New Type 1 Diabetes Variant Discovered – No Autoantibodies, No Typical Markers!"

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A large global study with 894 African children and teens (Cameroon, Uganda, and South Africa) just rattled our textbook definition of diabetes. 65% of the participants HAD type 1 diabetes WITH NO usual autoantibodies or genetic markers we normally link to it. even here in the U.S., 15% of Black American teens displayed similar trends.Might this be a non-autoimmune form of type 1 diabetes — one that is more linked to heritage and environmental exposure? This flips everything on its head — from diagnosis to treatment, particularly in underrepresented groups.

What do you think?

  1. Did you ever think type 1 diabetes was possible without autoimmunity?

  2. Should India rethink its diagnostic criteria by ancestry or environment?

  3. What do you think this will mean for future research?

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