Diabetes Family Disease

Is Diabetes a Family Curse? Diabetes is a serious disease, It was the seventh leading cause of death in the United Sates in 2010, and still remains in the top ten to this day. The cause of the disease is not entirely clear, but according to experts it may be caused by genetic and environmental factors. Furthermore doctors speculate that unlike some traits, diabetes does not seem to be inherited in a simple pattern. However, some people like myself are more likely to develop diabetes than others because there are multiple cases of people with the condition among the family. The risks of developing diabetes can be significantly raised or reduced depending on eating and physical activity habits of each individual. Since the possibilities of having diabetes at some point in our lives are higher to some of us simply because of our genetic circumstances; it is a great idea to consider making positive changes in habits in our lives to keep us from developing a fatal and unnecessary disease that can possibly be prevented. First, I would like to address how my mother’s …show more content…
It is not exclusively genetically inherited; but it is more common to become diabetic by following bad habits impelled by family members as a child. Besides genetic inheritance and health condition habits; cultural and ethnic influences in the vein of environmental factors also have an input in acquiring diabetes. Finally, we come to the conclusion that people cannot always control their probabilities of developing diabetes, but most times the family curse can be prevented by simply choosing to live a healthier lifestyle and by educating children to be healthy and preventing them from learning bad