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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Risk factors for type 1 DM include: | |||
* Family history: risk of developing type 1 DM in close relatives of a patient with type 1 DM | |||
* Genetics: The presence of certain genes assoicated with an increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes. | |||
* Geography: Risk increases with increase in distance from equator | |||
* Congenital rubella infection | |||
* Maternal entero-viral infection | |||
* Cesarean section | |||
* Higher birth weight | |||
* Older maternal age | |||
* Low maternal intake of vegetables | |||
* Enteroviral infection | |||
* Frequent respiratory or enteric infections | |||
* Abnormal microbiome | |||
* Early exposure to cereals, root vegetables, eggs and cow's milk | |||
* Infant weight gain | |||
* Serious life events | |||
* Persistent or recurrent entero-viral infections | |||
* Overweight or increased height velocity | |||
* High glycemic load, fructose intake | |||
* Dietary nitrates or nitrosamines | |||
* Puberty | |||
* Steroid treatment | |||
* Insulin resistance | |||
* Psychological stress | |||
* Low vitamin D levels | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Risk Factors
Risk factors for type 1 DM include:
- Family history: risk of developing type 1 DM in close relatives of a patient with type 1 DM
- Genetics: The presence of certain genes assoicated with an increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
- Geography: Risk increases with increase in distance from equator
- Congenital rubella infection
- Maternal entero-viral infection
- Cesarean section
- Higher birth weight
- Older maternal age
- Low maternal intake of vegetables
- Enteroviral infection
- Frequent respiratory or enteric infections
- Abnormal microbiome
- Early exposure to cereals, root vegetables, eggs and cow's milk
- Infant weight gain
- Serious life events
- Persistent or recurrent entero-viral infections
- Overweight or increased height velocity
- High glycemic load, fructose intake
- Dietary nitrates or nitrosamines
- Puberty
- Steroid treatment
- Insulin resistance
- Psychological stress
- Low vitamin D levels