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Genetics and Heredity

My son was diagnosed at the young age of 15 months. My husband has type 1 and his great uncle had type 1 as well. What are the chances that our next child will get the disease?

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When I had amniocentesis, a geneticist said my child would not be at risk for type 1, which her dad had. But, my daughter was diagnosed with type 1 recently. Did the geneticist make a mistake? Or, were there other factors that came about for her to get diabetes?

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For a couple where both the man and woman have type 1, what are the chances their offspring would have type 1? Is it possible to employ “genetic engineering” to “remove” the afflicted genetic materials?

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My husband and two daughters have type 1. My son has celiac, like his father and one sister, and I have hypothyroidism. Why DOESN”T my son have type 1 diabetes? How likely is it that he will get it?

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Are the family members of someone diagnosed with type 1 as an adult at a higher risk of diabetes? I sometimes have elevated fasting blood sugars, but random readings in range. Is this normal? Should I discuss this with my doctor?

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I am 33 years old and have had diabetes for 31 years. I have just officially been told I am seven and one-half weeks pregnant and am concerned about complications for me and my unborn baby.

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I am 18 years old, I have diabetes, and I just found out the risk percentage of inheriting type 1 diabetes. Is there a risk rate for type 2? If there is, is it greater or lesser than type 1?

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Six months ago, my then 16 month old grandson was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and, last week, his eight year old sister started showing symptoms and was diagnosed, even though she had had her blood sugar levels checked several times prior to this. How can this happen to both my grandchildren in such a short time?

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My eight year old son is experiencing many symptoms (extreme mood swings, irritability, headaches, sweating at night, etc.). Is hypoglycemia genetic? My dad was hypoglycemic.

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I have type 1 diabetes and so does my husband. We both have been diagnosed with this problem for more than 15 years now. I would like to know if we can have a biological child and the chances of it having diabetes.

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