Is Diabetes often there for those with brain tumors? (self or parent) for those with NHL? Anemia of AIHA?   Brain tumors are one of the things (there are many) that 2-butoxyethanol would cause... especially in children of those overexposed.   Another view of Diabetes   Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are autoimmune issues.   What we blame on elevated blood sugar is secondary to the chemical that causes elevated blood sugar:   2-butoxyethanol aka Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether.   This was the chemical of harm during the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill cleanup.  It is a chemical of harm in many cleaning products,  paint, solvents.  Exposure looks like the FLU.   It should be suspect for health damage to our Vets of every war era from WWII and before, overweight & autoimmune metabolic issues ... even cancers, especially of the blood and blood forming organs should be suspect.  I call it 'civilian gulf war syndrome' or Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome   Those with CFIDS should fill in the checklist ... for 'the pattern' * if you have it, ... share with your doctor/s   Diabetes is secondary to a chemical which causes abnormal blood sugar, abnormal blood pressure, abnormal body temperature (Ususally HIGH in early years to Subnormal later on)  Same is true for any hormones of glands     Doctors are looking for the fatigue / anemia EGBE causes in CFS, FM, CFIDS, ME Doctors do not know what the fatigue of CFS, FM, CFIDS is If caused by 2-butoxyethanol aka Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether it is AIHA or IMHA   Health Changes like CFIDS after flu *   http://www.valdezlink.com/re/changeafterflu.htm   What happened to the Vietnam Vets? *  Multiple autoimmune metabolic issues   Even Brain Tumors  .... same for other VETS with EGBE exposure/s   It is now suspected that Pres FDR didn't have polio, but