article_snippet.sent: Children who experience stressful events such as a death or illness in the family, divorce or separation, could be three times more likely to develop type 1 diabetes.
article_snippet.sent: Subsequently, 58 children were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
article_snippet.sent: 58 children found many were among those badly affected by events in 58 children formative years.
article_snippet.sent: Children who experience stressful events such as a death or illness in the family, divorce or separation, could be three times more likely to develop type 1 diabetes (stock image above)
article_snippet.sent: The team at Linkoping University said that while the causes of type 1 diabetes are unknown, it is usually preceded by the body’s immune system killing so-called beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.
article_snippet.sent: Above, a woman tests a woman blood sugar . '
article_snippet.sent: Genetic predisposition remains the most important factor, with a 12-fold increase in the risk of developing type 1 diabetes for a child from a family in which another close family member has it.
article_snippet.sent: The majority of people have type 2 diabetes, which is associated with being overweight, but more than 95 per cent of cases of diabetes in children are type 1 and rates have been increasing in recent years.
highlights_snippet.sent: 58 children with diabetes had also been badly affected by previous events .
  