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Is Diabetes hereditary?

Here you can see if Diabetes can be hereditary. Do you have any genetic components? Does any member of your family have Diabetes or may be more predisposed to developing the condition?

Is Diabetes hereditary?
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Yes, in most cases it is, whether you got it from your parents or they were just carriers of the gene and it skipped a generation

Posted May 28, 2017 by Jenny 2170
Yes it can be it varies case to case.

Posted Jul 22, 2017 by Victoria Lovee Warner 2150
Yes, I say it can be. My mom's side and dad's side if the family both have a vast history of diabetes, type 1 and type 2.

Posted Jul 22, 2017 by Alaina 2150
Pregnant mother with type 1 age around 25 child is 1 in 4 to get diabetes. Pregnant age around 30 child 1 in 10 gets it.

Family with no diabetes history child could get it later in life all down to good diet exercise

Posted Jul 29, 2018 by Stephen 2600

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