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T2D

Published on Dec 04, 2015

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TYPE 2 DIABETES

BY: ERISE BENAVIDES
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STUDIES SHOW...

  • Twins show that genetics play a very strong role in diabetes type 2
  • It's possible to prevent it by exercising and loosing weight
  • The risk of your child getting it is 1 in 7
  • A child's risk is greater when the mother is the one that has the diabetes
  • If both mother and father have it then there is a 1 in 2 chance your child will
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GENETICS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES

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T2D IS A DISEASE WHERE INSULIN DOESNT ACT CORRECTLY LEADING TO EVALUATED BLOOD GLUCOSE

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T2D CAN LEAD TO MANY THINGS

  • Adult blindness
  • Heart disease
  • Birth defects
  • Limb amputation
  • Strokes
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ITS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT

30%-70% OF T2D RISK CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO GENETICS
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TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7 LIKE 2 (TCF7L2)

THE GENE SHOWING THE STRONGEST ASSOCIATION SO FAR WITH T2D IS TCF7L2
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THE STRONGEST PREDICTORS CONTINUE TO BE POSITIVE BECAUSE OF THEIR FAMILY HISTORY

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IT INCREASES

  • Blood pressure
  • Liver enzymes
  • Genetic risk factors
  • BMI
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SITES AND SOURCES

  • "Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes." American Medical Assosiaction. N.p., n.d. Web. .

Erise Benavides