The causes of juvenile diabetes remains shrouded in mystery though it is believed to be a genetic disorder. But genetics is only half the story.The pancreas, responsible for producing insulin necessary to get glucose out of the bloodstream and into the cells of the body, fails to function. Ultimately blood sugar rises to dangerous levels. If not addressed, the heart, kidneys and circulation are impaired. Ultimately death results.While there’s mo single reason for pancreatic failure, it is believed that genetics can predispose a child to getting type 1 diabetes. What is known is that the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed or injured mostly by the body’s own immune system. What triggers this destruction isn’t known.Genetics does play a part in getting the disease but it is now believed that an improper diet, environmental factors and lifestyle are more responsible in bringing about the disease.Genetics account for 5 to 10 percent of all those who develop diabetes and is assumed to set the stage for getting the disease. An improper lifestyle could become the trigger that leads to the destruction of the beta cells in the pancreas.
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