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Been thinking about genetics a lot lately...so is it nature or nurture?
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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 535246" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>I also think it's both. I think the genetic tendency is "there" - but whether it's expressed fully may or may not depend on nurture.</p><p></p><p>Both my grandmothers, and my father, had type II diabetes. I was gestational diabetic during both pregnancies. I know the percentages are stacked against me to develop it full blown. I try to keep my weight down in an attempt to combat it, but my dad was NOT heavy when he developed it. I already have issues with blood sugar spikes, so it's probably a lost cause.</p><p></p><p>My ex is the poster child for (undiagnosed) ADD. It didn't surprise me a bit that one of my sons also has it (and the other has definite tendencies). Allergies also run in our family, but not to the same things. Again both nature and nurture - I always say if I moved to the moon eventually I'd be allergic to moon dust.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 535246, member: 439"] I also think it's both. I think the genetic tendency is "there" - but whether it's expressed fully may or may not depend on nurture. Both my grandmothers, and my father, had type II diabetes. I was gestational diabetic during both pregnancies. I know the percentages are stacked against me to develop it full blown. I try to keep my weight down in an attempt to combat it, but my dad was NOT heavy when he developed it. I already have issues with blood sugar spikes, so it's probably a lost cause. My ex is the poster child for (undiagnosed) ADD. It didn't surprise me a bit that one of my sons also has it (and the other has definite tendencies). Allergies also run in our family, but not to the same things. Again both nature and nurture - I always say if I moved to the moon eventually I'd be allergic to moon dust. [/QUOTE]
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