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I do not want to start insulin. My friend who started insulin now has to stay on it forever.
This is true to all patients with type 1 diabetes and partially true to certain people with type 2 diabetes. For patients with type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin and so will need     more
Question Posted:
2010-10-25 10:29
Question: 
I am curious if there is information on whether children of mixed Asian/caucasian heritage are also at a higher risk of getting type 2 diabetes when they are adults. I am caucasian and my husband is Chinese. Neither of us have diabetes.
Answer: 
Good question.  No clear data.  My thoughts are that in your child's case, nurturing is more important than nature.  A study predicted that a child born in the U.S. in year 2000 has 1 out of 3 chances for developing diabetes in his or her lifetime.  Since our genetic makeup cannot have changed so much in a lifetime, most of the contribution to the higher risk for diabetes must come from the environment.  Either way, prevention is the key.  Keeping your child physically active, helping him/her to develop healthy eating habits and maintaining a normal body weight throughout childhood will give him/her the best chance for good health.
 
Answer by: William Hsu, M.D.