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Genetics and Heredity

My two daughters are now the ages their brothers were when the boys were diagnosed. Negative for antibodies, so far, do they have a great risk of getting diabetes because both brothers have it?

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What are the chances of a child getting diabetes if the father has insulin dependent diabetes and marries his first cousin? Are the risks greater?

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I am 32 weeks pregnant and recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Since I have a family history of diabetes, is it possible that this condition will persist after delivery? Can my baby inherit this condition? Can he/she develop diabetes as a child?

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Although there are no known cases of type 1 diabetes on either my husband’s side of the family or mine, our two year old son was diagnosed with it a year ago. There are other autoimmune diseases that run in our family (Graves’ Disease and Guillain Barre syndrome). Are these autoimmune diseases in any way connected to diabetes?

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Is there a genetic screen available to a member of the public who is married to someone with high risk of being a carrier for Wolfram Syndrome? If not, how long might the couple need to wait for such a test to become available?

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They are suggesting juvenile diabetes. Could you tell me what the symptoms might be, and what they should be doing? My husband has type 1 diabetes. His mother and several siblings all had diabetes. Would this be a factor?

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I have gestational diabetes. How soon after you eat should to test your blood?

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I have had three children weighing more than 10 pounds, and I was never diagnosed with gestational diabetes during these these pregnancies was with my most recent pregnancy. What type of effects can a child of a mother with undiagnosed and untreated gestational diabetes have later in life?

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You frequently cite the statistic that there is a 5% chance that a woman with diabetes will have a child with diabetes. How realistic is that figure?

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My friend is worried about developing diabetes. What is the connection between diabetes/fatness/cardiac infarction? Are the causes of diabetes more genetic or environmental? Can you explain about the different types of diabetes?

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