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I have a family history of type 1 diabetes,will I get it?

by SamanthaLynn, Oct 23, 2009 04:00PM

Tags: children, athlete's

I am 18 years old and I am an athlete. Type 1 runs in my family, does that mean I will possible get it too?

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by jessnsteve, Oct 25, 2009 05:57AM

No not necessarily it runs in my family and my mom don't have nor her mom or my moms sisters and neither does my sis but my moms aunt has it and that is how it goes now I have it and really it is not so bad.

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