There are only several known risk factors to increase the possibility of getting diabetes. Some of these risks includes:
Genetics – Someone with a family history of getting diabetes will have higher risk of getting it for themselves. Genetic testing can usually be done to find out if one of the family members were experiencing type 1 diabetes before.
Geography location will also play an important role to increase the risk of getting type 1 diabetes because people who stay further from the equator will tend to get it compared to people who are staying close to the equator line.
The exposure to dangerous virus like coxsackievirus, cytomegalovirus, mumps virus or Epstein-Barr virus could trigger the destruction of the islet cell due to autoimmune mechanism. There were also cases where these viruses were infecting islet cells.
Lack of vitamin D – There were several medical research indicating that vitamin D could help to protect against type 1 diabetes. Ironically, there are also several cases that have been linking early intake of cow’s milk to
Omega-3 fatty acids can help to reduce your risk of getting type 1 diabetes.
Avoid drinking water that contain nitrate because that will increase your risk of getting type 1 diabetes.
According to one clinical trial, babies should only start getting cereal after he is at least 3 to 7 months old. The timing for parents start feeding cereal to their babies can affect whether or not the baby is going to develop the disease.
Another theory was, babies born by ladies younger than 25 years old have higher chance to develop type 1 diabetes. And babies with jaundice or other type of respiratory infection were believed to have higher chance getting the type 1 diabetes.