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<blockquote data-quote="gilliananne7" data-source="post: 1718977" data-attributes="member: 296249"><p>I 'm 63 and was diagnosed at 61, initially with type 2, and had a bit of a battle to get the diagnosis of type 1. I'm also Coeliac and had 2 brothers with type 1 ( my elder brother sadly died of diabetes complications at 58). It took 6 months to have a first appointment with a consultant who confirmed from further blood tests that I was type 1. I was already on insulin by then. My initial reaction was relief. I'd had all kinds of symptoms including lethargy, weight loss and urinary frequency. My GP had checked me for diabetes 18 months before so didn't do this again. I was also very low in iron. It did take a while for the novelty to wear off though. After about a year of finger pricking, injections and hypos I got very low about the whole thing. I now have 2 other autoimmune conditions to deal with- Polymyalgia Rhematica and Giant Cell Arteritis for which I'm on high dose prednisolone. This throws my blood sugar and my hb1c is far too high. I try to be positive about all of this but sometimes it does get me down and I start to feel sorry for myself. All my conditions, including type 1 diabetes, are treatable though and it's great to have the NHS. Because i have diabetes later and had coeliac at 40 I missed all the problems of growing up with these conditions. I'm also hopeful that the late onset will not significantly shorten my life expectancy. A positive mindset (mostly) is the biggest contribution I can make to managing this annoying condition .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gilliananne7, post: 1718977, member: 296249"] I 'm 63 and was diagnosed at 61, initially with type 2, and had a bit of a battle to get the diagnosis of type 1. I'm also Coeliac and had 2 brothers with type 1 ( my elder brother sadly died of diabetes complications at 58). It took 6 months to have a first appointment with a consultant who confirmed from further blood tests that I was type 1. I was already on insulin by then. My initial reaction was relief. I'd had all kinds of symptoms including lethargy, weight loss and urinary frequency. My GP had checked me for diabetes 18 months before so didn't do this again. I was also very low in iron. It did take a while for the novelty to wear off though. After about a year of finger pricking, injections and hypos I got very low about the whole thing. I now have 2 other autoimmune conditions to deal with- Polymyalgia Rhematica and Giant Cell Arteritis for which I'm on high dose prednisolone. This throws my blood sugar and my hb1c is far too high. I try to be positive about all of this but sometimes it does get me down and I start to feel sorry for myself. All my conditions, including type 1 diabetes, are treatable though and it's great to have the NHS. Because i have diabetes later and had coeliac at 40 I missed all the problems of growing up with these conditions. I'm also hopeful that the late onset will not significantly shorten my life expectancy. A positive mindset (mostly) is the biggest contribution I can make to managing this annoying condition . [/QUOTE]
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