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If you’re a parent, how many of your children have T1D? Feel free to share more about your family’s situation in the comments, and how many other children you have without T1D!
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I dont have children yet. I was diagnosed last year at 26 and my biggest fear is passing this on. Curious if youd do a question about parents with type 1 and how that impacts their children (ie mom with t1D vs dad with t1d and how many kids have it). Thanks for all you do!
First of all, good job getting through your first year with T1D! 🙂
Hopefully the responses to this question (with most T1Ds not reporting passing it on to their kids) will be reassuring.
Scientists are still learning, but this article provides some rough stats on the rates of T1D Moms & Dads passing on T1D to their kids:
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-type-1-genetics
I have three kids in their mid twenties who do NOT have T1D.
I have 2 kids and they both have T1D. I only have one other family member on boths sides with T1D, a cousin on my Dad’s side of the family.
I have one son without diabetes. He is 50 years old. I have T1 but his father does not.
I have one child with T1D. I have 5 siblings, 3 with type 1, and 1 with type 2. Only one of the children other than mine has developed type 1. And none of the grandchildren. No parent with Type 1
None developed before age 18
Two children none with T1D. One has T2D bit because was overweight and not exercising. Once she lost 40 pounds , retired from computer work, and began exercising, the problem was resolved.
I have T1D, diagnosed at 18. My wife and I have 3 children. The oldest of the three was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 23. She now has two daughters and she will have them screened for T1D often as they grow. (I also have a friend with T1D. Both his father and his son have it. )
I am a little surprised that your daughter has her kids screened for diabetes as I would think she could test their blood sugar occasionally with her blood glucose meter.
I’m the oldest of 3 sibling’s, the middle child was finally diagnosed at 7 months old with T1D, I was diagnosed at age 11 and the youngest was diagnosed with T2D in his early 20’s. Both my parent’s are now T2D, my Father was just diagnosed several months ago.
My middle sibling has 3 daughters, the oldest of whom was diagnosed at 23 months old, the youngest is still in a study because her cord blood is antibody positive; she has not been diagnosed yet.
I have 3 boys. My oldest and my youngest are both T1D’s. My middle child has hashimoto disease. I was diagnosed at age 57 LADA .
My two kids have one of my autoimmune diseases but 2 of my grandkids got my T1. We’re fun when we all go out to eat together. Food arrives and 3 insulin pens come out. 😉
That is funny about the three insulin pens coming out. I had sort of a similar situation years ago at a Thanksgiving meal. My sister’s boyfriend, my cousin and myself, all of us type 1, brought our syringes at the same time too. LOL
I have Type 1, but none of my children have it. However, three of my children have Type 2.
That is, three of my five children.
My daughter has PCOS. I was diagnosed with LADA at age 48.
I have two daughters and a son; however, none have T1D or T2D. They range in age 47-42 years old.
Our daughter developed gestational diabetes in her first pregnancy and then after she delivered it went away no future problems
I marked, have children, no diabetes, but my child is not biological so even if they did have diabetes it might skew the results. Biological would have been a good addition to this question.
Type 1 since 1979, one non-diabetic daughter who is now 29. I maintained very tight control w/ multiple daily injections and was delighted to give birth to a healthy 7 pound baby! I think an insulin pump and CGM would make pregnancy very manageable for women today.
I have no children but I have 15 nieces and nephews, none of whom have T1d. Out of my 22 great-nieces and great-nephews, however, one has T1d.
My wife was also T1D and our daughter had gestational diabetes.
I have 2 children, neither has T1D, though one had gestational diabetes.
I have 3 sons, the oldest has T1D and his oldest daughter has T1D. I have T1D and two out of three brothers have T1D. It is the normal in my family.
I have two children, one has T1D
My father had T1D and I have it but, thankfully, my children (ages 19 and 15) do not.
Both my kids are T1D…my son dx at 2yrs old and then nine months later my daughter got dx at 9month old. We don’t have any T1D or autoimmune disorders on both side of our family. Both are thriving, they’re on Omnipod 5 and Dexcom
My father developed T1D in his 40s, I was 30, my sister’s son when he was 13.
We have three grown children, none with T1D.
My 4 kids are have all been diagnosed as prediabetic, and none of the knuckleheads’ will try to take the steps from becoming a full fledged needle junkie like I am. It’s pretty discouraging.
I’ve had T1D since age 5. I have two kids ages 10 and 5, neither have diabetes, yet.
Has any progress been made on finding specific genes that predispose for diabetes? Last I heard no one gene had been identified. With the rise in genealogical research and DNA home tests available, I suggest another question: Have you found ancestors with diabetes?
2 without, I was diagnosed at 30.
I was diagnosed with T1D at 18, had two children in my 30s (aged 12-13) with my non-diabetic husband. Neither have T1D. My oldest has Celiac. Both have been screened for T1D antibodies under the TrialNet study and were negative. I’ll admit, I still need worry about it. If they complain of thirst, I do a fingerstick BG to be sure.
My mother has T1D, but was diagnosed many years after me in her 50s. We have several autoimmune conditions on my maternal side.