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Father is diabetic from the age of 30 years. Can the son aged 15 years who is under weight take normal diet including sweets and escape getting diabetes when he grows up. The child loves sweets but the mother is worried that he may get diabetes by eating sweets.
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Why worry? just get son's b. Sugar and hba1c checked. Sweets may not harm for the diabetes part (if his b. Sugars are normal, but eating more of sweets may be due to underlying intestinal worm infestation. And vice versa. Get that treated first.
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