Diabetes

Type1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the function of insulin release is impaired by damage to the Langerhans Islets. Multiple theories try to explain how this happens, including the hypothesis that in infants who have to put too much strain while defecating damage will be done to the pancreas innervation. Exposure to infant formula and/or too early introduction of cow’s milk can cause obstipation and thus the need to use too much pressure to move stools (Quinn, 2010). In their study aimed at finding out what environmental factors predict prediabetes among school-aged children Skrodenienė c.s. found that along with intake of medicine during pregnancy, and indoor smoking of family members, early introduction of cow’s milk and cereal, are risk factors that predict the development of prediabetes among Lithuanian children. Preventing the use of mediction during pregnancy as much as possible and banning smokers from the child’s living envornment and to strive for an adequate duration of exclusive breastfeeding (6 months according to WHO) might protect children from developing Type 1 Biabtes during childhood.
Quinn MJ: Diabetes, diet and autonomic denervation. Medical hypotheses 1 February 2010, 74(2):232-234.
Skrodenienė E, Marčiulionytė D, Padaiga1 Z, Jašinskienė E,
Sadauskaitė-Kuehne V, Ludvigsson J: Environmental risk factors in prediction of childhood prediabetes. Medicina (Kaunas) 2008; 44(1)