Genetics

Well, because my story is going to be about a girl that has diabetes and through it she becomes closer to her family, I guess I should talk about the genetics of diabetes because it can be passed down through your genes. I searched through the American Diabetes Association and found this quote : “Genes alone are not enough. One proof of this is identical twins. Identical twins have identical genes. Yet when one twin has type 1 diabetes, the other gets the disease at most only half the time. When one twin has type 2 diabetes, the other's risk is at most 3 in 4” Apparently; diabetes can be triggered because of people’s surroundings such as cold weather. That is only a theory though, but it gives me an idea on the setting for my story. I also found this quote: “In general, if you are a man with type 1 diabetes, the odds of your child getting diabetes are 1 in 17. If you are a woman with type 1 diabetes and your child was born before you were 25, your child's risk is 1 in 25; if your child was born after you turned 25, your child's risk is 1 in 100.” This gave me another idea on how my character’s parents should be aged