Patient's question:
I and my husband are late marriage and late childbirth. We went to see newlyweds, and after getting married, we didn't plan to have children immediately. Now, the family has been urging us, and we've also considered that we're a bit old in age, so we decided to have one. But I'm quite worried because my husband has diabetes, and I'm afraid it will be inherited by the child.Doctor's answer:
Diabetes has a genetic component, but it doesn't mean that if parents have diabetes, their children will definitely have it. Research has found that if both parents have diabetes, the chance of their offspring developing diabetes is 5%. If only one of the parents has diabetes, the chance of their children developing diabetes is even lower. If neither parent has diabetes, the chance of their children developing diabetes is the lowest. Over the years, research on the causes of diabetes and medical history surveys have shown that if parents have diabetes