((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.
Parting Thoughts. 1  Diabetes is caused by a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors including being overweight. 2  Persons with SCI are at much higher risk for developing diabetes because of decreased activity, weight gain, and metabolism changes after a spinal cord injury. Nutrition, exercise, and weight loss are the three keys to preventing diabetes. Careful management of diabetes generally has excellent results! Download PDF Version. Revised: 1/2015