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Type 1 Diabetes - Avoiding Dairy is Key to Prevention

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 5:52

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Diabetes is a very serious and complex disease. It carries with it several other complications during its progression including increased risks of heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, blindness, neuropathy (nerve damage), serious skin infections (i.e. gangrene) leading to lower limb amputations, and even premature death [1]. Needless to say, it’s not something to take lightly.

Type 2 diabetes is the most common type, but type 1 diabetes accounts for 5%-10% of all cases worldwide [2]. Type 1 diabetes is most commonly diagnosed during childhood. Hence, the term juvenile-onset diabetes. It is also known as insulin-dependent diabetes because it requires lifelong insulin therapy. Its prevalence has been increasing worldwide, and it also affects many in the United States. It is believed to affect 1 in 300 children by the age of eighteen in America.

The diagnosis of type 1 diabetes typically increases in incidence from birth to early teen years, peaking at ages 10-14. However, it can also develop in adults, specifically for those in their late 30’s and early 40’s.

WHAT IS TYPE 1 DIABETES?

Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce enough insulin to function properly. Without enough insulin, the body is unable to utilize sugar (glucose) from the foods consumed in the diet to produce energy. Since glucose is our cells’ main source of fuel this creates a big problem.

The pancreas is the organ responsible for producing insulin. Cells inside the pancreas, known as pancreatic beta cells, are responsible for making insulin. In type 1 diabetes, approximately 80%-90% of the beta cells are destroyed leading to hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) and the diagnosis of diabetes [3].

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TYPE 1 DIABETES

The classic signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination, increased hunger, fatigue, abdominal pain, and weight loss [4,5].

Up to 30% of newly-diagnosed type 1 diabetic children will present with a condition known as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) [5]. This is a very serious condition, often requiring hospitalization.

DKA occurs when the body doesn’t have enough insulin to allow glucose into the cells to be used as energy. The body still needs fuel of some kind in order to continue functioning, so it turns to fat. Fat stores are broken down and utilized as energy. This leaves behind toxic metabolites known as ketones. Ketones accumulate in the blood, producing an acidic state in the body, and then eventually spill into the urine. Consequently, a person’s urinary ketone levels will be elevated, along with their blood sugar levels. Blood sugar levels are typically over 200 mg/dl, and sometimes even up to 500-600 mg/dl, when a patient presents to the hospital with DKA. The result is one very sick individual.

AVOIDING DAIRY IS KEY TO PREVENTING TYPE 1 DIABETES

Type 1 diabetes occurs when there is a genetic predisposition to the disease followed by an environmental trigger [6]. In genetically predisposed individuals, an environmental trigger will cause an autoimmune reaction to occur in the body, resulting in antibodies being formed against the beta cells in the pancreas. The body then attacks and destroys these beta cells leading to permanent and irreversible damage to the pancreas organ.

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