Some Unconventional Causes of Your Baby"s Diabetes
Studies from around the world have shown that the highest rates of diabetes occur in the coldest months of the year.
Cold weather may make extra demands on insulin production in the body and be a 'final straw' in a susceptible child who might have already been affected by a virus.
Non-diabetic children have higher blood sugar levels in the winter.
Generally rates of Type I diabetes drop in countries nearer the equator (Asian countries have among the lowest rates in the world).
This north-south divide is mirrored in the United Kingdom.
The highest number of cases of Type I diabetes are found in Scotland and in Northern Ireland.
However there are confusing exceptions - the sun-drenched Mediterranean island of Sardinia, with a population of 1.
6 million people, has the second highest rate of Type I diabetes in Europe after Finland, with 30 cases among every 100,000 under the age of 14.
And Iceland has far lower rates than its high-level neighbors.
LOW ZINC LEVELS Zinc levels in the hair, nails and blood are generally found to be lower in children with diabetes than in non-diabetic children.
Scientists already know that some metals are present during certain metabolic events in major cells in the body and research has indicated that there may be a link up between low zinc exposure and repeated viral infections.
GENETICS Certain countries have far higher rates of diabetes than others.
For example, Finland, with a population of around 5 million, has the highest rate of insulin-dependent diabetes in the world, averaging 35 cases per 100,000 head of population, and with more boys affected than girls.
Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Africa have some of the lowest rates, with less than two affected children in every 100,000 under the age of 20.
Recent studies revealed that a child in Finland is 400 times more likely to contract diabetes than one in China, which may demonstrate the different genetic susceptibilities between populations.
Many countries with high numbers of children with diabetes are also reporting more cases in younger children, and it seems certain that something important happens very early in life - probably even in utero - which increases the risk.
OTHER BIRTH FACTORS A study of 220 mothers with children diagnosed with Type I diabetes in Yorkshire in the UK has found several significant risk factors.
Compared with a control group of400 mothers of healthy children, the survey found that more mothers with diabetic children: 1.
had had cesarean births 2.
were over 35 3.
had experienced pre-eclampsia
Cold weather may make extra demands on insulin production in the body and be a 'final straw' in a susceptible child who might have already been affected by a virus.
Non-diabetic children have higher blood sugar levels in the winter.
Generally rates of Type I diabetes drop in countries nearer the equator (Asian countries have among the lowest rates in the world).
This north-south divide is mirrored in the United Kingdom.
The highest number of cases of Type I diabetes are found in Scotland and in Northern Ireland.
However there are confusing exceptions - the sun-drenched Mediterranean island of Sardinia, with a population of 1.
6 million people, has the second highest rate of Type I diabetes in Europe after Finland, with 30 cases among every 100,000 under the age of 14.
And Iceland has far lower rates than its high-level neighbors.
LOW ZINC LEVELS Zinc levels in the hair, nails and blood are generally found to be lower in children with diabetes than in non-diabetic children.
Scientists already know that some metals are present during certain metabolic events in major cells in the body and research has indicated that there may be a link up between low zinc exposure and repeated viral infections.
GENETICS Certain countries have far higher rates of diabetes than others.
For example, Finland, with a population of around 5 million, has the highest rate of insulin-dependent diabetes in the world, averaging 35 cases per 100,000 head of population, and with more boys affected than girls.
Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Africa have some of the lowest rates, with less than two affected children in every 100,000 under the age of 20.
Recent studies revealed that a child in Finland is 400 times more likely to contract diabetes than one in China, which may demonstrate the different genetic susceptibilities between populations.
Many countries with high numbers of children with diabetes are also reporting more cases in younger children, and it seems certain that something important happens very early in life - probably even in utero - which increases the risk.
OTHER BIRTH FACTORS A study of 220 mothers with children diagnosed with Type I diabetes in Yorkshire in the UK has found several significant risk factors.
Compared with a control group of400 mothers of healthy children, the survey found that more mothers with diabetic children: 1.
had had cesarean births 2.
were over 35 3.
had experienced pre-eclampsia
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