Preparing questions in advance can help patients have more meaningful discussions with their healthcare providers regarding their conditions. Patients may wish to ask the following questions about genetics and diabetes:

1. What are genes, and how are they involved in disease?
   
   
2. How is diabetes associated with genetics?
   
   
3. If I have a family member with diabetes, what are the chances I will also get it?
   
   
4. How likely is it that I could pass diabetes to my children?
   
   
5. In addition to genetics, what other factors may help determine if I develop diabetes?
   
   
6. How is diabetes inherited?
   
   
7. How does my family history of diabetes tie in with the genetic causes of diabetes?
   
   
8. Are there ways to test for genes that may cause diabetes? Should my family or I have genetic testing?
   
   
9. What can I do to prevent diabetes if I am genetically predisposed to the disease?
   
   
10. What other genetic conditions can lead to diabetes? Do I have or am I at risk for any of these conditions?