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<blockquote data-quote="-Artemis-" data-source="post: 692571" data-attributes="member: 89325"><p>Weirdly, they thought I was diabetic as a child... In nursery they called in my mum and said I was drinking and peeing a lot and so they were worried I might be diabetic. Mum took me for tests (which I assume would have just been standard blood glucose tests) and nothing was abnormal. </p><p></p><p>Then throughout my twenties I used to have loads of 'hypo' symptoms - so much so that I got tested a fair few times for diabetes - again just normal glucose tests which always came back clear.</p><p></p><p>I also used to have to get up and pee through the night for as long as I can remember - since starting insulin it's a complete novelty to not have to do this! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>When I was diagnosed - and my consultant said he'd never seen such a high antibody score (my GAD was just shy of 2,000 - and its under 5 in peeps who aren't type 1). He also said he thought I'd probably been type one for a very long time, and that my diet (which had been vegan & gluten free for most of my life) had probably slowed it down. </p><p></p><p>Anyway - impossible to know for sure, but interesting to hear others suspect they had it a long time beforehand too...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="-Artemis-, post: 692571, member: 89325"] Weirdly, they thought I was diabetic as a child... In nursery they called in my mum and said I was drinking and peeing a lot and so they were worried I might be diabetic. Mum took me for tests (which I assume would have just been standard blood glucose tests) and nothing was abnormal. Then throughout my twenties I used to have loads of 'hypo' symptoms - so much so that I got tested a fair few times for diabetes - again just normal glucose tests which always came back clear. I also used to have to get up and pee through the night for as long as I can remember - since starting insulin it's a complete novelty to not have to do this! :) When I was diagnosed - and my consultant said he'd never seen such a high antibody score (my GAD was just shy of 2,000 - and its under 5 in peeps who aren't type 1). He also said he thought I'd probably been type one for a very long time, and that my diet (which had been vegan & gluten free for most of my life) had probably slowed it down. Anyway - impossible to know for sure, but interesting to hear others suspect they had it a long time beforehand too... [/QUOTE]
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