Despite the information available about diabetes, people are often confused about the disease, what causes it, if it’s preventable, and can it be inherited. There are two primary types of diabetes and the disease has a strong genetic component.
Research has identified two risk genes for developing diabetes called THADA and KCNQ1. The THADA gene is particularly dominant when an individual inherits it from the mother. When inherited from the father, the gene typically demonstrates no or low-risk for developing diabetes.
Currently, type 1 and type 2 diabetes have both been linked to genetics and environmental factors. The medical profession also associates certain lifestyle components with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, while type 1 is classified as an autoimmune disease.
The genetic element doesn’t automatically mean that someone will develop the disease, though the risk does increase. The same is true for certain ethnic groups. Black, Hispanic, Native American and Asian populations are more likely to develop the disease.
Heredity does play a major role in developing diabetes and scientists have discovered some interesting environmental correlations. Diabetes is more likely to develop during winter months and it’s more common in cold climates. Scientists believe that certain viruses that have only a minimal impact on many people may trigger the development of diabetes in those with a genetic predisposition to the disease. It’s also more prevalent in those that were breastfed.
The medical guidelines for diabetes used to be fairly clear cut and distinguished by whether the condition appeared in childhood or after adulthood. The lines have been blurred as science has discovered more about the disease, with some in the medical community proposing that diabetes to be categorized into five different groups rather than the current two.
The CDC has indicated that diabetes is a public health crisis and linked it to obesity. Adults that develop diabetes have experienced shaming behaviors from the uninformed, even though diabetes has a definite genetic component that can be inherited like many other diseases.
Attitudes are slowly changing as more is learned about the disease and the role that genetics play. Knowing that an individual may have a greater risk of manifesting the disease can help in managing it early in life to delay or even prevent it from developing.
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