Type 1 Diabetes can present itself at any age, but usually becomes apparent between infancy and last 30s. People with type 1 diabetes are often sickly in infancy, have parents with type 1 diabetes and have an older mother. Furthermore, exposure to cow's milk and not breast milk increases the risk for type 1 diabetes.
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