Umbilical Cord Blood May Hold Clues for a Child's Risk of Developing Type 1 Diabetes

Umbilical cord blood may hold clues for a child's risk of developing Type 1 diabetes

Your early life may quietly set the stage for developing Type 1 diabetes, an increasingly common, lifelong condition that can significantly affect daily life.

Umbilical cord blood may hold clues for a child’s risk of developing Type 1 diabetes

Some people with Type 1 diabetes wear continuous glucose monitors to manage their condition. Svetlana Repnitskaya/Moment via Getty ImagesYour early life may quietly set the stage for developing Type 1 diabetes, an increasingly common, lifelong condition that can significantly affect daily life. Our team’s research, published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that biological pathways associated with future Type 1 diabetes may begin as e…