Is Knowing Better? A TrialNet Story / Diabetes Blog Week

Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes · May 9, 2017 · 1m

This week, diabetes educator Heather Lage has a daughter with type 1 and a son who's tested positive through the screening service TrialNet. TrialNet offers a screening test that can detect markers for T1D called autoantibodies up to 10 years before diagnosis. What's it like to know your child will get type 1 diabetes? What does her son think about it? Heather Lage shares her family's story.

TrialNet's ultimate goal is to learn enough about diabetes to prevent it. Many people who test positive are given the chance to enroll in clinical trials.

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