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Is it possible to have type 1 diabetes if your parent has type 2?
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Yes: Type 2 diabetes is so common these days that there are more and more families in which someone with a family history of type 2 diabetes ends up diagnosed with type 1 themselves. Nothing about a family history of type 2 diabetes protects you from developing an autoimmune condition like type 1. And to complicate things, the distinction between type 1 and 2 is not always clearcut.
Answered 3/30/2016
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