Number of children younger than five years who suffer from type I diabetes could be doubled in the period from 2005 to 2020, according to the latest research published in the prestigious medical journal "Lancet".
Diabetes 1 is usually not as often as diabetes 2 and must be treated with regular injections of insulin.
Researchers from Ireland and Hungary claim that in 2005 in Europe there were 15000 new cases of illness, and the number increases by 3.9% annually.
According to their forecasts, by year 2020, annually will be 24400 diagnoses of new cases, including twice the increase of the number of newly diagnosed cases among children below five years of age, compared to the year 2005.
Speaker of the British Foundation for the fight against diabetes said that the predictions are "worrying".
"If families have someone suffering from diabetes then your risk for the development of the disease increases," said Dr Iain Frame, director of research mentioned in the foundation.
Dr Frame added that is needed "much research" before the experts can explain the cause of the new increase in the frequency of type 1 diabetes in young children.
Diabetes 1 is usually not as often as diabetes 2 and must be treated with regular injections of insulin.
Researchers from Ireland and Hungary claim that in 2005 in Europe there were 15000 new cases of illness, and the number increases by 3.9% annually.
According to their forecasts, by year 2020, annually will be 24400 diagnoses of new cases, including twice the increase of the number of newly diagnosed cases among children below five years of age, compared to the year 2005.
Speaker of the British Foundation for the fight against diabetes said that the predictions are "worrying".
"If families have someone suffering from diabetes then your risk for the development of the disease increases," said Dr Iain Frame, director of research mentioned in the foundation.
Dr Frame added that is needed "much research" before the experts can explain the cause of the new increase in the frequency of type 1 diabetes in young children.
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