((b) When a crime is punishable, in the discretion of the court, by imprisonment in the state prison or by fine or imprisonment in the county jail, it is a misdemeanor for all purposes under the following circumstances: (1) After a judgment imposing a punishment other than imprisonment in the state prison.
But there is also a genetic basis. In general, if you have type 2 diabetes, the risk of your child getting diabetes is 1 in 7 if you were diagnosed before age 50 and 1 in 13 if you were diagnosed after age 50. Some scientists believe that a child's risk is greater when the parent with type 2 diabetes is the mother.
Diabetes is treatable, but even when glucose levels are under control it greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. That's because people with diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, often have the following conditions that contribute to their risk for developing cardiovascular disease.1  High blood pressure (hypertension). 2  High blood pressure has long been recognized as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.3  Abnormal cholesterol and high triglycerides. 4  P Heart diseases and stroke are the No. 1 causes of death and disability among people with type 2 diabetes. 2  In fact, at least 65 percent of people with diabetes die from some form of heart disease or stroke.