STRESS can be experienced by anyone, including the children. In fact, domestic problems, including when parents have to split also affects levels of perceived stress and the child can affect the risk of the child developing diabetes.
More recently, a study of emergency Linkoping University, Sweden, said that divorce and separation can increase a child's risk of developing diabetes type 1. Indeed, the incidence of type 2 diabetes is relatively more related to lifestyle. However, more than 95 percent of cases of diabetes in children is type 1 and the number has increased in recent years.
Studies conducted in Sweden aims to determine the result of family conflict such as whether there is a change in the family structure, the interference of others, unemployment and economic strata. The research team stressed because of stress-related family problems are difficult to avoid, then each member of the family needs support to resolve the issue.
In children, it is definitely when the guidance as they are the father or mother. For this study, researchers analyzed 10,000 families with marriage age two to fourteen years. Each parent was given a questionnaire and asked to write down what are the events in his life, the stress caused in the care of the child, as well as concerns with financial problems. Of the 10,000 families, 58% of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
"Although the factors that cause type 1 diabetes has not been identified, it is usually preceded by the immune system that attacks and kills the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin usual. Stress during childhood can contribute to the stress experienced by the beta cells due to increased insulin resistance . Not to mention the increased insulin levels due to physiological stress response, such as increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol "said one of the researchers.
Quoted from the Telegraph, Monday (13/04/2015), the researchers conclude, based on some previous studies, this study concludes that experience serious life events and shows enough psychological stress during the first 14 years of life may be a risk factor for diabetes type 1. By Therefore, when a person is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, also recommended to consider the problems that never happened.
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