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Yes, my mother and a maternal grandmother. Have you considered other things such as "alcoholism," which some research says may be related to diabites? Mark F. Hardy At 01:36 PM 4/22/97 -0400, you wrote: >That I know of - I have two maternal aunts with diabetes, my older brother, >my paternal grandmother. Fleurette > > >At 10:21 AM 4/22/97 -0400, you wrote>^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ >>Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask] >>Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 45 deg. F >>*********************************************************** >>Dear Listmembers, >> >> Just a brief note this morning to let all of you know that,so far, 37 >>of us have responded to my question, DO YOU HAVE A DIABETIC RELATIVE??. >> >> I am hoping for at least 100 responses to make our self- survey >>somewhat more worthwhile, since this is not a scientific sampling >>procedure. So, PLEASE ADD YOUR RESPONSE if you can manage. >> >> PLEASE RESPOND WHETHER YOU HAVE A DIABETIC RELATIVE OR NOT. >>I will POST the results once 70 or so answers have come in, or when >>responses trickle off. >> >> THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A MATERNAL (X-chromosome?) pattern. >> >> Also, by "RELATIVE" I should have specified: grandmother, >>grandfather,, mother, father, aunt (mother's or father's sister), uncle >>(mother's or father's brother),. sister, brother, son, daughter, >>granddaughter, grandson, niece or nephew. >> >> TRY to remember to indicate if your relative is maternal or paternal >>(for example, "my maternal aunt") so that we know if the diabetes may >>have come through your mother's or father's side of your families. >> >> I WILL RE-POST THE ORIGINAL POST SEPARATELY, IF THERE IS A NEED. >> >> Thank you for participating in what I hope will be an enlightening >>survey for all of us. >> >> Ivan Suzman >> >> P.S. Mary Yost, thank you for the hopeful news about David's >>pallidotomy. >> >>. >> >