How much do the following influence or cause onset of diabetes at 50+? 1. Pregnancy induced diabetes 2. Hereditary/family history

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Family history definitely has a bearing on whether one will be diabetic.But pregancy induced diabetes at 50 plus?

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I should have clarified, I meant pregnancy induced diabetes, 24 years ago, does it influence onset of diabetes at 50 +.

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Some women get diabetes during pregnancy but it disappears afterwards.Such women have 40 to 60 % chance of getting type 2 diabetes after 5 to 10 years.

I got this information from diabetessisters.org