I was looking through my Google Alerts, and I came across something that shocked me. The first thing I wanted to do was call everyone in my life who has diabetes and tell them what I had learned.
What I learned is that research out the of Children's Hospital of Boston shows people living in areas where air quality levels were near, but still below the acceptable EPA safety limits had more than 20 percent higher diabetes prevalence than those exposed to fewer air pollutants.That includes exposure to car exhaust, industrial smoke and other types of fine particulate air pollution.
"There were some theories that breathing high level of particulates in the air creates an inflammatory response and that that in fact can affect your insulin levels and blood levels." says Wayne Tormala with the Arizona Department of Health.
Tormala also said, "Certainly if you live in a highly urbanized area or where there are a lot of particulates in the air, then that should be a reminder to you that you really need to get those annual screenings, get your blood tested, you know - catch things early."
Researchers say the study doesn't prove one causes the other, but it is the first large scale national study to explore a possible link.
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