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Will my baby get type 1 diabetes if i have diabetes?
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No: It doesn't work that way. Type 1 diabetes is a different illness from type 2 diabetes. We think that type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease (the person's own body destroys their Insulin cells). Type 2 diabetes is caused by being overweight.
Answered 9/7/2018
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Linked but rare: The tendency toward type 1 dm is influenced by heredity but you will not pass it to your baby like eye color. At most you will up the babies risk several times above that of the general population.
Answered 10/3/2016
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