Why has the incidence of type 1 increased in Ireland

[Amity Island]

The Irish Childhood Diabetes National Register (ICDNR) reveals that we have the 10th highest reported incidence worldwide. It also shows that the national incidence increased by 69 per cent between 1997 and 2008 and, after a period of stabilisation, the incidence of type 1 diabetes in our childhood population is rising again – along with an apparent shift to an earlier age at diagnosis.

Why has the incidence of type 1 diabetes begun to increase again in Ireland?

Dr Muiris Houston: It’s important that parents and guardians know the symptoms to look out for and seek help early

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[Inka]

I really wish we could find the cause(s) @Amity Island I remember reading about this rise in children in the U.K. . The figures were quite striking.