Experts have seen a 'substantial' yet unexplained rise in new cases worldwide since the pandemic.
There has been an unusual rise in the number of children and teenagers around the world diagnosed with type 1 diabetes since Covid, say researchers.journal has collated available data from different countries, including the UK, on more than 38,000 young people diagnosed during the pandemic.More work is needed to understand why the rise is happening, they say.
That is because insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are mistakenly destroyed by the body's immune systemWhat's behind the rise?One such theory, is that Covid can trigger a reaction in some children which increases the risk of diabetes. But among the studies looking for this type of autoimmune reaction - where the body starts to attack some of its own healthy cells - not all have found evidence to support this theory.
She urged people to look out for the symptoms of type 1 diabetes: tiredness, thirst, needing to go to the toilet to urinate more often, and weight loss or increasing thinness - collectively known as the four Ts.
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