My husband has recently been diagnosed as a diabetic. If I get pregnant, is our baby at risk of inheriting it?

Question

I just wanna know what r the chances of having a normal, healthy baby for a couple that has one of them as a diabetic. In this case, father.

Answer 1

Are you confusing Type 1 and Type 2?

Adult-onset diabetes is Type 2, which pops up later in life- usually due to obesity, but often other factors can cause it. Often diet alone can control it.

Childhood diabetes, Type 1, they classic kind you hear about - that's the one where kids get it about age 6 or so ( 2 to 10 years, usually) that requires serious monitoring, daily insulin injections and causes serious problems later in life if not treated.

The two are different and no relation to each other. Type 1 is somewhat hereditary (Mary Tyler Moore and her son both had it, for example, IIRC). Type 2, like obesity, has a hereditary factor, but also can be controlled.

If that's all you're worried about, you're fine!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes there is a chance that your baby will be diabetic, about a 50/50 chance to be more precise. However, I think that if you want a child, you should go ahead and have one. With all the new techniques in medicine today, a diabetic can live an almost normal life. My grandmother on my father's side was a diabetic. Out of their six children, my father,his brother and one of his sisters are or were diabetics. My Father died of heart problems at the age of 64. My parents had seven children. Of those , only one has proven to be a diabetic thus far. At this time our ages range from 37 to 60. The sixty year old was recently diagnosed with diabetes. All of us check our sugar regularly, about every three months, and none of the rest of us have shown signs of diabetes to date.None of my parent's grandchildren or great grandchildren are diabetic at ths time.

Answer 4

Your chances are excelletnt for having a normal, healthy baby although there will be a slight risk of your baby contracting adult onset diabetes now that you see it is in your husband's genes.

Studies have shown there is no "demonstrable effect" on the fetus in the womb due to paternal diabetes.

Fortunately there is no risk to you. When the mother of the baby has diabetes or a family history of it, she would have a higher-risk pregnancy and/or would be susceptible to getting "gestational diabetes" while pregnant which must be treated and monitored carefully.

Best of luck.

Answer 5

Afraid It Is More Likely Than Not,I Know That Isn't What You Wanted To Hear But Its the Truth

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Diabetes is genetic for the most part...your baby won't likely be born with it, but could develop it later in life.

Answer 8

It depend on if it runs ins his family or if it was from bad habbits that just cought up with him, if it runs in his famil then yes there is a chance and if you are aware of that you should instill in your child good eating habbits and a healthy lifestyle well you should do that anyway but you know what i mean

Answer 9

There is a chance, but since you know the chance is there you can watch for it and make sure the baby has a healthy diet and otherwise does things that will help minimalize it.

Answer 10

my husbands mother has diabetis and everyone in his family but he is fine i think that your baby will be fine just feed it right and watch how you care for it