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The role genetics play in type 1 and type 2 diabetes

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Guilt can take a toll on parents who feel like they’ve passed down “the diabetes gene” to their children. Go down memory lane with Brittany and Kim as they discuss their struggles with type 1 and type 2 and learn how they’ve grown to own it.

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