Did you know that type 2 diabetes is an inherited disease? Your genetics and family history can help determine whether you are susceptible to diabetes. However, this illness can be triggered off from environmental factors as well. You must understand that people who have type 2 diabetes spend up to 10 years being insulin resistant while running high blood glucose levels. This type of internal environment is like a gun waiting to go off, especially when the body experiences bad eating habits, obesity, ingesting of drugs and alcohol, and a lack of exercise.
Therefore it is imperative that if you have cases of type 2 diabetes in your family, you should take very good care of your health and have regular checkups done with your doctor. If you are unsure if you may be genetically disposed to triggering off type 2 diabetes, then below are four reference points to help you, based on recent studies:
A) You have between 4% and 6% chances of getting diabetes if your father has type 2 diabetes, but your mother does not.
B) If you have an identical twin that gets diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, then almost 99% of the time you'll also be faced with the same illness.
C) You have a 10% chance of getting diabetes if your mother has type 2 diabetes, but your father does not.
D) You have a 40% chance of getting diabetes if a brother or sister has type 2 diabetes.
Does Your Spouse Have Type 2 Diabetes?
One of the most interesting findings that have come from in-depth research of people with type 2 diabetes is that people whom have a spouse with type 2 diabetes are at just as much risk of the disease as they would be if they had a relative with diabetes. The reason is because couples generally share the same poor environmental habits, such as extremely bad eating choices and a sedentary lifestyle.
Malnutrition At An Early Age Is Common In Adults That Have Type 2 Diabetes
Another very interesting finding from doctors and researchers is that people who have type 2 diabetes often have a history of experiencing malnutrition as a child. Doctors think that the lack of proper nutrition during a person's younger years directly contributes to the body not making enough insulin producing cells during that time of his youth.
Perhaps years later when these people are able to start eating and ingesting various foods and sugars, the body's pancreas does not have enough cells that produce insulin to handle the nature of the food. This food is typically very high in sugars and causes high blood glucose levels for years to come.
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