Patient's question:
My neighbor's child is said to have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I feel very strange because I've never heard of children getting diabetes either. What could be the cause of this? We also have children at home. How can we prevent this disease?Doctor's answer:
Hello, type 1 diabetes in children is not common. The factors or causes of type 1 diabetes in children: it is viral infections such as colds and mumps. It is related to diet, as it is best to start cow's milk feeding for infants after they are 8 months old, otherwise the probability of developing diabetes will increase, and food has a certain impact on infant diabetes. It is related to genetics, as the medical community currently believes that neonatal diabetes is related to genetic factors. Parents may have genetic factors that do not manifest in themselves but are expressed in their children, which is also a characteristic of type 1 diabetes.