# Reducing risk of CVD in your T1 child

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reducing-risk-of-cvd-in-your-t1-child/5103
**Category:** Parenting a D-Child
**Created:** [September 29, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reducing-risk-of-cvd-in-your-t1-child/5103 "2018-09-29T17:40:41Z")
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### Author: ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reducing-risk-of-cvd-in-your-t1-child/5103/30 "2018-10-02T23:10:57Z")

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> [@Jen](#):
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> And if so, why, when someone without diabetes would be told it’s great? According to my endocrinologist and cardiologist it is problematic because I have long-standing diabetes. But why is this the case?

Here is some info on that particular topic:

> [@Crazy increased heart disease risk in T1Ds and how to mitigate that risk](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/crazy-increased-heart-disease-risk-in-t1ds-and-how-to-mitigate-that-risk/4966/9):
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> Let me start with just the overall issues from the disease from the medical view. But please don’t read this and get worried. After this, I will put together a list of things that can help you not be as concerned. Things that will help Samson for a lifetime. This is just what you have to fight against. But there are workable solutions for all of this, and I really want to post that too. but it will take a bit of time to gather all my thoughts on it. So just to start, here are a few of the rea…

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