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On 11/24/95 at [log in to unmask] wrote:
 
CW> However, in the past 2 weeks he has shown an gradual , at first,
CW>  and now a now MARKED increase in thirst. Also accompanied by
CW>  increased urination and tiredness. ...
CW>  ANY suggestions about what our doctor NEEDS to know about the CD in
CW> relation to our little boy's symptoms?
 
Your doctor should be aware that diabetes occurs far more frequently amongst
celiacs than in the rest of the population.  Your son's symptoms are amongst
those often seen in juvenile-onset diabetes.  The NIH is sponsoring free
diabetes blood screening for first-degree relatives of diabetics (ask your
doctor for details, as he/she has to be the interface, or write to me
privately at <[log in to unmask]> for the 800 number -- US residents only).  My
celiac son's uncle has diabetes, and even though this was deemed a
second-degree relationship, the NIH accepted my son for the diabetes screen.
 
Bill Elkus
Los Angeles