so my friend, Sean, sent me this article regarding the possible reasons for the increase in the amount of people with Type 1.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/diabetes-rising/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+(Wired%3A+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))