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<blockquote data-quote="LittleSue" data-source="post: 58837" data-attributes="member: 6295">I was 8 and had had concussion, road accident and glandular fever within 12-18 months.&nbsp; Never seemed to get over the glandular fever.&nbsp; Hard to pin down when the diabetes symptoms started but I had the classic ones.&nbsp; I&#039;d weighed just 2st 12lb for 18 months (despite growing taller).&nbsp; Seveal visits to the GP who wouldn&#039;t believe there was anything wrong.&nbsp; He told mum it was all in her head and she was too fussy.&nbsp; At last a friend&#039;s T2 grandpa saw me and suggested diabetes.&nbsp; GP still insisted I was fine but reluctantly tested my urine.&nbsp; Then referred me to hospital outpatient clinic saying &quot;they won&#039;t see her this week&quot;.&nbsp; Luckily the school nurse said go to hospital NOW and stay there til someone sees her.&nbsp; It was adult diabetic clinic day so we went there rather than A&amp;E.&nbsp; I was admitted for 2 weeks.&nbsp; Stupid GP never got his head round me being diabetic.&nbsp; This was 1973, I&#039;m always saddened to hear same thing happens even now.When I was diagnosed all mum knew about diabetes was an elderly T2 relative, who died not long after diagnosis.&nbsp; So she thought I wouldn&#039;t live very long.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LittleSue, post: 58837, member: 6295"] I was 8 and had had concussion, road accident and glandular fever within 12-18 months. Never seemed to get over the glandular fever. Hard to pin down when the diabetes symptoms started but I had the classic ones. I'd weighed just 2st 12lb for 18 months (despite growing taller). Seveal visits to the GP who wouldn't believe there was anything wrong. He told mum it was all in her head and she was too fussy. At last a friend's T2 grandpa saw me and suggested diabetes. GP still insisted I was fine but reluctantly tested my urine. Then referred me to hospital outpatient clinic saying "they won't see her this week". Luckily the school nurse said go to hospital NOW and stay there til someone sees her. It was adult diabetic clinic day so we went there rather than A&E. I was admitted for 2 weeks. Stupid GP never got his head round me being diabetic. This was 1973, I'm always saddened to hear same thing happens even now. When I was diagnosed all mum knew about diabetes was an elderly T2 relative, who died not long after diagnosis. So she thought I wouldn't live very long. [/QUOTE]

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