Breaking research investigates antibiotic use in children and the later development of type 1 diabetes. Could antibiotics be altering the gut biome and impacting future health?
In America, more than 30 million people have a diabetes diagnosis.
Of these cases, around 5 percent are classed as type 1 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes, usually diagnosed in young adults and children, is an autoimmune disorder; it is sometimes referred to as juvenile diabetes.
The individual's immune system attacks and destroys specific cells within the pancreas - islet cells - that create insulin.
With the following decrease in insulin, blood glucose builds up and damages nerves and blood vessels.
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| The wide usage of antibiotics may be affecting children's microbiomes and future immune systems. |
Source: medicalnewstoday
