Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Blog 7

Write about a genetic disease that runs in your family.

Type 2 Diabetes runs in my family.

Symptoms:
Tiredness, increased urination, thirst, weight loss, blurred vision, frequent infections, slow wound healing, asymptomatic

Treatment:
Sometimes gastric surgery, lifestyle/medication treatment for remission, physical exercise, healthy weight loss, diet control

Genetics:
You can inherit a predisposition to the disease. Usually something in the environment will trigger it. Obesity tends to run in the family and they have similar eating/exercising habits.

Reference:
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Type_1_Diabetes_vs_Type_2_Diabetes
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/genetics-of-diabetes.html

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