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Type 1 diabetes can develop in babies under six months old, and the immune attack behind the condition may begin before they’re born, a new study co-funded by Diabetes UK has suggested for the first time. Until recently, it was thought that children under six months could only develop neonatal diabetes, which is caused by […]
A heel-prick blood test could predict which children will develop Type 1 diabetes, scientists say. UK and US researchers said up to 75 per cent of cases of the disease could be diagnosed by scouring the blood for biomarkers of the condition. The average child is in their mid-teens by the time they are diagnosed […]
Premature babies are at a higher risk of developing type 1 or type 2 diabetes as children or younger adults, according to research. A US team say babies who are born before 37 weeks should be intensively monitored in a bid to prevent or lower their risk of developing either condition. Preterm birth has been […]
A mum has volunteered her baby to take part in a medical trial she hopes will protect the youngster from diabetes. Chloe Phippard’s five-month-old daughter Ava will take a daily dose of insulin powder to see if it can prevent children developing the condition. The trial will explore if the immune system can be trained […]