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My boyfriend has diabetes, if we were to have a baby, would the baby come out with diabetes too? will the baby be harmed in any sort of way?
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No : Babies aren't born with diabetes. He may pass on a genetic tendency to develop it, especially type 2 diabetes, but that usually doesn't manifest until adulthood after years of poor eating. Type 1 diabetes does not have a strong hereditary component, thank goodness, but usually develops much earlier. Newborns can be affected, possibly severely, from maternal diabetes in pregnancy.
Answered 4/1/2015
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