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Hi, all,
Just joined the forum as I'm type 1 Diabetes.
I was diagnosed at the age of 3, on 9th February 1977. In other words, I've been type 1 for just under 37 years. My Son, Noah, born 22/01/10 is also Type 1 diabetic, and was diagnosed in November 2011, aged 19 months. Gutting. My boy and I are the only diabetics in our enitre family tree.
I've pretty much been through all of the different treatment types of Type 1 over the years. Going from needles that needed to be sterilised, and no blood glucose monitors, right up to today where I'm using a Medtronic insulin pump - same as my boy.
I've managed to avoid almost all side effects of being type 1, principally down to good blood sugar control and lots of exercise. During my teenage years I was a competitive swimmer (North Eastern Counties Freestyle champion), and now I'm a "borderline bodybuilder". I'm also 6'5", so thankfully diabetes didn't stunt my growth (or if it did, I'm quite pleased about it!)
I have a very positive outlook to Diabetes - it's nothing more than a challenge to me - and I really won't let it limit what I can do with my life.
For work purposes, I'm a video game director for SONY Computer Entertainment, which is fun, most of the time. Been making games for around 18 years now, so I'm a bit of an old hand at it.
So that's it. Hello!
BRS.
Just joined the forum as I'm type 1 Diabetes.
I was diagnosed at the age of 3, on 9th February 1977. In other words, I've been type 1 for just under 37 years. My Son, Noah, born 22/01/10 is also Type 1 diabetic, and was diagnosed in November 2011, aged 19 months. Gutting. My boy and I are the only diabetics in our enitre family tree.
I've pretty much been through all of the different treatment types of Type 1 over the years. Going from needles that needed to be sterilised, and no blood glucose monitors, right up to today where I'm using a Medtronic insulin pump - same as my boy.
I've managed to avoid almost all side effects of being type 1, principally down to good blood sugar control and lots of exercise. During my teenage years I was a competitive swimmer (North Eastern Counties Freestyle champion), and now I'm a "borderline bodybuilder". I'm also 6'5", so thankfully diabetes didn't stunt my growth (or if it did, I'm quite pleased about it!)
I have a very positive outlook to Diabetes - it's nothing more than a challenge to me - and I really won't let it limit what I can do with my life.
For work purposes, I'm a video game director for SONY Computer Entertainment, which is fun, most of the time. Been making games for around 18 years now, so I'm a bit of an old hand at it.
So that's it. Hello!
BRS.