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<blockquote data-quote="Diamattic" data-source="post: 860779" data-attributes="member: 138639"><p>I was diagnosed when i was 29 as well, but when i was brought to the emergency room and admitted with DKA my girlfriend called my parents the next day, so thats how they found. </p><p></p><p>Beyond that, I told them not to tell anyone else in my family, and a couple weeks after I was released and feeling more like myself I mailed everyone a card. </p><p></p><p>The card was in black and white, one that i made myself, and on the front had a hand drawn frowning pancreas waving a white flag with a caption that read "I give up!"</p><p>On the inside a wrote a brief statement that told everyone that i had been diagnosed with T1D, that I am still in good health and good spirits, and a brief explanation on what it is, and then a line let them know if i should ever to go there house for dinner they should try not to serve pasta or pizza, and shouldn't be offended if i turn down any deserts around the holidays lol</p><p></p><p>That was pretty much the end of that. The next time i saw that family member i just asked "oh hey, did you guys get my card ?" with a smile, and they would say something like "yeah, that sucks eh.. " I would agree and that was that!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diamattic, post: 860779, member: 138639"] I was diagnosed when i was 29 as well, but when i was brought to the emergency room and admitted with DKA my girlfriend called my parents the next day, so thats how they found. Beyond that, I told them not to tell anyone else in my family, and a couple weeks after I was released and feeling more like myself I mailed everyone a card. The card was in black and white, one that i made myself, and on the front had a hand drawn frowning pancreas waving a white flag with a caption that read "I give up!" On the inside a wrote a brief statement that told everyone that i had been diagnosed with T1D, that I am still in good health and good spirits, and a brief explanation on what it is, and then a line let them know if i should ever to go there house for dinner they should try not to serve pasta or pizza, and shouldn't be offended if i turn down any deserts around the holidays lol That was pretty much the end of that. The next time i saw that family member i just asked "oh hey, did you guys get my card ?" with a smile, and they would say something like "yeah, that sucks eh.. " I would agree and that was that! [/QUOTE]
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