeinsightbb>>/*

wrote:

>

> Lucky ME my type 1 diabetes hit me in 93 and then my MS in 99

> Bill

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 1 diabetes are

> more than three times more likely to develop multiple

> sclerosis (MS) than are those without diabetes, new research

> from Denmark shows.

>

> In addition, the two diseases appear to be linked, albeit to a

> weaker extent, within families.

> Both type 1 diabetes and MS are auto-immune diseases, in which

> the body mounts an aberrant immune response against its own

> tissues -- attacking insulin-producing cells in the case of

> diabetes, and the myelin sheath surrounding neurons in MS.

> The new, population-based study is not the first to reveal an

> association between type 1 diabetes and MS. However, previous

> evidence had come from relatively small numbers of patients.

> As reported in the Archives of Neurology, Dr. Nete M. Nielsen,

> from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, and colleagues

> assessed the occurrence of MS in 6078 patients with type 1

> diabetes over more than a decade of follow-up.

> In addition, the researchers evaluated the presence of type 1

> diabetes in 14,771 first-degree relatives of 11,862 MS patients.

> Eleven cases of MS developed in the diabetes patients, while

> only 3.38 cases would be expected based on the rates in the

> general population. Thus, patients with type 1 diabetes had a

> more than three-fold increased risk of MS.

> First-degree relatives of MS patients had a 63 percent

> increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, the team

> calculated from their data. However, after accounting for the

> possibility of also being related to a patient with type 1

> diabetes, the excess risk fell to 44 percent.

> "To our knowledge, the present study is the first truly

> nationwide cohort study to demonstrate intraindividual and, to

> a lesser degree, intrafamilial co-occurrence of MS and type 1

> diabetes," the investigators write.

> "The underlying mechanisms remain unknown," they say, "but may

> involve both genetic and environmental factors."

> SOURCE: Archives of Neurology, July 2006.

>

>

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Memorial services are for the left behind and that was a beautiful thing to do. At my grandfathers funeral a year ago, they were showing the DVD of pictures and it came to one with my grandfather me and my brother. My nephew who is now 18 said "Man, I really do look like dad" and we all busted out laughing. The peolple at the funeral home looked in and from then on we told funny stories about my papaw. (my parents divorced when i was 2 and we lived 3 years with my grandparents so they always called me and Bobby their 5th and 6th kids)They probably thought we were crazy but that is how papaw would have wanted it. n Rojas wrote: Thank you, Bill. My eldest sister's one redeeming feature was that she was a stand-up comedy queen--not a cheerful or happy person, just funnier than you can imagine. So at her memorial service, which I (on purpose) attended wearing clothes that would have tortured her in life, I was aksed by her chil dren to stand up and recite some of her funniest acts, which I did. I suppose they are still wondering why all these folks at a memorial service were in stitches for two hours! I figured that it was the best send-off I could give her! She did make it to

78--not HER fault that even the people with chronic ill nesses seem to make it to past 100 in our family! So, in practical terms, she did NOT die young! Thank you for your post, love, n * Re: Yahoo! News Story - Diabetes and MS> linked in Danish study - Yahoo! News>> Wow, Bill, this is very interesting! Thanks!> > Challius>>> */MS-Bill <wj.foulkeinsightbb> <mailto:wj.foulkeinsightbb>>/* wrote:>> Lucky ME my type 1 diabetes hit me in 93 and then my MS in 99> Bill>> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 1 diabetes are> more than three times more likely to develop multiple>

sclerosis (MS) than are those without diabetes, new research> from Denmark shows.>> In addition, the two diseases appear to be linked, albeit to a> weaker extent, within families.> Both type 1 diabetes and MS are auto-immune diseases, in which> the body mounts an aberrant immune response against its own> tissues -- attacking insulin-producing cells in the case of> diabetes, and the myelin sheath surrounding neurons in MS.> The new, population-based study is not the first to reveal an> association between type 1 diabetes and MS. However, previous> evidence had come from relatively small numbers of patients.> As reported in the Archives of Neurology, Dr. Nete M. Nielsen,> from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, and colleagues> assessed the occurrence of MS in 6078 patients with type 1> diabetes over more than a decade of follow-up.> In addition, the

researchers evaluated the presence of type 1> diabetes in 14,771 first-degree relatives of 11,862 MS patients.> Eleven cases of MS developed in the diabetes patients, while> only 3.38 cases would be expected based on the rates in the> general population. Thus, patients with type 1 diabetes had a> more than three-fold increased risk of MS.> First-degree relatives of MS patients had a 63 percent> increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, the team> calculated from their data. However, after accounting for the> possibility of also being related to a patient with type 1> diabetes, the excess risk fell to 44 percent.> "To our knowledge, the present study is the first truly> nationwide cohort study to demonstrate intraindividual and, to> a lesser degree, intrafamilial co-occurrence of MS and type 1> diabetes," the investigators write.> "The underlying mechanisms remain

unknown," they say, "but may> involve both genetic and environmental factors."> SOURCE: Archives of Neurology, July 2006.>>> ----------------------------------------------------------> Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls.> Great rates starting at 1¢/min.> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com>>> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com>>