children who experience stressful events such as a death or illness in the family , divorce or separation , could be three times more likely to develop type 1 diabetes .
swedish scientists analysed more than 10,000 families with children aged two to 14 who did not have the condition , looking at whether there was any family conflict , a change of family structure , interventions from social services or unemployment .
subsequently , 58 children were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes .