Hmm, I was in a car accident when I was about 6, and by the time I was 7, I was having symptoms of diabetes. Officially diagnosed when I was almost 8. I always considered the events to be related, though there must have been a lot going on inside.
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Sorry to hear this, but that is interesting. Perhaps the stress of recovery from the accident caused the immune system to go wrong, much like the virus is doing in the children from this publication. As @tfeldman was saying, there are most certainly several ways to kick-start the autoimmune response.
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A 12 year old girl was struck by a car and developed diabetes suddenly. Another woman I know was physically abused by her husband and developed sudden onset diabetes while recovering from the abuse.
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