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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jonathan183" data-source="post: 2461197" data-attributes="member: 491092">The short answer is I don't know for sure, but in most to least likely I'd say in my case:-1. leaky gut (probably caused by a combination of gluten and emulsifiers in processed foods) and immune response to part digested foods that got into the bloodstream as a result leading to food associated autoimmunity.2. high stress/shock event (being knocked off my bicycle with an associated ambulance trip to hospital) and it was my own fault <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head    :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" />3. infection either viral or dental infections.Of the three the leaky gut is one I can do something about in terms of trying to at least slow progression - the others I can't even hope to fix without a time machine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite67" alt=":wacky:" title="Wacky    :wacky:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":wacky:" />For me the huge increase in type 1 has to be related to food/environment factors ... genetics might make people more susceptible but does not explain the recent increase.</blockquote>

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