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Will i become a type 1 diabetic if both my parents have type 1 diabetes?
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Risk of getting dm1: Type 1 diabetes risk is 4-8% in offspring of an affected mother and slightly higher when its an affected father. It can be up to 30% if both parents have it. Bottom line is that its more likely that you wont get it.
Answered 1/24/2015
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