How old were you when you first diagnosed with type 1?? And how long do you have it??

[Dzialo]

I thought that should be a great idea to share our experiences

I got diagnosed by 21 and have it now for 6 weeks, but my doc told me he never had a patient that handled it so well

 

[SamJB]

Two weeks before my 20th birthday

 

[Auckland Canary]

I was 9 and that was 31 years ago

 

[robert72]

I was 14 and it was 42 years ago

 

[Indiana91]

I was 5. 17 years ago.

Indiana x


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[yingtong]

I was 15 and 50 years ago!


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[kewgirl]

I was 4 years old - 44 years ago (where has the time gone?!)


Type 1 - Diagnosed June 6th 1970 aged 4 years - no complications.
Using Porcine (Pig) Short Acting Bolus and Bovine (Beef) Lente Basal Insulin.
PRO INSULIN CHOICE ADVOCATE.

 

[Julie1471]

2 weeks before my 10th birthday 33 years ago.

 

[clucker34]

3 months before my 2nd birthday, 34 yrs ago x x


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[mrman]

33 diagnosed nearly 3 years

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[elvis the cat]

23 yrs and counting

 

[XIX]

I'm 19, got diagnosed less than a month ago. It's still pretty surreal.

 

[dollydaydream2014]

33 years ago when I was 19.


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[petsnponies]

I was 23 when diagnosed. That was 8 years ago now.

 

[DonnaC-T]

2 and a 1/2 weeks before I turned 20. Nearly 19 years ago x

 

[Seriously_Sax1989]

Diagnosed May 11 1996, I was 7 it'll be 18 years this May :'(


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[Emma_P23]

October 1996. I was 6 years old and one of many people to be diagnosed in my family.


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[Engineer88]

I was 2 and a half in 1990

Edited: thats 23 years I've had it last Oct.

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[JacHibbert]

May 1972 when I was 3. Only one in my family then, and still the same now

 

[loudmatthew]

I'm t1 and have been for 5 weeks. I'm 32.


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