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Suffering From Toxic Goitre, Having Juvenile Diabetes. Any Immunological Tests To Be Done?

Thank you very much Actually I am a surgeon and my son (now 19 years 0 has suffered from toxic goitre since he was 6 years old .and now since one year he suffered juvenile diabetes .I AM ASKINK IF THERE IS ANY IMMUNOLOGICAL TESTS TO BE DONE FOR HIM TO AVOID OTHER DISEASES. THANKS thank you I felt falsely it is free
Wed, 29 Aug 2012
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Dear Wagihmoustafa,

Good to see your awareness about type 1 diabetes and related immunological diseases. I hope your son is receiving standard care for both type 1 diabetes and thyrotoxicosis. Well as far as the common concomitant autoimmune disorders are concerned, you get serum cortisol tested early in the morning (8 am) along with IgG, serum sodium and potassium to rule out adrenal insufficiency, then anti-tTG to rule out celiac disease. Other diseases like autoimmune vitiligo, autoimmune deficiency of reproductive hormones (autoimmune hypogonadism) are really very rare. Serum RA factor and Vit B12 is something you must get it done as the tests are easy and easily available everywhere. All the very best.
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Suffering From Toxic Goitre, Having Juvenile Diabetes. Any Immunological Tests To Be Done?

Dear Wagihmoustafa, Good to see your awareness about type 1 diabetes and related immunological diseases. I hope your son is receiving standard care for both type 1 diabetes and thyrotoxicosis. Well as far as the common concomitant autoimmune disorders are concerned, you get serum cortisol tested early in the morning (8 am) along with IgG, serum sodium and potassium to rule out adrenal insufficiency, then anti-tTG to rule out celiac disease. Other diseases like autoimmune vitiligo, autoimmune deficiency of reproductive hormones (autoimmune hypogonadism) are really very rare. Serum RA factor and Vit B12 is something you must get it done as the tests are easy and easily available everywhere. All the very best.