SLC2A2 and type 1 diabetes mellitus: If STZ is confirmed in the future to be an important causative factor in human autoimmune T1DM, then it is apparent that it would be highly beneficial to supply the body with more α-D-glucose (in the form of saline glucose solution) during severe febrile infections (pediatric patients in particular) as the glucose molecule is a competitive inhibitor of GLUT2-mediated STZ transport and thus would help reduce the risk of developing T1DM.