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<blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 1288442" data-attributes="member: 39639"><p>I often wonder whether there's more than one cause of Type 1. I know that most people with the Type 1 genes do not get Type 1 so finding the environmental trigger would be a huge advance. I was gobsmacked when the consultant told me that they didn't know what caused it. I asked when I was diagnosed.</p><p></p><p>Evidence suggests not being breastfed increases your chances of getting Type 1 (or not being breastfed long enough). I read an interesting theory about the 'leaky gut' idea - that a so-called leaky gut allows foreign particles to get through the gut wall when they wouldn't normally. These then trigger an auto-immune attack and in Type 1 the beta cells get targeted. That all fits with the breadtfeeding thing, and also fits with the increased risk to babies born by C section who don't get the beneficial bacteria that a natural delivery would give them.</p><p></p><p>So my guess is that it's to do with the gut - a leaky gut, wrong bacteria, etc <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azure, post: 1288442, member: 39639"] I often wonder whether there's more than one cause of Type 1. I know that most people with the Type 1 genes do not get Type 1 so finding the environmental trigger would be a huge advance. I was gobsmacked when the consultant told me that they didn't know what caused it. I asked when I was diagnosed. Evidence suggests not being breastfed increases your chances of getting Type 1 (or not being breastfed long enough). I read an interesting theory about the 'leaky gut' idea - that a so-called leaky gut allows foreign particles to get through the gut wall when they wouldn't normally. These then trigger an auto-immune attack and in Type 1 the beta cells get targeted. That all fits with the breadtfeeding thing, and also fits with the increased risk to babies born by C section who don't get the beneficial bacteria that a natural delivery would give them. So my guess is that it's to do with the gut - a leaky gut, wrong bacteria, etc :) [/QUOTE]
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