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<p>What is the main risk factor for type 1 diabetes?</p>
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<p>Having a parent, brother, or sister with type 1 diabetes. Age: You can get type 1 diabetes at any age, but it usually develops in children, teens, or young adults.</p>
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<p>To start, I recommend learning how to manage diabetes while at work. Unfortunately, people who work nights, rotating shifts, or irregular hours face particular challenges in maintaining a healthy lifestyle with diabetes. Night and rotating shifts can also affect your eating habits and appetite. Shift workers may sleep through midday meals, work through dinner or breakfast, or eat large meals at irregular times.</p>
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<p>y staying focused on your studies. Now you may laugh at the idea of what has not already been told, or you haven’t already read in those thousan</p>
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<p>It is true that type 1 diabetes is most often diagnosed in children, adolescents and young adults. However, as you mentioned, having a family history of people with the disease (parents, siblings) may increase the risk of developing it. This is due to genetic factors that may predispose you to developing type 1 diabetes. </p><p> </p><p>It is important to remember that type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Unlike type 2 diabetes, which is more often associated with lifestyle and age, type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented, but it can be controlled with insulin therapy, proper diet and regular physical activity. </p><p> </p><p>If you have questions about this topic or would like to learn more, please e</p>
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