Diabetes is a lottery with genes giving you the ticket and lifestyle determining whether you win. Let's figure out what's more important: heredity or habits?
Genetics: your personal risk that is important to assess correctly.
Type 1 diabetes: often associated with autoimmune disorders (3-8% risk if a parent has the disease).
Type 2 diabetes: heredity plays a big role resulting in a 40% risk of a child developing diabetes if one parent has it, and up to 70% if both parents have it.
However, even "bad" genes are not the final judgement. Forewarned is forearmed! You have your lifestyle on your side being something you can control! Eat a balanced diet, be more physically active, organize your daily routine, and monitor your blood glucose levels regularly.
Remember that type 2 diabetes can be prevented in 80% of cases, even with bad heredity!
MLC is working on its own continuous blood glucose monitoring system, CGM Fly, to help you not only monitor your glucose levels, but also address possible hereditary risks of developing diabetes.
Your future is in your hands! Build it together with MLC!
