ASK THE DOCTORS
Dear Doctors: Type 1 diabetes runs in our family. Because of that, our pediatrician asked to do blood tests with our son to check if Type 1 is beginning. She also said that if it shows up, there’s a medicine that can slow things down. I’ve never heard of any of this and would like to know more.
Dear Reader: Your family pediatrician appears to be acting on the fact that there can be a genetic compon…