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Genetics and Heredity

My husband, who is 25, has type 1 diabetes (onset was at 12 years of age). What are the chances of our children having diabetes?

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I am getting married next month and would like to start a family in a couple of years. I am worried about the effects that pregnancy will have on my body and about the chance of my children developing diabetes. Could you give me some information?

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I am 17 years old, I have had diabetes for almost three years, and when I was first diagnosed, my brother was tested to see if he had the genetic marker or trigger for diabetes, which he did. Are there any statistics or results published on the percentage of those who tested positive and have actually developed diabetes? Are there any preventative measures my family should be taking for him?

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I had gestational diabetes when pregnant with my son and now have insulin resistance. I have a cousin with Type 1 diabetes. I am worried that my son, who is now 4, could end up with diabetes.

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I have gestational diabetes, and while my fasting and two hour after meal levels are usually okay, but my one hour after meal readings are sometimes really high. Is this okay since the other readings are okay?

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My husband has hypoglycemia/LADA but didn’t get it until he was 26 years old. However, he had it when our children conceived. Will our children have it? Does that mean they could get it/have it now? I don’t see anything that would lead me to believe they do.

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My 56 year old mother tests herself sometimes with higher than normal results. Her mother has just passed away from kidney failure due to type 2 diabetes, and three of my mother’s siblings also have it. What are the chances of it being passed down to my mother and me?

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My six year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes since age four. My 11 year old niece recovered from Henoch-Schonlein purpura and my two year old nephew is being evaluated for autism. Could there be some autoimmune problem in our family since all of these conditions are autoimmune related?

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Nothing peculiar has been found about the biochemistry of mothers who have children with diabetes. Has this been studied much?

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I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in 2001, but the diabetes never went away. I was told I had type 2. Could I have late onset type 1? What are the chances of one of my sons developing type 1?

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