Can you be born with diabetes? Is it genetic?

Can you be born with diabetes? Is it genetic?

You aren’t born with diabetes, but Type 1 diabetes usually appears in childhood. Prediabetes and diabetes develop slowly over time – years. Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy.Scientists do believe that genetics may play a role or contribute to the development of Type 1 diabetes. Something in the environment or a virus may trigger its development. If you have a family history of Type 1 diabetes, you are at higher risk of developing Type 1 diabetes. If you have a family history of prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes, you’re at increased risk of developing prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes.