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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2539534" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Hi [USER=351599]@RobertJ[/USER], and welcome to the forums.</p><p></p><p>While I know that fathers are slightly more likely to pass it on than mothers, I thought the odds were less than that, though still much higher than a non diabetic</p><p><a href="https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-type-1-genetics" target="_blank">Is Diabetes Genetic? The Hereditary Risk of Type 1 Diabetes (webmd.com)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jdrf.org/t1d-resources/living-with-t1d/pregnancy/passing-on-t1d/" target="_blank">Will I Pass on Type 1 Diabetes to My Baby? - JDRF</a></p><p></p><p>As the daughter of a T1 mother (with no T1 family history) I am very glad that she didn't use her T1 as a reason not to have children, and found it to be very helpful to have a T1 parent. I am very happy to be alive even though the treatment for T1 wasn't that wonderful when I was first diagnosed. (It's a lot better now).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>At the age of 60 (52 years T1) I see a number of friends with far worse health conditions, and some of them are sadly no longer around at all. Though I am sure my health would be better if I were not T1 it hasn't really stopped me doing anything in the past and I continue to lead a healthy and active life now. My T1 mother made it to 78 despite living for decades without a glucometer, and would have probably have lasted quite a few years longer if she hadn't smoked for 50 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2539534, member: 372717"] Hi [USER=351599]@RobertJ[/USER], and welcome to the forums. While I know that fathers are slightly more likely to pass it on than mothers, I thought the odds were less than that, though still much higher than a non diabetic [URL='https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-type-1-genetics']Is Diabetes Genetic? The Hereditary Risk of Type 1 Diabetes (webmd.com)[/URL] [URL='https://www.jdrf.org/t1d-resources/living-with-t1d/pregnancy/passing-on-t1d/']Will I Pass on Type 1 Diabetes to My Baby? - JDRF[/URL] As the daughter of a T1 mother (with no T1 family history) I am very glad that she didn't use her T1 as a reason not to have children, and found it to be very helpful to have a T1 parent. I am very happy to be alive even though the treatment for T1 wasn't that wonderful when I was first diagnosed. (It's a lot better now). At the age of 60 (52 years T1) I see a number of friends with far worse health conditions, and some of them are sadly no longer around at all. Though I am sure my health would be better if I were not T1 it hasn't really stopped me doing anything in the past and I continue to lead a healthy and active life now. My T1 mother made it to 78 despite living for decades without a glucometer, and would have probably have lasted quite a few years longer if she hadn't smoked for 50 years. [/QUOTE]
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