born with diabetes.

[elduado]

can a child be born with diabetes.

[Forum-vol-cmb]

I have been looking online to answer your question and I keep getting information about gestational diabetes, which is diabetes that occurs during a woman's pregnancy and usually goes away when the baby is born.
I don't think a child can be born with diabetes, but I am not 100% sure.  It used to be that most children would develop the disease between the ages of 8-11.  I don't think that is the case anymore, I believe children are developing the disease younger, but there is no set age when the disease develops.
I have been diabetic for 27 years and have two children, both born healthy and continue to be healthy, so just because one has diabetes it does not mean their children will automatically have diabetes as well.

[Larry68]

There is a form of diabetes in newborns, but it is not the same as type 1. See http://www.library.nhs.uk/genepool/ViewResource.aspx?resID=37529

This form is very rare, but ihas been successfully treaded with drugs - A success story.
http://jdrfillinois.org/Downloads/NeonatalSuccess.pdf

[Junior000555]

I am 12 years old.I was born in Jamaica and still in Jamaica. I have the type 2 diabetes, I am eating healthy and exercising everyday but I don't know why my sugar is high. Can you help me?

[aulani]

hey