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I do not have diabetes, but my mum is and some relatives on her side of her family do. What are the chances of diabetes affecting someone 16- 21 years old? If I change my diet, will my chances of developing diabetes decrease?

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Can you explain the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Can people with type 2 have insulin shock or DKA?

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My middle-aged wife recently had a fasting blood sugar of 6.3 mmol/L [114 mg/dl], and the nurse said this is a warning, but it was not classed as diabetes unless it reached 7 mmol/L [126 mg/dl]. Does this mean with a correct diet and exercise, my wife can avoid ever developing diabetes?

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I am a 25 year old woman, I have type 1 diabetes, and I have been a honeymoon for four years. When I was 16, I had a viral form of encephalitis and developed diabetes. Could my diabetes be caused by the encephalitis?

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Does eating sugar increase the risk of diabetes?

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I have had type 1 diabetes now for 45 years and would like to know why no one in my family, immediate, and extended has it. Did I get it by an autoimmune attack on my pancreas, or by a virus or something since it doesn’t seem to be hereditary?

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My friend’s three and a half year old boy is very big for his age, and a doctor said he was not properly processing insulin. He had several tests taken, all of which were normal, but this doctor indicated that he would probably develop diabetes later in life. Does this diagnosis sound familiar? If so, is there anything that can be done to protect him against diabetes?

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Is there a relationship between breast milk jaundice and type 1 diabetes?

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About 22 years ago, my brother had a building fall on him, and about a month after that happened, he developed type 2 diabetes. Is it possible that the accident led to his diabetes?

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My six year old nephew is severely obese (weighs 130-135 pounds), there’s a strong family history of type 2 diabetes, and doctors think he may have it (awaiting test results). If his parents do not get his weight under control, what could possibly happen to him?

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