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While research finds that nearly 90% of people diagnosed with T1D have no relatives with the disease, you might have other autoimmune conditions in your family. Do any of your biological relatives (people who share the same genes or blood as you) have other autoimmune diseases?
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MS
Zero.
17 blood related aunts/uncles. 4 grandparents. (I knew 3 of them).
Just my luck as the only winner of the heterozygote draw. Sigh!
Weird, huh ?
My mother was adopted and my father was raised by his grandmother. We know who my fathers mother was but unsure who the father was. Holes all over that tree. So, I am unable to rely on any family history.
My grandfather’s sister was T1D her diagnosis came not long after insulin was first discovered.
Father; T1D, + rheumatoid arthritis
Brother 1; hypothyroidism, celiac disease
Brother 2; Crohn’s disease
Sister; rheumatoid arthritis
None!
Although my dad’s half sister has hypothyroidism but she is a dentist. Soo… maybe too much fluoride caused damage to her thyroid gland. IDK.
I didn’t realize that was a thing. I grew up in So CA, have excellent teeth, poor gums and Hypothyroidism! Oh, and LADA.
Two sisters with celiac disease.
All of the women in my mothers immediate family have autoimmune thyroid disorder. I’ve tested positive for those antibodies but it hasn’t manifested clinically (yet)
If arthritis counts, everybody had it, except me.
I am not sure of more distant relatives except one cousin who had type-1 diabetes, but my father has rheumatoid arthritis and my brother has Croehn’s disease
I said I am not sure. One of my sisters has hypothyroid, and we all have arthritis.
My sister has T1D and takes Thyroid meds.
My Mom and Dad took thyroid medicine.
Mom had Sjogrens.
I also have two cousins once removed who have T1D
I answered not sure. My mom and sister and I all have hypothyroidism, but I don’t know if it is autoimmune. No one else in my family has any type of diabetes. Neither grandparents, parents or siblings. Weird.
My two kids got my Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and two of my grandkids got my T1. 🙁
Answering re. autoimmune conditions, my daughter has lupus erythematosus as did my paternal grandfather and aunt.
I also have Lupus and MS autoimmune disease is the worst but praying for you daughter.
My mom has celiac. My dad has type 2 diabetes. My cousin has MS and my other cousin has fibermoylogia
I’m not sure about what reachers say is true or not….my father had T1D, mother T2D…sister, 2 brothers, niece all battling diabetes. Typing is what is crucial to how to combat this disease! But unfortunately it isn’t the first step in treatment. Myself, I was first diagnosed as T2D even with my history. Years later was tested for T1D markers. Was positive for them. Things would have gone much differently if I was tested sooner! Thankfully I have a really great Endo and care team now.
There are several relatives with hypothyroidism.
I (mom to T1D) has Raynaurds, grandmother had Hemochromotosis
I think Hemochromatosis is genetic. You’re family is part of the iron tribe ; – )
A younger brother with T1, an older sister with thyroid problems, younger sister with chrones and rheumatoid arthritis. Both sisters died of cancer (older breast cancer, younger leukemia). A maternal grandmother took insulin, assuming Type 1 but no-one has any knowledge: she passed when I was like 5-6, but I remember her real thin, practically blind. Several Type 2’s, while more socio/environmental but could be a gene tendency towards that (insulin dependent paternal grandmother and a well controlled diet controlled brother). Both grandmothers passed away happy and old but had other health concerns.
My sister had lupus.
I currently have 4 including type 1, my two sisters both have Celiac disease and Graves disease. My brother had Type 1 my nephew has type 1. I have cousins with MS and Graves disease also.
Yes, my father and his sister had really serious psoriasis and my sibling had T1D.
Yes. I have T1D and hashimoto’s (autoimmune hypothyroid).
In my immediate family, my mother also has T1D and hashimoto’s and my oldest son has celiac.
Lots of autoimmune conditions on my maternal grandmother’s side including my maternal aunt who has hashimoto’s, celiac, an autoimmune hepatitis, and autoimmune platelet disorders. My maternal had graves (autoimmune hyperthyroid). Her sister had multiple sclerosis. We’re a fun bunch!. 😄
Arthritis for my Mom and sister.
My Mom has a thyroid disorder, but I have no idea if it’s the autoimmune kind. (In fact, I had no idea there was an autoimmune kind until I read some of the responses!!)
Yes, my GRANDDAUGHTER has celiac disease and possibly her 2 year old son, my great-grandson.
I recently learned that my own brother was diagnosed with type 2 about 7 years ago. He never told me until shortly before he died–not because of diabetes.
Parents and all 4 grandparents had arthritis.
My granddaughter (21) was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at age 12. Daughter married a T1d so have always stayed on watch for both grandchildren but no other diabetics past or present.
What in the world? I was 1st with T1, age 4yr 7 mos. Now age 71. I have younger sister T1. I have a 1st cousin & 3 first cousins once removed.
My mother also had Hashimoto Thyroiditis.
My brother was diagnosed Type 2 but he is on insulin shots now.