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Genetics and Heredity

My daughter’s 28 year old fiance, diagnosed about six years ago and on insulin three times a day, was told he did not have either not type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Could he have been misdiagnosed? What is the implication for my daughter and her fiance in having children?

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I’ve read that siblings have an increased chance of also getting type 1 diabetes, often shortly after one child is diagnosed. Is this common? Should I test my sons with Ketostix?

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How common is it for siblings to have type 1 diabetes? I have two daughters who both have type 1.

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A nurse/midwife has advised me not to conceive because of health risks for the baby. If I have in-range blood sugars, what are the risks to the baby?

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Both my husband and his father have diabetes. Is there something I can do prior to conception or during my pregnancy to prevent our children from getting it?

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Is Type 1 Diabetes autosomal or sex related?

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My grandfather had pancreas cancer. Is it possible I will get diabetes?

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I am 22 years old, I was born with nesidioblastosis, I had to have half of my pancreas removed when I was a baby, and I developed diabetes at the age of 14. My 23 year old brother who also had nesidioblastosis, had 90% of his pancreas removed at birth, and he developed diabetes right away. What are the chances that my children or my brother’s children will be born with nesidioblastosis?

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When I was pregnant with my daughter I had gestational diabetes, that was not caught by my glucose test. When my daughter was born, she had avery low glucose level. What is the chance of this happening in my next pregnancy? Is there a chance that my daughter will have diabetes when she is older?

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My grandfather and great grandmother had type 2 diabetes. There is no history of type 1 that we know of. Is it possible to have both type 1 and type 2 diabetes at the same time? Is it possible I could develop type 2 also someday?

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