Is Winter To Blame For Type 1 Diabetes?
Is Winter To Blame For Type 1 Diabetes?
Researchers from Finland have found a correlation between new cases of Type 1 diabetes and winter months. The study analysed data of 31,000 children from 105 diabetes centres across 53 countries found a correlation between the season and the onset of Type 1 diabetes. Of the 42 centres that exhibited this seasonal trend, 28 centres had peaks of diagnosis in winter and 33 had troughs in summer.