Eli5 – why is type 1 diabetes typically diagnosed in childhood from ages 4-6 or 10-14? What’s the significance of those age gaps?

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Eli5 – why is type 1 diabetes typically diagnosed in childhood from ages 4-6 or 10-14? What’s the significance of those age gaps?

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The only thing I see relating to your claim is a CDC page saying the peak age of diagnosis 13-14 and says nothing about 4-6.

But generally if it’s showing symptoms early on, 4 years old is around the time a child can start giving good descriptions about what they’re experiencing and increase chances of accurate diagnoses.

If it doesn’t show symptoms early on, puberty and the hormonal fluctuations can trigger symptoms.