Type 1 diabetes may develop when babies are still in the womb, a study has found. Experts said the breakthrough raises hope that scientists could find new treatments for type 1 diabetesWHAT IS TYPE 1 DIABETES? Type 1 diabetes is an unpreventable autoimmune disease that usually develops in childhood, but type 2 is mostly caused by poor diet. Until recently, it was thought that children under six months could only develop neonatal diabetes, which is caused by a genetic mutation, and not type 1 diabetes. 'We now need to piece together how and why type 1 diabetes can develop at such a young age.

Source: Daily Mail October 09, 2020 07:27 UTC