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your own illness, you should consult your physician or other qualified medical professionals.
Question
My mother has had
type 1
diabetes
since she was 18 months old, and I have heard that type 1 diabetes skips a
generation. Do my
children have a higher change of having diabetes?
Answer
Type 1 diabetes does not "skip" generations. The risk of your children
developing type 1 diabetes is increased only if first-degree
relatives (mother/father/siblings) have the disease. Type 1 diabetes is
genetically influenced, but also immunologically mediated.
