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Type 1 diabetes on the rise in children

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    Doctors investigating cause of increase

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Happening now -- -- high rise in the rate of diabetes among our nation's children and there's some debate as to why this is happening.

A recent study looking at 20000 kids in five states.

Found an alarming 23% rise in the rate of type one diabetes -- eight years.

Type two diabetes which is linked to obesity Aussie rose 21% so there's big question again about what's causing this exactly -- leaving poker as imagine just.

Professor at Louisiana State University said doctor but -- before we watch into the reason why it titan two is determined by obesity -- what's type one.

-- -- one used to be called just juvenile onset and thirty years ago that's always on kids and it's an autoimmune disease so.

There is sometimes people can link it to a bad fever where you had a problem.

When they were infants but.

Something in the body is -- attacking the islet cells which of the cells in the pancreas that make insulin so that his kids don't make any -- They need to be put on insulin right away to some theories as to why this is growing include weight gain early on but off so.

Faster growth kids -- what physically growing -- fashion these days and than in previous decades but you'll.

Processor it is -- -- theory about how hygienic we are Hackett -- it back here.

Well as a matter of fact we're seeing -- -- a lot of autoimmune diseases and a rise in food allergies too because our body is attacking.

Something in the body or food that we take in like it's a German.

There's this theory out there that we spend too much time.

Taking antibiotics first of all as a society and also using all these anti bacterial.

Why since surfaces now have this anti bacterial surface on it.

And right now in and develop nations.

We've killed all the back tears and now some are immune system is overactive.

And it's attacking things our body so it's like work.

To clean right now you're at your doctor your -- mom -- -- anti bacterial soap in your house I just use regular soap and water and there is this idea I had several years ago people talked about a dirt vaccine where we actually.

Got kids more used to dirt and things and when I was a resident.

They're my chief resident used to go home and play with his kids in his dirty -- all my guys they would be.

Exposed.

To all of the different types of bacteria and make what -- are the kids are they okay.

While they were okay and I'm glad I train at different thing different while that's something for parents to consider -- any.

Early indications -- early signs.

If your child has type went back again if you noticed your child is excessively thirsty urinating a lot there eating a lot but they're actually using what losing weight and they're very fatigued.

Sometimes that's a sign of type one diabetes and that's something you need to get to the doctor right away haven't checked blood sugars and something to be aware of -- interesting study and -- won't think about that anti bacterial -- doctor been -- thank you very rests next taggants that was that's gonna.

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