According to a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), people with Type 1 diabetes are nine times more likely to have had a virus infection than people without the condition.
Researchers from the University of New South Wales, Australia, reviewed 26 previous studies examining enterovirus infection and Type 1 diabetes. The findings indicate a clear relationship. However, the review cannot prove that the virus causes Type 1 diabetes and cannot confirm that infection occurred before the onset of Type 1 diabetes. It was concluded that there is a need to assess the relationship between the virus and Type 1 diabetes over time to determine whether there is a cause-andeffect relationship between the two.
