You Child Has Diabetes?
You have diabetes. Is it possible that your child will have
diabetes also? If so, how is the probability?
Well, first of all, diabetes is divided into 2 types, commonly
known as Diabetes Type 1 and Diabetes Type 2.
If you have a Diabetes Type 1, the probability that your child
will have the same condition is 1:17. If you are a mother with
Diabetes Type 1 and deliver a child when you are under 25 years
old, then the probability that your child will be diagnosed with
the same condition is 1:25. The probability decreases to 1:100
if you give birth over 25 years old.
The risk that your child will have diabetes is doubled if you
are diagnosed with Diabetes Type 1 before you turn 11. Should
you and your spouse both have Diabetes Type 1, then the
probability that your child also has it will increase starting
from 1:10 up to 1:4.
What about Diabetes Type 2? This kind of diabetes does have a
larger genetical basis than Diabetes Type 1. Though, a huge
influence also comes from external factors such as environments,
way of lifes, eating habits, etc.
Generally, if you are diagnosed with a Diabetes Type 2 since you
are under 50 years old, then the probability for your child to
have the same condition is 1:7. The probability decreases to
1:13 if you are diagnosed with it over 50.
Some experts stated that the risk of passing on diabetes to your
children will get bigger if the one who has diabetes is the
mother. If both parents have Diabetes Type 2, the probability
for the child to be diagnosed with the same condition is 1:2.