I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when I was 13, they said it wasn't juvenile but I was extremely over weight. My husbands grandmother died of diabetes I'm guessing type2 also. So my question is what are the chances that my daughter will develope diabetes? I'm really worried I don't want her to have to go through life taking shots everyday. A lot of mis-information given some of the other answers.
Type II can require insulin.
Eating sugar is not the cause.
Obesity is the biggest factor she can control.
Things I would do:
Test child's blood glucose levels, use your own home test kit. Once every six months if normal. See MD if high more that once in 1 week period.
Change family diet, less food, lower calorie food -- less fat of all type, more veggies.
No high calorie soda, "fruit" drinks. Use milk and tomato juice. Use smaller plates, go to IKEA and by smaller spoons/fork set -- honest this helps. Keep baby carrots in fridge. Do not eat family style. instead plate food. Do not buy chips. Eat plain popcorn -- in small bowls.
Take your daughter with you to the diabetic education class, so she learns about portions.
Get rid of cable TV - get outside.
Turn of PC - get outside.
Have her walk to school.
Sports/ Dancing Class/ Volunteer to get her out of house.
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Millions of Americans are at high risk for diabetes, a serious and costly disease that has reached epidemic proportions in the past 10 years. The good news: diabetes can be prevented. Family history of type II diabetes means that she will have to really monitor what she eats. If she becomes obese, she will most likely develop insulin resistant (type II) diabetes because of the weight PLUS the family history. The key is to keep her healthy, which all kids should be, but she has the cloud of a disease looming over her, so she especially has to be conscious of her eating habits. If you breastfeed your daughter, she'll have a much lower chance of becoming overweight and therefore at risk for type 2 diabetes.
However, the best thing you can do is to set a good example yourself by eating healthily and managing your condition. You may have unresolved issues relating to food; I'd also bet your parents formula fed you as a baby so you didn't know naturally when to stop eating. But be a good parent and deal with your issues. Because of your family history, she has a 25% greater chance of getting it than the average person walking down the street. Help her reduces her chances of acquiring it by starting good healthy changes now. Encourage an active lifestyle, limit her refined sugar intake (with diabetes you don't need it in the house anyway), and encourage healthy eating habits. Don't "ride" on her about diabetes, because she may rebel ... it has to be her choice to be healthy, but if you make it fun, it will help her ( and you too). HERE ARE THE STAS FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES
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AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION FACTS
Type 1 diabetes: your child's risk
In general, if you are a man with type 1 diabetes, the odds of your child getting diabetes are 1 in 17. If you are a woman with type 1 diabetes and your child was born before you were 25, your child's risk is 1 in 25; if your child was born after you turned 25, your child's risk is 1 in 100.
Your child's risk is doubled if you developed diabetes before age 11. If both you and your partner have type 1 diabetes, the risk is between 1 in 10 and 1 in 4.
There is an exception to these numbers. About 1 in every 7 people with type 1 diabetes has a condition called type 2 polyglandular autoimmune syndrome.
In addition to having diabetes, these people also have thyroid disease and a poorly working adrenal gland. Some also have other immune system disorders. If you have this syndrome, your child's risk of getting the syndrome including type 1 diabetes is 1 in 2.
Researchers are learning how to predict a person's odds of getting diabetes. For example, most whites with type 1 diabetes have genes called HLA-DR3 or HLA-DR4.
If you and your child are white and share these genes, your child's risk is higher. (Suspect genes in other ethnic groups are less well studied. The HLA-DR7 gene may put African Americans at risk, and the HLA-DR9 gene may put Japanese at risk.)
Other tests can also make your child's risk clearer. A special test that tells how the body responds to glucose can tell which school-aged children are most at risk.
Another more expensive test can be done for children who have siblings with type 1 diabetes. This test measures antibodies to insulin, to islet cells in the pancreas, or to an enzyme called glutamic acid decarboxylase. High levels can indicate that a child has a higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes: your child's risk
Type 2 diabetes runs in families. In part, this tendency is due to children learning bad habits eating a poor diet, not exercising--from their parents. But there is also a genetic basis.
In general, if you have type 2 diabetes, the risk of your child getting diabetes is 1 in 7 if you were diagnosed before age 50 and 1 in 13 if you were diagnosed after age 50.
Some scientists believe that a child's risk is greater when the parent with type 2 diabetes is the mother. If both you and your partner have type 2 diabetes, your child's risk is about 1 in 2.
People with certain rare types of type 2 diabetes have different risks. If you have the rare form called maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), your child has almost a 1-in-2 chance of getting it, too.
More Information on Genetics
If you would like to learn more about the genetics of all forms of diabetes, the National Institutes of Health has recently published The Genetic Landscape of Diabetes. This free online book provides an overview of the current knowledge about the genetics of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well other less common forms of diabetes. The book is written for health professionals and for people with diabetes interested in learning more about the disease.
http://www.diabetes.org/genetics.jsp
I have diabetes as well. and now I am on insulin.
I find these stats helpful. My children are grown and just finished college. Not one to date has diabetes. I was diagnosed later in life.
Hope your daughter with your help in diet will be insulin free for life and not have diabetes. God Bless
Hope this helps. Because of your family history, she is at risk for Type 2. She may or may not be predisposed, only time will tell.
If she is predisposed, she CAN speed up its diagnosis by eating junk and lack of exercise. Contrarywise, she can slow down its onset by eating right and taking care of her health, staying active (sports, school activities, etc). These dont have to be highly athletic acitvities if that's not her interest; stairs vs. elevator, walking to the store, getting up to change the channel... Obviously these are not big calorie burners, but affect the mindset and instill discipline, molding her into a more health conscious adult. there is a chance but u can help prevent that chance by making ur daughter eat healthy Weight is generally the Key.
My husband is Type II and has been slightly overweight since birth. Our daughter gained about 100 lbs after High School.
And I know without much question she will be diabetic soon if she isn't already.
Admittedly you can be thin and diabetic, but the waist size is the measurement that tells the tale.
Type II is the pills, Type I is the shots.
Good Luck. |
