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Genetics and Heredity

I have several questions that I am very concerned about. I have been worried for many months, and I really hope you can help me answer some of them.

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My father has diabetes (he can’t have sugar and has to control his diet and take tablets). He has had this for five years. His mother has recently been diagnosed with the same but she is 80 years old. Do I have to worry about getting diabetes myself?

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What are the chances our children will develop type 1 diabetes? Will breast feeding reduce the chances our children will develop type 1 diabetes?

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Neither my eight year old nor 11 year old sons are overweight, but there is a strong family history of diabetes on his father’s side. I was told and under the impression that when diabetes was primarily carried by the female it would be passed on to the children and so on. Should I be worried?

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My mother-in-law has suggested some theories about the heredity of diabetes, but none of my research supports either of them. However, as my partner and I are planning to start a family, we want to ascertain the risks for both my partner developing diabetes, and — based on this theory — if we had a daughter the risks of her developing diabetes.

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If a parent has a thyroid problem, does it mean his/her children are at higher risk for developing diabetes?

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I have a child diagnosed at the age of nine months. How long would you recommend I breast feed a new baby? Is there anything else I can do, such as avoiding certain foods?

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Statistics say the odds of a sibling of a type 1 being diagnosed with type 1 are 3 to 5%, but I know of five other families with two children with type 1. Why is this happening? Why are the odds identified as greater than 3 to 5%?

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Is diabetes inherited? My uncle had type 1. Could my daughter have it since she is not gaining weight?

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My wife believes that type 1 “goes sideways” genetically, that because her siblings have it, she is a carrier of the disease. Is this correct?

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