A common virus may be the trigger for the development of many cases of diabetes, particularly in children, UK researchers have reported.
Signs of enteroviruses were found in pancreatic tissue from 60% of children with type 1 diabetes, but in hardly any children without the disease.
"Type 1 diabetes is a life- threatening condition that requires a life-time of painful finger prick blood testing and insulin injections "Karen Addington, JDRF.
They also found that 40% of adults with type 2 diabetes had signs of the infection in insulin-producing cells. More >>
Courtesy Samachar.com and BBC
March 6, 2009
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Written By Hamsi on March 6, 2009 | 8:59 AM
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