# Increase in prevalence of Type 1 diabetes: why?

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/increase-in-prevalence-of-type-1-diabetes-why/2064>\
**Category:** T1 Research\
**Tags:** research\
**Created:** [September 19, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/increase-in-prevalence-of-type-1-diabetes-why/2064 "2017-09-19T17:10:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/increase-in-prevalence-of-type-1-diabetes-why/2064/2 "2017-09-19T17:12:30Z")

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> [@Study: salt intake increases incidence of T2D and LADA, yet?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-salt-intake-increases-incidence-of-t2d-and-lada-yet/2050/19):
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> I suspect that there would be a correlation between Type 1 diabetics living long enough to reproduce and pass on their genes and the increase of which you speak.

That was my first idea too! But I read accounts that mentioned researchers have modeled that and it cannot account for the increase. I did not read the research myself so I have no links.

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