I was diagnosed March 28, 1992. It has almost been 19 years. I have been on 4 different types of insulin, 4 insulin pumps, countless glucose meters and I have pricked my finger over 27,740 times. I don't know if there will be a cure in my lifetime. I pray. I also pray that I don't pass diabetes onto my children.
However, I believe we should be prepared. My diabetic genes could be passed on to my future children, especially, if I have children with another diabetic.
If I were to have a child before I turn 25, then the odds of that infant getting diabetes is 25 to 1 but if I give birth after the age of 25, the infant's odds increase to 100 to 1. A male with type 1 diabetes is about 1 in 7 chance of passing the disease. All of these statistics are based on if both parents have type 1 diabetes.
If only one parent has the diabetes, then there is only a 10 percent chance that it will be passed on. However, it can skip a generation, like my family. My mom, and aunt did not get diabetes, but I was the lucky one.
As much of a burden diabetes can be sometimes, I feel truly blessed because I would not have had the life experiences or met some of the most wonderful people as I have.
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| Me and Necole who is also type 1 diabetic |
