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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Marikev" data-source="post: 2764116" data-attributes="member: 558151">Can remember being told this by my grandfather, who I very recently found out had Type 1 diabetes. I was about 7 at the time, with no idea what it meant! I assume grandad was diagnosed later in life, since he was born many years before the development/discovery? of insulin…I was diagnosed 3 years ago at age 68 and completely missed the symptoms I had developed. Sudden loss of weight, peeing a lot and urgently, loss of appetite(?) , blurred vision. My GP had requested an urgent CT scan of my pelvic area as part of investigating ongoing problems with ‘a dodgy tummy’, which just showed some slight internal inflammation. Went back to see the GP, who took a blood test, which produced a BS level of 33! (I had eaten a bowl of coco pops for breakfast before driving to the doctor!) The next morning we were woken up by an ambulance crew in the house, despatched by the GP who had been unable to contact us on our phones, on silent, on charge, in another room!I spoke to the GP on the phone and was told to go to the main hospital, ‘for more tests’. I still had no idea what was the matter with me. Happily made my way to the city and the hospital where I was directed to follow the red line, which turned out to be the path to the Emergency room! Feel lucky to be around to tell the tale!</blockquote>

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