Diabetes caused by a virus?

whetstone

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Enteroviruses may cause Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)


Study Of Human Pancreases Links Virus To Cause Of Type 1 Diabetes


Link Between Type 1 Diabetes And Common Viral Infection Suggested By Genetic Mutations


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[FONT=Verdana, Arial]A quote from the top link:

"This suggests a model where normal immune activation caused by enterovirus infection and mediated by IFIH1 protein stimulates autoimmunity that eventually leads to T1D (Type 1 Diabetes)."
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whetstone

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This would seem to make sense for type 1.
But I don't think it would work for type 2. Most of what I have read about type 2 says it is caused by eating to much sugar.
Similar to the alcoholic who destroys his liver by habitually drinking to much alcohol.
 


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