Series 3 Episode 14: Farah O'Regan and Matt Johnson. Down syndrome and very young onset diabetes

Farah O'Regan talks about how her son who had Down syndrome and a severe congenital heart condition needing surgery diagnosed in pregnancy and then developed Type 1 diabetes on day 2 of life.  In early childhood he was diagnosed with 2 more autoimmune conditions, coeliac disease and hypothyroidism.  Researcher Matt Johnson explains his research which has established that Down syndrome directly results in very early-onset autoimmune diabetes.