Cow’s milk trigger for type 1 diabetes

Abstract

Diabetes is an autoimmune, metabolic disorder that occurs when the pancreas stops producing insulin hormones. Type 1 diabetes or juvenile diabetes may occur genetically due to viral infection, vitamin D deficiency and environmental factors. Cow’s milk protein is one of the causes for type 1 diabetes. Casein protein which is found in the cow’s milk is responsible for production of antibodies bovine β–lacto globulin. Such antibodies destroy the β cell of pancreas stops the secretion of insulin from islets of Langerhans of pancreas. LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults) is found in the type1 diabetes. So LADA can help us to diagnose the differentiation of diabetes. Formation of LADA occurs by the reaction of antibody affinity in presence of glutamic acid decarboxilase (GAD) enzyme. Breast milk has balanced diet for infants. If mother secretes less quantity of milk then it is preferred to feed with lactogen for minimum first six month of infancy.
According to American Academy of pediatrics cow’s milk should be avoided for minimum one year of infancy. Dr. PC Das wrote on practice of medicine that cow’s milk should not be given for first three year of infancy because various differences has been observed between nutritional constituents of
cow’s milk and human milk. Type 1 diabetes is mostly diagnosed at the age of 0-14 years and affects the both sexes. European country has high incidence rate of 57.4 cases/100000 children. Type 1 diabetes affects the 11 children out of 100,000 children in India. Incidence rate varies from 50 – 100 folds around the world.FPG (Fasting plasma glucose tests), OGTT (Oral glucose tolerance test), Hemoglobin A1C and autoantibody test helps to diagnose the type 1diabetes in children.Cow’s milk should not be given to child for first three years of infancy.