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| | Diabetes: Type 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29) |
 | | The incidence of type 1 is higher than average among people with other autoimmune diseases, including Grave's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis (a form of hypothyroidism), Addison's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), and pernicious anemia. |
 | | Insulin is essential for strict control of blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes, which is now established as the best way to prevent major complications in type 1 diabetes, including in the kidney, eyes, nerve pathways, and blood vessels. |
 | | Duloxetine (Cymbalta) is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a newer type of antidepressant, that was approved in 2004 for treatment of pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. |
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