[LisaCA]

hi,

here's the website for the juvenile diabetes foundation:

http://www.jdrf.org/

here's some of what they say:


"Is type 1 diabetes hereditary?
Ninety percent of children who develop type 1 diabetes actually have no relative with the disease. Thanks to studies of families, researchers now can identify at birth when a baby carries some of the genes that indicate risk factors for type 1 diabetes. Certain genes called HLA markers are associated with diabetes risk. If a child is born with such markers, his or her risk of developing type 1 diabetes is about the same as if he or she had a sibling with diabetes, even though no other family member may have the disease. There are other genes that also create risk for diabetes that have not yet been identified."

"According to William Winter, M.D., a professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, “At most, only 15 percent of people with type 1 diabetes have an affected first-degree relative—a sibling, parent, or offspring.* Research suggests that genes account for less than half the risk of developing type 1 diabetes.* These findings suggest that there are other factors besides genes that influence the development of diabetes.”

I would mention it to your daughter's doctor, ask if s/he feels she needs to be tested.

good luck!

Lisa