I am doing a research in the migrant farmer workers. I am focussing on Diabetes with this population, but I can not find literature about the relationship of DM and pesticide exposure
Insecticidal exposure triggers gut microbes to produce glucose in liver, leading to high blood sugar or hyperglycaemia in the body, says a new study, conducted by researchers from Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), Madurai. The study was published in Genome Biology.
A study of Thai farmers found that lifetime exposure to numerous pesticides was associated with diabetes prevalence. The pesticides included the organophosphate pesticide mevinphos, the carbamate carbaryl (Sevin), the fungicide benlate, rodenticides, and the organochlorine pesticide endosulfan(a persistent organic pollutant) (Juntarawijit and Juntarawijit 2018).
A study of French adults found that those who ate more organic food (and therefore likely to have lower pesticide exposures) were less likely to have metabolic syndrome (Baudry et al. 2017).
Hi Judith,, There is probably some association between pesticide uses and development of diabetes mellitus. Orgonochlorine and orgonophosphorous pesticides are probably associated with development of diabetes. These compounds may also can cause hypertension. Exact mechanism is not known. However furthur well designed trial is needed to get much information regarding this association. Following link might help you...
In general, air pollution has been found associated to diabetes. People who live near to highways have higher risk for developing diabetes compared to people who do not live near. Air pollution has also been found associated to stroke, heart diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonar disease, and Parkinson. According to WHO last report, pollution accounting for 7 milliones of deaths all over the world. The sospected mechanism is thruough local inflamation of tissue, same as gingivitis. You all can find this report in www.who.int