Hi all,
I'm brand new here, but I wanted to throw in my background:
I don't have contact with my mother, but I do know some about her. Her father was Creek, so I guess that makes my mother half. I know that my mother did not have difficulty getting pregnant, but she always struggled with obesity and my father says he heard she had breast lumps and a hysterectomy in her early 30s. My father's side of the family (Belgian/German), also has a history of endocrinological disorders, though no diabetes and they have always been thin.
It is my suspicion that I got it from my mother/mother's side. Knowing as little as I do, it's hard to say for certain.
I do not identify with my mother's ethnicity because I do not identify with my mother - but I have to acknowledge that the history is there. I have told my endocrinologist, and she was very intrigued. Unfortunately, I have no more information to give her.
Cheers,
K |