Elizabeth, my daughter of 13 developed diabetes type 1 2+ years ago. Apparently the current thinking is that the anti- bodies of a casual virus mis-identify the Pancreas cells and begin their destruction. The current healthcentral.com newsletter has some interesting detail. It repeats an observation that babies who grow abnormally quickly in their first year are potentially at risk. Jessica was mostly fed formula. Regards Reg.
<http:www.healthcentral.com/news/newsfulltext.cfm?ID=39964&src=n71>
|
| |