The combination of certain immune and genetic traits has allowed doctors to identify risk groups. Alleles of the genes of the major histocompatibility complex are associated with both a high probability of type I diabetes (DR3, DR4, DQ) and a low (DR2).
Early preclinical signs of the disease: high titers of antibodies to islet cells of the pancreas, insulin, glutamate dehydrogenase ; violation of the 1st phase of insulin secretion during an intravenous glucose test, a decreased level of C-peptide. These studies are carried out at the Republican Children’s Endocrinological Center (on the basis of the 2nd State Children’s Clinical Hospital of Minsk).
Feeding a child at risk of developing diabetes does not differ from general recommendations (taking into account age). Note that breastfeeding prevents the development of type I diabetes.
Primary prevention of pathology in children is hardening, sufficient exposure to fresh air, prevention of infections.