Early Asthma Leads to Type 1 Diabetes?
If your child had asthma, as mine did, from birth to about five, a new study says he could be at higher risk for diabetes type 1. That's the really bad one, that, if left untreated is fatal. Diabetes Type 1 attacks your organs, including your heart , eyes , kidneys , nerves , and gums and teeth if treatment, which usually includes insulin injections, is not started. “Our study identified respiratory infections in early childhood, especially in the first year of life, as a risk factor for the development of T1D," the authors noted in their report, as reported by newswise.com. As a new mom, I didn't realize that seeing my son's ribs go in and out like an accordion while he was in the bathtub meant, get him to the pediatrician at once. I waited until his breathing was very labored and then brought him in. It took about 20 minutes with a nebulizer, through all of which he screamed, to get his breathing back to normal. He went on to have colds that turned into ...