When Oden was born we chose to donate his umbilical cord blood for research and medical use. We were also asked to take part in the Teddy study on type 1 (childhood) diabetes which would screen his blood for the higher risk genes for type 1 diabetes. We agreed for both the sake of science and because we have a family history of type 1 diabetes. Happily, we received news that Oden does not carry the high risk genes and while it is not a promise that he will never develop type 1 diabetes he is at the same risk as the 'average child, which is 1 in 300'. Yay! We don't have any photos of Oden with a teddy bear, so here is a picture of Oden with his rhino, taken at 2.5 weeks:
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