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    I was in Gulf War 1990-1991 started getting sever rashes 1993 and then Type 1 diabetes in 2001. About 15 years ago, I read an article about a group (I think they were National Guard out of Luisiana deployed to the Gulf War, and 10 years after being in the Gulf a lot of them (a larger number compared to the general population) were being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
    I fall into this approx 10 years out I get diabetes. We were given the Anthrax shot (which left a big bump in my arm for over a week) and were taking Primaquine daily. They were spraying for flies around camp and had bowls of fly killing bait everywhere. I read another article around the same time about a Dr who had connected the use of Primaquine and the fly bait to health issues. I haven't thought about or looked into this in over 15 year because I was told back then by the VA that diabetes could not be service connected.

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