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[mcorlett]

Hi everyone, my name is michael, 24, and i have type 1 diabetes. I was diagnosed 4/5 years ago after falling really ill and after being to the doctor got sent to hospital where my blood sugar level 42.5!
since i was diagnosed my life has changed .... for the good!
i never knew how long i could of been diabetic before i got diagnosed but since then i havent really had much trouble with it (touch wood).
i play sports, go out drinking every weekend with mates, travel and do loads more and being diabetic hasnt effected me so far!

hope everyone is ok and if you wanna chat etc then give me a shout or add us on facebook - michael corlett. Would like to meet n chat to other people etc.

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[IanS]

Welcome to the forum.

It is quite possible that you have been diabetic for quite a while without knowing it. I was diagnosed just 4 months ago and then only on a blood test when I told my GP that there was a considerable incidence of diabetes on my mother's side. Although the levels were only just coming over 7 on 2 tests out of 3, my GP reassured me by telling me that diabetes had been caught very early and that was too my advantage. A recent trip to an opthalmologist who specialises in diabetic eye problems saw my eyes getting a thorough going over and he then told me that he could see from my eyes that I have been diabetic for at least 5 years (as well as having glaucoma).

A good question here is: how many people have diabetes without knowing about it, and never will until symptoms start to rear their ugly heads?

IanS

 

[totsy]

hya and welcome to the forum,
looking forward to reading your posts