olivem1612
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi @olivem1612, The following details are excerpts from the book I'm holding. I was diagnosed at 11 months in 1959:As a young male adult aspring to build a family, the thought of passing T1 to children is really something that I wish to avoid!
Can anyone point or discuss some research on the likelihood of passing T1 to children (or potential influencers)? Maybe there exists a difference in how early one was diagnosed with T1? How well T1 is managed?
Is this even something that is researched in depth? I am quite interested in a scientific approach and insights rather than some random statistic in some article.
It would be very valuable and greatly appreciated if some T1 parents can share their experiences too!
I am t1, my dad is t1 and I believe my daughter is also in the early stage of developing t1. For some families it is very generic - there are families where two or three children and a parent all have t1 - others it appears once and not again.
There was no one before my dad.
However I think once it's multi generational it is onviously strongly genetic so I suppose I had a high chance that one or both my own children would develop it.
I do wish my parents hadn't had me and I do wish I hadn't had my own children. It would have stopped it being passed on any further.
It's personal choice though. Most people who are t1 have children who are absolutely fine.
@ExtremelyW0rried - As I understand it, your daughter hasn't been diagnosed with anything, in fact you have been reassured multiple times your daughter is healthy, regarding diabetes at least. Isn't you dismissal of breastfeeding as a helpful a bit premature?
Don't beat yourself up about it! I got it at 11 months. Hasn't stopped me having a fascinating life even though I have cheated death at least 3 times.Oh and my two year daughter was breast fed until she was 20 months. Made no difference.
Some studies actually suggest the antibodies against the insulin cells can be transmitted in beast milk so who knows, maybe by trying to do good I inadvertently triggered it.
Don't beat yourself up about it! I got it at 11 months. Hasn't stopped me having a fascinating life even though I have cheated death at least 3 times.
Me too, but I have learned that mentioning that round here is not allowed.Yeah - it's the potential failing to cheat death that concerns me!
Yes, but considering that was 1959, 1966 and 1979, the chances are much more in your family's favour now. As my boss said to me when I was actively Type 1: "You'll probably outlive us all since you are constantly under the microscope." I have outlived 20% of that particular group. My oldest aunt saw a bomb land in her street when she was a young girl in the First World War. As a result, she refused to travel abroad or use anything but her own car. She lived till she was 85, but restricted herself unneccesarily, albeit understandably.Yeah - it's the potential failing to cheat death that concerns me!
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