How many people in your family have Diabetes? How late in life can you get type 1 Diabetes?
There is a lot of bad Diabetic history in my family. My grandpa has type 2 Diabetes, but I’m not overly concerned with type 2, because I exercise regularly and aside from family history, I don’t really have any of the “at risk” signs. I’m mainly concerned with type 1. My uncle has it, and my brother was diagnosed with it when he was about a year old. A couple of years later, my sister was diagnosed when she was about 12.
I’m the only “kid” in the family without type 1. Some people say since they have it, I’m bound to get it some day. Other people say that 2/3 children with diabetes is already rare, so 3/3 is almost guaranteed not to happen. How should I look at this?
I know most people with type 1 get it when they are younger (hence the name juvenile Diabetes), but I’m sure older people can get it too. How old was the oldest person you know at the time they were diagnosed?
Thanks! I do test my blood once in a while to make sure it’s normal and every couple of years or so I do an official blood test at the doctor’s just to make sure too… 
