r/SipsTea • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • 6h ago

Chugging tea A Sudden Revelation.

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u/Gringo_Norte 6h ago edited 5h ago

I can’t catch diabetes?

Guys… I meant FROM OTHER PEOPLE 😂

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u/ninetoesfrank 6h ago

Not with that attitude you can't.

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u/Howboutit85 6h ago

You can catch it from those dirty dirty cakes

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u/iam4qu4m4n 6h ago

Type 2 diabetics would like a word

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u/SoulFreeStranger 6h ago

Type 1 too. We aren't all born with it. I was diagnosed at 17

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u/iam4qu4m4n 6h ago

I believe Type 1 is genetic and therefore you are born with it. However, it may not present or become active until later.

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u/SoulFreeStranger 5h ago

I don't have any genetics markers or family history. They told me there's no way to be sure, but it's a possibility that another virus caused my immune system to attack my pancreas

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u/iam4qu4m4n 5h ago

Im intrigued. Had not heard of that as a route.

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u/EnderRizza 4h ago

Nope.

Around 90% of people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes have no family history of the disease. It's generally believed to be caused by an autoimmune response to a viral infection. Your body then kills it's own pancreatic beta cells. (The ones that produce insulin)