diabetes runs in my family and i was wondering how old you have to be to get diabetes cause im 13 and have already been tested and i hate having blood tooken out of my body
Q: how old do you have to be to get diabetes
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10/24/09 4:46pm
dear lambert13,
you can be any age to get diabetes some people are born with it some people get it in their childhood, teen years, and adulthood. there is no cure for diabetes type one or type two
i hope this information helps, jellybean
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