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My brother is also diabetic, so do i have a heredity problem?
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Predisposition maybe: There is a genetic predisposition in people who get type 1 diabetes. However, it isn't enough. Exposure to an environmental trigger(s) is necessary to cause diabetes. The trigger(s) isn't known. Even in identical twins, if one get diabetes, the other only has a 40% chance of getting it.
Answered 10/3/2016
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