A. Statistically, the chances of your children inheriting Diabetes break down based on the following risk factors:

• If there is no history of Diabetes in the family, a child has an 11% chance of developing Type 2 Diabetes by age 70 and a 1% chance of Type 1 Diabetes by age 50.
• If the father has Type 1 Diabetes, the child has a 6% chance of Type 1 Diabetes.
• If the mother has Type 1 Diabetes and was younger than 25 when the child was born, the child has a 4% chance of Type 1 Diabetes.
• If the mother has Type 1 Diabetes and was older than 25 when the child was born, the child has a 1% chance of Type 1 Diabetes.
• The risk of developing Type 1 Diabetes doubles if the parent was diagnosed by age 11.
• If one parent was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes before the age of 50, the child has a 14% chance of Type 2 Diabetes.
• If both parents have Type 2 Diabetes, the child has a 45% chance of Type 2 Diabetes.