Now, the prevalence rate of diabetes is getting higher and higher, with 1 in 10 people suffering from diabetes. Many people have such worries:
I have diabetes, will it be passed on to my children?
My parents have diabetes in my family. What should I do?
Today, Dr. Clove will talk to you about the genetic problem of diabetes.
A Bad News: Diabetes May Be Hereditary
Let’s get straight to the point, diabetes is probably hereditary.
Diabetes mellitus is very complicated and has many pathogenic factors. Modern medicine has not thoroughly studied diabetes mellitus. However, [diabetes has genetic tendency] is a consensus reached by medical experts from all over the world.
Some studies have found that:
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- If a person’s immediate family members (father, mother, brothers and sisters) suffer from type 1 diabetes, the probability of developing type 1 diabetes in the person’s life will be greatly increased: if the person’s mother is type 1 diabetes, the probability is about 3%. If his father is type 1 diabetes, the corresponding probability is about 5%; If his siblings have type 1 diabetes, his own probability of getting sick is about 8%. In contrast, the probability of developing type 1 diabetes in an ordinary person’s life is less than one in ten thousand.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
The families of patients with type 2 diabetes often have patients with type 2 diabetes who are in the same boat. As the immediate family members of patients with type 2 diabetes, they are also more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
Studies have shown that if a person has type 2 diabetes, genetic factors account for more than half of the total.
Good News: Diabetes Can Be Prevented
Although diabetes has the possibility of heredity, it does not mean that if you have diabetes, your family will definitely have diabetes. Don’t forget, there are many non-genetic factors related to diabetes.
These non-genetic factors include:
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Virus infection: At present, it has been found that some virus infections may destroy islet cells, such as mumps virus, Coxsackie B4 virus, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus and hepatitis virus; Chemical factors: Some chemicals have toxic effects on islet cells, such as some rat poison, alloxan, etc.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Impaired glucose regulation ability: including impaired fasting blood glucose (fasting venous blood glucose is 6.1 ~ 7.0 mmol/L) and impaired glucose tolerance (venous blood glucose is 7.8 ~ 11.1 mmol/L 2 hours after meal). These two conditions have a high risk of developing diabetes, often referred to as [prediabetes], and sometimes more vividly referred to as [diabetes reserve army]. Polycystic ovary syndrome; Overweight, obesity, especially abdominal obesity; Too little physical activity; Bad eating habits: high calorie, high fat, high protein, low carbohydrate, low dietary fiber eating habits; Age: With the increase of age, the ability to regulate blood sugar will decrease.
As you can see, most of these possible pathogenic factors can be artificially changed (bold words above). Changing these factors can help us prevent diabetes.
This tells us that we can make changes to prevent diabetes.
To deal with diabetes, word prevention is the most important thing.
How can I protect my family when I have diabetes? How avoided getting sick when his relatives got diabetes? These five points should be paid attention to:
Step 1: Eat a healthy diet
To prevent diabetes, you should also shut up.
Diabetes diet can be regarded as the healthiest diet, and everyone can make their own diet according to diabetes diet. Although it does not need to be as strict as diabetics, the principle of controlling total energy and balanced nutrition will not change according to individual conditions.
Step 2: Increase physical activity
Exercise is also very important to prevent diabetes. Adhere to 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise every day, more than 5 times a week. The exercise mode is mainly aerobic exercise such as walking and jogging, interspersed with some muscle training, which can help improve the regulation of blood sugar.
Step 3: Weight and waist circumference control
Obesity, especially waist and abdomen obesity, is a major risk factor for insulin resistance and diabetes. People should pay attention to eating dynamic balance and control weight and waist circumference within the normal range.
Maintain healthy BMI (18.5 ~ 24 kg/m 2) and control waist circumference, female < 85 cm and male < 90 cm.
BMI is calculated by dividing weight (kg) by the square of height (m).
4. Regular inspection
Every six months to one year, regular physical examination is required. Fasting venous blood sugar needs to be checked during physical examination. When conditions permit, 75 g glucose load test (OGTT) can be performed to detect, detect and treat prediabetes as soon as possible. Some prediabetes conditions may be reversed if properly handled.
5. Other
Avoid virus infection, stay away from people infected with mumps virus and rubella virus, and prevent the disease by vaccination when the disease is prevalent. Avoid exposure to toxic and harmful chemicals.
If you are a friend suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome, you need to cooperate with doctors for good treatment.