Not only genetics, but also environmental factors are “involved” in a person’s diabetes condition.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Do you often feel tired? Warning, persistent tiredness can be a sign that you have type 1 diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association says that in 2019 nearly 1.9 million Americans have it type 1 diabetes of which about 244,000 children and young people. According to data released by the United States (USA) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2020, the number of type 1 diabetes continues to rise.
Dr. Jennifer Sherr of Yale Medicine Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes said type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition. That is, the body attacks the pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin. This makes a person with type 1 diabetes dependent on exogenously administered insulin.
“Formerly known as juvenile diabetes, both children and adults can be diagnosed with the condition,” she said Eat this not thatMonday (9/1/2023).
Dr. Sherr explained that because a person’s body either doesn’t make enough insulin (type 1) or has insulin resistance that causes high blood glucose levels (type 2), similar symptoms are seen. This includes frequent urination (including having to get up all night to urinate).
Other symptoms include increased thirst, fatigue, weight loss, stomach pain, nausea or vomiting, as well as increased hunger and headaches. “Especially if someone has increased thirst or urination, he should be evaluated for diabetes,” she said.
Tabula Rasa HealthCare Chief Pharmacotherapy Officer Robert Alesiani said the signs to watch out for while having diabetes are increased thirst, increased urination, increased hunger, blurred vision, weight loss, irritability or agitation, and increased of the feeling of sedation.
The study, published in the National Library of Medicine, says genetics alone cannot explain the rapid increase in incidence. Therefore, environmental factors must be involved.
Lifestyle factors are classically associated with type 2 diabetes. However, there is data implicating obesity and insulin resistance in type 1 diabetes as well (accelerator hypothesis).
Cholesterol has also been shown to correlate with the incidence of type 1 diabetes. This may be mediated by the immunomodulatory effect of cholesterol.
There is considerable interest in early childhood factors, including maternal diet, delivery pattern, infant feeding, infant diet, microbial exposure (hygiene hypothesis), and early childhood antimicrobial use . Distance from the sea has recently been shown to be negatively correlated with the incidence of type 1 diabetes. Lack of sun exposure and levels vitamin D A low level is seen as a contributing factor to the increase in type 1 diabetes.
Additionally, the gut microbiome is also a concern. The study states that the microbiome is influenced by many of the factors mentioned above.
Having type 1 diabetes means that people with the condition and their families must consider a variety of factors to keep their glucose levels stable. The food they eat, physical activity and stress; all of which can make glucose more variable.
