Dear Friends:

Catherine Watson Genna asks about babies becoming immune to cow insulin, and
that immunity transfers to human insulin, whereby the baby forms antibodies
to its own insulin.

Here's one article:

Vaarala et al. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 1988 47 (2); 131-135(5)

"We hypothesized that if CM formulas contained bovine insulin (BI), exposure
to them could lead to immunization against insulin, which is the only known
β-cell-specific autoantigen in IDDM.
  nAt 6 months of age the children who received CM formula had higher levels
of IgG antibodies to BI than..... children who were exclusively breast-fed.

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nThe high incidence of insulin-binding antibodies in young children with
IDDM may be explained by oral immunization to BI present in CM."

warmly,
n

Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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