Diabetes runs in my family...?
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I'm not sure there is an exact answer to your question. You are at a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later on in life simply based on the family history... BUT... you are obviously doing things to stay in shape and reduce your risk factors. Continue to exercise, eat right, and have regular check ups with your doctor. Hopefully, everything you are doing to stay in good health will warn off the disease. However, this is not a 100% guarantee. Keep doing what you are doing and you will definitely reduce your risk factors for developing the condition. \n\nGood luck and best wishes...
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I believe you should consult this matter with a physician, diabetes is somethig you don't take very light, yes you can go on a diet and there is no problem but the best bet would be a professional opinion..☺
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Along with checking with your local social services office, check with your local health department. Many local health departments have diabetes education programs and can refer you to many resources within your community. They may also be able to help with supplies (such as meters or strips). Chances are that they also offer some sort of support / awareness group as well. \n\nHave your brother check with his doctor at his next visit about this issue. His doctor's office could probably provide him with medication samples, depending on the medication he is taking. They could also refer him to outreach service groups in the area that could help. \n\nGood luck and best wishes ...
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Actually its not just genetics. It is also the poor lifestyle choice of people today. Especially with the growing number of fastfood items. \n\n*Here are the factors that can make you diabetic.\n\n-Family history of diabetes- genetics\n-Obese\n-High Cholesterol Level\n-Doesn't Exercise Often\n-Habitual Smoker\n-Often stressed out\n-High-blood\n- And for women: If you have given birth to a baby weighing more than 9lbs (4kg.) or have experienced an increase in blood sugar level during pregnancy.  \n\n*And to know If you are diabetic:\nWell, studies show that if you have 2 or more of this symptoms, you may be diabetic.\n\n- frequent urination.\n- blurring of your eyesight\n- you easily get tired\n- numbness of the fingers and toes\n- wounds that take time to heal, or worst, it doesn’t heal!\n- Severe weight loss\n- frequent itchiness of parts of the body
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Check out www.fibromyalgiatreatment.com/.  \n\nThen get the entire family checked for hyperinsulinemia - a precursor condition for hypoglycemia (a sometimes concurrent condition with fibromyalgia), diabetes and heart trouble.\n\nFor basic information on hyperinsulinemia, check out www.hufa.org.
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If your daughter is exhibiting symptoms, the last thing you should be doing is a home diagnosis.  She needs to be professionally evaluated.  If diabetes runs in the family, I am very surprised that you haven't had her tested on a regular basis as the sooner diabetes is managed the more the damage it causes can be delayed.\n\nPlease get your daughter in as soon as possible.  Today would be good.
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Your ob should have sent you to a nutrionist. I have diabetes and when I had both of my children I was on a specific diet. I had to watch my carb and sugar intake. Good luck to you with your pregnacy and baby when it comes!
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Whoa... I can see there is a lot of misunderstanding about diabetes.  The thing you need to know is that there are two types of diabetes.\n\nType 1 Diabetes presents more commonly during early childhood or early puberty but can occur at any age.  Type 1 specifically refers to diabetes resulting from the destruction of insulin-secreting cells in your pancreas.  All Type 1 diabetics require insulin because their body no longer makes it.\n\nType 2 Diabetes presents more commonly in adulthood but can occur at any age and is being seen in younger and younger patients.  Type 2 specifically refers to diabetes resulting from your body's becoming more resistant (or less sensitive) to the insulin that your pancreas produces.  Most patients can be treated with oral medications that improve your body's sensitivity to your endogenous insulin or stimulate more insulin release from your pancreas.  Type 2 diabetics have high levels of insulin circulating unlike Type 1 diabetics.  Some Type 2 diabetics may go on to need insulin if their oral medications are not adequately controlling their sugars; most will be on a combination of insulin and oral meds.\n\nBoth Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are multifactorial.  There are both genetic and environmental factors that lead to the disease.  Therefore, just because one identical twin has diabetes (either kind) does not necessarily mean that the other will get it as well!\n\nPopulation studies have shown that for Type 1 diabetes...\nIf your mom has Type 1 DM - your risk is 1 in 17\nIf your mom has Type 1 DM and had you before age 25 - your risk 1 in 25\nIf your mom has Type 1 DM and had you after age 25 - your risk 1 in 100\nIf your mom got Type 1 DM before she was 11 - the above risk doubles\nIf both your parents have Type 1 DM - your risk is 1 in 5\n\nFor Type 2 diabetes...\nIf you have one parent who had Type 2 DM before 50 - your risk is 1 in 7\nIf you have one parent who had Type 2 DM after 50 - your risk is 1 in 13\nIf you have two parents with Type 2 DM - your risk is 1 in 2\nIf you have an identical twin with Type 2 DM - your risk is 3 in 4\n\nThis information is all available from the American Diabetes Association.  As you can see, Type 2 diabetes actually has a higher inherited risk than Type 1!  There are things that you can do to minimize your chances of developing Type 2 DM, though, even though you are at risk.  That includes regular exercise, maintenance of a healthy weight, and reducing fat and calorie intake.  There are also some medications that can reduce your risk of developing Type 2 DM; you should talk to your doctor about whether these would be appropriate for you.  Above all, don't worry!  You are expressing concern about your health which is the FIRST STEP!  If you are motivated to take the appropriate steps towards maintaining your health, the odds of preventing diabetes are in your favor!!  Good luck!\n\nEDIT:\nTo justwannaknow - I think what you say is misleading.  The AMA's recommendation in 2002 was for people to take a daily multivitamin.  There is still no recommendation for physicians to advise patients to take herbal supplements and other nutritional supplements like "Glycoscience".\n\nTo hmt42play - Islet cell transplants are not being recommended for patients with Type 2 diabetes!!!  As you diabetes educator, you should be aware of this!  Type 2 diabetics generally have functioning islet cells and DO produce insulin.  The problem is with insulin resistance so giving them more islet cells would not resolve the underlying problem.  Islet cell transplants are currently only being used in unstable Type 1 diabetics.  Please do not give this poor woman the idea that islet cell transplantation is a cure for Type 2 diabetes!
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well try to watch his alcohol consumption \n\nwe learned in school that alcohol addicts are short tempered with their family and take everything out on obviously innocent family memebers.\n\n( also diabetes will do this to you )
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Always pleased to further the resaerch into diabetes and it's effects. I have been diabetic for 10 years now and still struggle with the fact i have it. I thinl there should be some kind of couselling form newly diagnosed diabetics but... yeah send those questions on. joelle@melvern.co.uk
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It amazes me how many people on her give answers and do not know a thing about what they are saying.  For one there are 3 types of diabetes - two being more talked about Type I and Type II but both can have things that are very alike and also dramatically different.  If he is on insulin shots that means he is in complete control of his glucose levels meaning he can counteract any carbs/sugar he buts into his body.  And it is not good to cut everything with carbs, fat and sugar in it out of your diet you need then to survive just in moderation.  Now if he is underweight that could be due to his sugar running high all the time. If he is on medication for Type II diabetes (there are many different pills out there for it) usually requiring two pills a day and has lost a considerable amount of weight then that is a good thing and he must be eating well already.\n\nBasically what he needs to do is see an Endocrinologist (diabetes doctor) and get with a dietitian.  People try to act as if they are knowledgeable on here but sadly are not always.  My husband has type I, my uncles and grandfather have type I so I do have personal experience and have done extensive research.  So that is what I suggest you do or he does by going to his doctor and seeing someone who can give him detailed meal plans if that is what he needs.  Really he needs to just eat a well balanced diet of protein (beans, legumes, soy, tofu), carbs (yes I said carbs), veggies and fruits.\n\nHere's a website that might help you get started.  Also refer to the American Diabetes Association's website.\nhttp://www.diabetic-recipes.com/cat_vegetarian.htm
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It is when u have diabetes mellitus.
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Wow! That must have been a shocker for your father. That is if I'm reading this whole thing right. From what it sounds like, your mom left your dad because he's diabetic? Well, that's just weird! Diabetes isn't contagious. My father had diabetes, it's just another part of life that you must deal with. Did you ask your mom why she left? There has to be an underlying reason there. I don't see a person just up and leaving because they find out that their significant other has diabetes. If she's worried about the illness she needs to read up on it. It's not scary if you know what your dealing with. It's just a new way to look at life. You have to take better care of yourself and watch what you eat and make sure to take insulin, but it's not going to be that bad. Was your dad also diagnosed with something else, is that why she left? Or was it the diabetes that scared her? I'm telling you, you need to sit down and talk with her about this. And get some books on dealing with diabetes. It really isn't bad.
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Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are at least partly inherited. Type 1 diabetes appears to be triggered by some (mainly viral) infections, or in a less common group, by stress or environmental factors (such as exposure to certain chemicals or drugs). There is a genetic element in individual susceptibility to some of these triggers which has been traced to particular HLA genotypes (i.e. genetic "self" identifiers used by the immune system). However, even in those who have inherited the susceptibility, type 1 diabetes mellitus seems to require an environmental trigger. A small proportion of people with type 1 diabetes carry a mutated gene that causes maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY).\n\nThere is a rather stronger inheritance pattern for type 2 diabetes. Those with first-degree relatives with type 2 have a much higher risk of developing type 2. Concordance among monozygotic twins is close to 100%, and 25% of those with the disease have a family history of diabetes. It is also often connected to obesity, which is found in approximately 85% of (North American) patients diagnosed with this type, so some experts believe that inheriting a tendency toward obesity also contributes.
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no but i have type 1 diabetes... and alot of kids have it. if u go and talk to ur diabetic educator they have support groups for the kids and the parents of diabetics.. just where u learn more and the kids can interact with other kids with diabeties and know that they're not alone. im not sure what they do wehere your from but where im from they go on camps and its just like a little youth group ment to be alot of fun!! worth checking it out. i've never been myself i was 15 when i was diagnosed so i was too old. but i heard its a good thing for both the parents and kids
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Teh most common sorts of diabetes are quite different, have different causes, and only share (confusingly) complications. I'll take them one at a time. \n\n=================\nType 1\n\nType 1 at 5-10% of all diabetics in the developed world. It is an auto-immune disease, somewhat in the manner of some kinds of artritis or lupus. The susceptibility to it is inherited and is associated with some kinds of HLA antigens. But it also seems to require, in most cases, an environmental trigger as well. This is most often an infection: one of the Coxsackie viruses, or German measles, for instance. it is the infection which triggers the immune system to attack and destory the Beta cells in the pancreas. it is often seen in children and so has been called juvenile diabetes.  \n\n============\nType 2\n\nType 2 has a very different origin. It is much more stongly inherited, and yet it is also associated with environmental conditions. About 2/3 of all cells in the body require insluin to absorb glucose (ie, fuel) fromthe blood. Type 2 is characterized by resistance to this insulin action to a greater or lesser degree. It often starts slow, with only somewhat elevated blood sugar levels, and sometimes progresses from there. It's most common in adults (hence the obsolete term, 'adult-onset diabetes'), and it's associated with overweight (hence the obsolete term, 'obesity related diabetes'). It is clear that environment is an important part of the causation since the 'Western diet' is clearly indicated. What exactly it is not clear. Most Type 2 diabetes can be adequately controlled by diet, exercies, and sometimes oral medications. A portion of type 2 diabetics eventually fail to respond to the oral medications, and they generally end up using insulin. \n\nGestational diabetes seems to be the result of the hormonal changes of pregnancy combined with an inheritied tendency toward Type 2. It generally ends with the pregnancy, though a portion of the women go on to develop Type 2 later on.
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Try contacting the american diabetes association.  www.diabetes.org