May 27, 2009 — The incidence of type 1 diabetes among very young children will double from 2005 levels in a little over a decade if present trends continue, a new study shows.
The prediction is based on type 1 diabetes trends in Europe, but experts say there is every reason to believe that the U.S. will see a similar dramatic increase in the disease.
They are also convinced that environmental exposures are driving the increase, but it is far from clear what those exposures are.
Once known as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes is much less common than type 2 diabetes, except among children and adolescents.