Does diabetes skip a generation- or is this a myth?

Question

I am a big dude- 5 foot ten, weighing about 280. My Mom has Type II diabetes (I believe- not sure if it's I or II), and I am afraid I may be at serious risk for diabetes. Does diabetes skip a generation?

I also have extremely high blood pressure.

However, I often have kidney stones...doesn't this indicate that my body produces a large amount of insulin? Hence, won't my chances for developing diabetes be diminished?

Please help with any info/comments. Thanks!

Answer 1

The statistics on developing diabetes are if you have one parent with diabetes the children have a 50% risk of developing diabetes within their lifetime. If both parents are diabetic, they have a 100% risk of developing diabetes within their lifetime. This doesn't mean you can't hold it at bay. A well balanced meal plan, good exercise program, and being diligent with annual checkups will help keep diabetes from developing, and/or reduce its devastating effects. Have you had yourself checked for diabetes yet? Diabetes does have serious effects on kidneys. You can go to the ADA website for more information concerning diabetes. www.diabetes.org. Good luck.

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Answer 3

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Does diabetes skip a generation- or is this a myth?
I am a big dude- 5 foot ten, weighing about 280. My Mom has Type II diabetes (I believe- not sure if it's I or II), and I am afraid I may be at serious risk for diabetes. Does diabetes skip a generation?

I also have extremely high blood pressure.

However, I often have kidney...

Answer 4

Type II diabetes is caused by two possible factors. 1. Your body does not produce enough insulin to deal with the sugar in your blood and 2. your body produces plenty of insulin but you are not sensitive to it's effects. So unfortunately producing massive amounts of insulin does not protect you from becoming diabetic.
No one can tell you for sure that you will get diabetes as a result of your family history BUT I can tell you for sure that it does not skip generations. There is nothing in the genetic code that would cause any trait to skip a generation. I'm afraid that it's just a myth created by people at risk to make themselves feel better. Both my father and I have type 2. I was diagnosed 2yrs before he was.
The difference between my dad and I was that he was very active and he ate right. I was a classic couch potato. If you exercise and reduce calories and carbs you could reduce your chances of developing diabetes by a huge margin or at the very least put it off for many years.
Good Luck

Answer 5

I used to think that diabetes skipped a generation as my maternal grandma and her brothers and sisters had it, and my paternal grandpa had it, but my aunt, uncle, and parents didn't have it. Well, my aunt, uncle (on mother's side), mother, I think 1 or 2 aunts on fathers side and uncle on father's side have all had/have it. They just ended up with it much later in life than my brother and I did (I was diagnosed at 2 1/2 years old 39 years ago and my brother was diagnosed at 7 years old 32 years ago).

Having kidney stones has nothing to do with diabetes.

As for the weight, believe me, I know how hard it is to lose weight. I have lost 40 pounds and it took a lot of hard work, determination, and will power on my part. It took a long time to do it (slow is the best way so you will keep it off rather than put it back on and then some). Eat a sensible diet (diabetic diet is the best for anyone with or without diabetes), exercise, drink lots of water. You will end up with lower blood pressure and will lower the risk of having diabetes. You may still get it, but you will be healthier. Having diabetes and trying to lose weight is even harder than if you don't have the diabetes, especially if you are on insulin.

Good luck! I know you can do it!

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Answer 7

Type 2 diabetes is also a result of high insulin. The body just becomes resistant to the effects and that leaves the glucose (blood sugar) in the blood stream.

If you get checked for high insulin (hyperinsulinemia) with a fasting blood insulin test, you will probably show as high, given that you are already showing high blood pressure. The excess weight can be due to a pre-diabetic condition - again due to high insulin.

In response to your question, diabetes does not skip a generation.

Answer 8

It doesn't skip generations & it doesn't always mean you'll get it if a family member has it. Nobody in my family had diabetes at all until my aunt got it. Kidney stones usually means there's too much uric acid in your blood or too much calcium, one or the other. I've never heard of a connection between insulin & kidney stones. You probably need to drop a few pounds - easier said than done, I know - in order to lower your blood pressure & to cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. My mom was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2 years ago & I manage her diabetes with diet. She rarely has to have insulin shots & we monitor her sugar 2x daily. Good luck & take care of yourself - there's bound to be someone who loves you a lot & wants you to be okay!

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Answer 10

No, that absolutley is a myth.

High blood pressure can be reduced by eating better, exercising (start slow!) and eating a lot of fish... it sounds weird, but it's true.

Just because you are overweight, doesn't mean that you are at a huge risk of Type 2 diabetes... it's increases your chances very much, but it's not definite.

I'm not sure about the kidney stones, but I wouldn't rely on that! The best way to reduce your risk of diabetes is to exercise, EAT BETTER and get that blood pressure down!

Good luck!