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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2362443" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>T1 diabetes is influenced by genes, but the child of a T1 diabetes still only has a 1 in 30 chance of having it (or thereabouts), so it's not strongly genetic. (T2 diabetes is very strongly genetic but it's a completely different illness albeit with the same symptoms). One blood test certainly isn't enough to diagnose, but it's worth getting checked out. Also, if your mum has some ketone testing strips you could test with those. High ketones plus high sugar levels require immediate medical attention. </p><p></p><p>Good luck. As [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] said, it's worth getting it checked out but it may well be a one off. But if you also have high ketones, ring 111 for advice.</p><p></p><p>(As a T1 daughter of a T1 mother I got paranoid whenever my children got thirsty. I used to test their urine with urine testing strips, as sugar passes into the urine once your bg goes over 10. I figures that I could then do a blood test if it came up positive, without subjecting them to endless blood tests. Luckily they never passed sugar, so their fingers stayed safe from my lancets <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2362443, member: 372717"] T1 diabetes is influenced by genes, but the child of a T1 diabetes still only has a 1 in 30 chance of having it (or thereabouts), so it's not strongly genetic. (T2 diabetes is very strongly genetic but it's a completely different illness albeit with the same symptoms). One blood test certainly isn't enough to diagnose, but it's worth getting checked out. Also, if your mum has some ketone testing strips you could test with those. High ketones plus high sugar levels require immediate medical attention. Good luck. As [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] said, it's worth getting it checked out but it may well be a one off. But if you also have high ketones, ring 111 for advice. (As a T1 daughter of a T1 mother I got paranoid whenever my children got thirsty. I used to test their urine with urine testing strips, as sugar passes into the urine once your bg goes over 10. I figures that I could then do a blood test if it came up positive, without subjecting them to endless blood tests. Luckily they never passed sugar, so their fingers stayed safe from my lancets :)). [/QUOTE]
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