Coxsackie virus and diabetes?

Question

my daughter was just diagnosed in the er with coxsackie virus

she has a follow up appt in a couple of days

I never heard of this,and the er doc didnt tell me anything really

so looking around the internet (until her appt)

i saw something saying,this could be the onset of juvenile diabtes

NOW im scared!

I dont want to look on the internet anymore anymore

but could 1 of you good people out there tell me

IS COXSACKIE the onset of diabetes OR ANY other more serious illness

thanks!!

Answer 1

There are several studies which do support coxsackie virus being a trigger for diabetes, but please don't over-react.  I've had juvenile diabetes for twenty years now and have been very involved in medical research.  The one thing I have learned is that for every study you find, you can find another one saying the exact opposite.

There are studies that say certain viruses overcome this genetic predisopotition and will stop diabetes from developing, but I have had the viruses that some of these studies cite, and it obviously didn't stop me from developing juvenile diabetes.

There are many studies saying that certain viral infections could be a TRIGGER for diabetes, but that is only in patients who have a genetic predisposition for juvenile diabetes.  In patients without the genetic make-up that includes diabetes, a virus cannot CAUSE diabetes.

Do you have any history of juvenile diabetes in your family?  That could be a sign of a genetic predisposition to diabetes.  However, even this is debatable.  I have absolutely no history of diabetes in my family, and I still have the disease.  Even though doctors and scientists are making these claims, they are not concrete facts.

Answer 2

I am not aware of any connection between cosackievirus and juvenile diabetes.

Coxsackieviruses are part of the enterovirus family of viruses (which also includes polioviruses and hepatitis A virus) that live in the human digestive tract. They can spread from person to person, usually on unwashed hands and surfaces contaminated by f***s, where they can live for several days.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/...

This is something that you need to research so that you will be informed and prepared, go to sites with reputatable information such as the MayoClinc or WedMD or the one listed above. Not all information on the internet is reliable so make sure your sites have reliable medical information and not just opinions or personal stories.