An American investigation relates type 1 diabetes with autoimmune diseases, such as hyperthyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis and vitiligo, met today.
To reach that hypothesis, the team used the information of around 26 thousand patients, including adults and children with type 1 diabetes in treatment in 80 endocrinology services of this country in the stage between 2010 and 2016.
Regarding this, the main author of the study, Dr. Jing Hughes, of the Washington Faculty of Medicine, said the exploration showed that 27 percent of those people had at least another autoimmune disorder.
He also added, the investigation contributed an important element, referring to the period of life when these health problems appeared.
In this regard, it came to light that autoimmune diseases begin in the first years of life, when almost 20 percent of children under six have other diseases, in addition to type 1 diabetes, Hughes said.
Also the study, published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, revealed that thyroid diseases were the most common autoimmune disorders, followed by celiacal evil, as well as rheumatoid arthritis and vitiligo.
According to the World Health Organization, type 1 diabetes is characterized by poor insulin production and requires the daily administration of this hormone.
Its symptoms, which may appear suddenly, consist, among others, in excessive excretion of urine, thirst, constant hunger weight loss, visual disorders and tiredness, he adds.
The agency expects that diabetes will be the seventh cause of mortality in the world in 2030.
