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<blockquote data-quote="AndyS" data-source="post: 236715" data-attributes="member: 20775"><p>Same here.</p><p>No family history of diabetes at all as far as we have been able to tell. The women in the family seem to live long and healthy lives while the men either match them or drop dead before 60 with one form of cancer or other.</p><p></p><p>As a kid I was crazy active and was always slightly underweight though did suffer from tonsilitis on a regular basis. The worst illness I had as a child was chickenpox and that was so mild that they weren't even sure until I came out in a rash.</p><p></p><p>What I do seem to have is a peronsal history of autoimmune problems. Have spoken to 1 Dr who thinks that the constant tonsilitis may have been one form, then in my late teens I developed Graves Disease and then mid 30's T1.</p><p></p><p>So while family history can increase your chances (I beleive if a sibling develops it then chances are MUCH higher) it more comes down to your own genetics.</p><p></p><p>/A</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndyS, post: 236715, member: 20775"] Same here. No family history of diabetes at all as far as we have been able to tell. The women in the family seem to live long and healthy lives while the men either match them or drop dead before 60 with one form of cancer or other. As a kid I was crazy active and was always slightly underweight though did suffer from tonsilitis on a regular basis. The worst illness I had as a child was chickenpox and that was so mild that they weren't even sure until I came out in a rash. What I do seem to have is a peronsal history of autoimmune problems. Have spoken to 1 Dr who thinks that the constant tonsilitis may have been one form, then in my late teens I developed Graves Disease and then mid 30's T1. So while family history can increase your chances (I beleive if a sibling develops it then chances are MUCH higher) it more comes down to your own genetics. /A [/QUOTE]
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