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Hi Sir, If father is type 2 diabetic and mother is non diabetic what the chances of son being type 1 diabetic. Please advice me on it.
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Very little if any. Type-1 diabetes s due to an auto immune process The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown. Usually, the body's own immune system ? which normally fights harmful bacteria and viruses ? mistakenly destroys the insulin-producing (islet, or islets of Langerhans) cells in the pancreas. Other possible causes include: Genetics Exposure to viruses and other environmental factors.
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