Although the exact cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown, factors that may signal an increased risk include: 1  Family history. 2  Your risk increases if a parent or sibling has type 1 diabetes. 3  Environmental factors. 4  Circumstances such as exposure to a viral illness likely play some role in type 1 diabetes.
Rip Torn. Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. on February 6, 1931 in Temple, Texas. Rip is a family name, taken by generations of Torn men and bestowed on Elmore by his father, who was also called Rip. Torn attended Texas A & M and the University of Texas, where he majored in animal husbandry.
Ripa was born in Stratford, New Jersey, the daughter of Esther, a homemaker, and Joseph Ripa, a labor union president and bus driver. She has a younger sister, Linda, who is a children's book author.She is of Italian and Irish descent. Ripa was raised Roman Catholic.Her father has been the Democratic County Clerk for Camden County, New Jersey, since June 2009.he has a younger sister, Linda, who is a children's book author. She is of Italian and Irish descent. Ripa was raised Roman Catholic. Her father has been the Democratic County Clerk for Camden County, New Jersey, since June 2009.