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The website, http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/women-diabetes-faqs.jsp gives the following answer to the question:

Will my children inherit diabetes from me?

It all depends on risk factors that include: no diabetes in the family -- 11% chance of type 2 diabetes by age 70 and 1% chance of type 1 diabetes by age 50. One parent with type 1 diabetes -- 6% chance of type 1 diabetes (father with type 1 diabetes), 4% chance of type 1 diabetes (mother with diabetes who was younger that 25 when the child was born) and 1% chance of type 1 diabetes (mother with diabetes who was older than 25 when the child was born). *Risk doubles if the parent was diagnosed by age 11*

One parent with type 2 diabetes (diagnosed before the age of 50) -- 14% chance of type 2 diabetes. Both parents with type 2 diabetes (overall risk) -- 45% chance of type 2 diabetes.
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