Happened to see this article today. It said that there will be more and more youth diabetics in Europe by end of 2020. Meaning, they will join me as Type 1 Diabetic.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090528/tts-health-disease-diabetes-europe-509a08e.html
What is the exact cause of Type 1 diabetic? Till now, there is still no definite cause. It could be in the genes but could be environmental as well.
What is environmental?
These include increases in weight and height, less exposure to early infections in childhood and delivery by caesarean section.
This reminded me......a month ago, I went to visit a Chinese sinseh for a arm fracture. As usual, sinseh will want to understand more about me and the illnesses that I have. Told him I am type 1 diabetic. As usual, the reaction is surprised. He cannot believe that I am type 1 diabetic at such a young age... errr......actually I am not that young. From chinese sinseh point of view, the possible cause of type 1 diabetes (when no other people in my family has this) could be due to a serious illness that I had when I was young. Could be the bacteria from that illness is still residing in the body and that's why it attacked my pancreas resulting in me having Type 1 diabetes..... Well, mom recalled that I had a serious illness when I was young and that could be the case..... Anyway, that cannot be confirmed and nothing can be done to reverse that. It's still a mystery why I have it....
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