A Trial For Kids At Risk Of Type 1 Diabetes Was Scaled Back, Leaving Families In Limbo

"The trial, called TrialNet, is run by an international consortium of researchers who aim to understand how Type 1 diabetes develops over time and to find ways to halt its progression. One arm of the trial, Pathway to Prevention, includes participants like Liam, who have blood samples drawn annually and are screened for five proteins that help predict whether their immune system has begun to recognize the pancreas as foreign. These proteins, known as antibodies, accumulate over time and begin to destroy the pancreas' insulin-producing cells." The chance of disease for children in families with type 1 diabetes is so high that it causes stress for the parents and pain for the child. The disease is associated with many negative symptoms, which not only causes pain and discomfort for the child, but it causes pain for the parents to see their child go through it. 

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