Risk factors of Diabetes are divided into 7 types.
- Hereditary
- Sedentary life style
- Stress and strain
- Drug side effects
- Age
- Infectious diseases.
I discuss here about hereditary risk factor.
Diabetes due to heredity:
Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes): Mainly caused by auto immunity. Severe lack of insulin is the characterestic feature.
If father is diabetic, there are chances of 9% of the children gets diabetes.
If mother is diabetic, 3% of the children get the disease.
If both father and mother are diabetic, 30% of the children get the disease.
Type 2 Diabetes: (Adult Diabetes)
If either father or mother is diabetic, 30% of the children get the disease.
If both parents are diabetic, 70% of the children get the disease. So, high risk group children should monitor their diabetes levels regularly.
