Am I the only one who got type 1 diabetic at the age of 19?

L3wisr

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Diagnosed at 24.
Blood Sugars were 20 if i recall correctly.

Won the diabetic lottery - only person in my family to have it.
 
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I was 31 and on my own with two children. I refer to my type 1 diagnosis as my Ex's leaving present :rolleyes:
 

wiflib

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Did he had depression or something like that?
Because I was very depressed before I got Diabetes.
Doctor says I got Diabetes due to stress and depression

Stress and depression do not cause diabetes, your doctor is wrong about that.
 
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TheBigNewt

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She’s still wrong, depression does not cause diabetes. T1 is an autoimmune disease. You would still have it if you had no depression.
What she said. Mine started soon after I got over a pretty nasty cold. And I hardly ever get sick.
 

Jibran_Khan

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Biggest Irony is
I hated sweets all my life yet I got Diabetes.
It's like going in jail for the crime you didn't did.
 

wiflib

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Biggest Irony is
I hated sweets all my life yet I got Diabetes.
It's like going in jail for the crime you didn't did.

Sweets don’t cause diabetes either, of any kind.
 

therower

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I was 31 when I was diagnosed. First person in my family to have type 1 then blow me down with a feather, 5 days later my daughter gets diagnosed. Double whammy. :D
Definite double whammy, but was it meant to be? If you hadn't been dx' d how long would your daughter have gone undiagnosed? Scary thought but she could have been taken seriously ill. Blessings in disguise and all that stuff.
 

Daibell

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Age 60 for me. It's called LADA when you become T1 in later years. It can come on quite slowly with a 'honeymoon' period. No, it's not at all unusual.
 

NadineV

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Type 1
I was 31 when I was diagnosed. First person in my family to have type 1 then blow me down with a feather, 5 days later my daughter gets diagnosed. Double whammy. :D

Hi, I am sorry I do not know how to ask privately, I am new here as my son just got diagnosed with T1 on Saturday. He is 15 and still in hospital. I am wondering - did you get any pet recently prior being diagnosed? Any changes in your life and environment? Thanks
 

NadineV

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No, no changes prior to diagnosis. I'd been losing weight for a while. I'd been to the GP several times, only to be told I had acid reflux and was prescribed Omeprazole. I ended up in hospital with DKA. My daughter never really had any symptoms. I only found out about her diabetes after testing everyone in the family's BG levels with my new glucose monitor and hers coming back as high. We took her to A&E and got the diagnosis the next day.

Thanks for your response. It is shock for our family as well. I went on a trip with my son over weekend and I noticed he was drinking extensive amount of water. On our way back, while in the car I noticed acidic smell. Took him to A&E and his blood sugar was over 32! Of course I still did not accept his diagnoses and that's why I am asking if you got a pet recently. We got a dog and now I am blaming myself as I was reading about possible connection between possibility of viral infection triggering T1. ??

@Jibran_Khan
my son was also eating healthy, doing sports, swimming, scouts, hurling at school, I think T1 is not lifestyle related>
I know that people are saying it is auto-immune disease
but is it?
".... researchers believe it is a 'wrong read' of the insulin gene itself that proves to be a major target of the immune system. This error product of the insulin gene is made when beta cells are stressed, Roep said."

got it from here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170301085412.htm
 

Circuspony

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Type of diabetes
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43 at diagnosis in August this year. No one fully understands what causes the immune system to start attacking the beta cells, but I know they suspect it might be a reaction to a virus.

No one should blame themselves for a type 1 diagnosis at any age.
 
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