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Ivan M Suzman 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. > > . no relatives with diabetes