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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 112072" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>I can understand where Rebecca's coming from. When I was diagnosed I had to spend 10 days in hospital, I was very thin as a result of the pre diagnosis weight loss, I had spent 4 days on an insulin drip, had had multitudes of tests and now knew I had to take insulin for the rest of my life. I had been told by the consultant that, I actually had type 1 even though It had been a relatively slow onset and I was well past the age to be called juvenile!. My ignoring of obvious symtoms for a while could also have caused problems for the future. </p><p>When I left hospital I was still very confused and, frightened for my future. </p><p>Within half an hour of leaving hospital the very first person I met said 'Oh you must have been eating too much of our good French food'. Really upset, I went back to the car in tears. There was I through no fault of my own (as had been stressed in hospital) being wrongly blamed for a potentially dangerous condition. I felt like this and I was a mature, well educated woman. I can imagine how I would have felt had I been in my teens.</p><p>After that everyone I met got the lecture about type 1 and 2 and the odd person who gets type 1 in later life.</p><p>I also decided to demonstrate to myself and others thay I didn't have a lifestyle disease I started training for a marathon.</p><p>Since then I've learned so much more, and I realise things aren't so simple. People with type 2 often have a strong genetic tendency. There's not just type 1a but 1b as well, there's LADA, ketosis prone type 2, gestational diabetes,LADY, MODY, MIDD, steroid induced diabetes, lots of medical conditions can cause diabetes. I could go on down the page. </p><p> I'm more confident in myself now and give fewer lectures ,they'd be far too long, In fact I don't usually mention it unless people see my pump and then I explain that,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 112072, member: 12578"] I can understand where Rebecca's coming from. When I was diagnosed I had to spend 10 days in hospital, I was very thin as a result of the pre diagnosis weight loss, I had spent 4 days on an insulin drip, had had multitudes of tests and now knew I had to take insulin for the rest of my life. I had been told by the consultant that, I actually had type 1 even though It had been a relatively slow onset and I was well past the age to be called juvenile!. My ignoring of obvious symtoms for a while could also have caused problems for the future. When I left hospital I was still very confused and, frightened for my future. Within half an hour of leaving hospital the very first person I met said 'Oh you must have been eating too much of our good French food'. Really upset, I went back to the car in tears. There was I through no fault of my own (as had been stressed in hospital) being wrongly blamed for a potentially dangerous condition. I felt like this and I was a mature, well educated woman. I can imagine how I would have felt had I been in my teens. After that everyone I met got the lecture about type 1 and 2 and the odd person who gets type 1 in later life. I also decided to demonstrate to myself and others thay I didn't have a lifestyle disease I started training for a marathon. Since then I've learned so much more, and I realise things aren't so simple. People with type 2 often have a strong genetic tendency. There's not just type 1a but 1b as well, there's LADA, ketosis prone type 2, gestational diabetes,LADY, MODY, MIDD, steroid induced diabetes, lots of medical conditions can cause diabetes. I could go on down the page. I'm more confident in myself now and give fewer lectures ,they'd be far too long, In fact I don't usually mention it unless people see my pump and then I explain that, [/QUOTE]
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