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<blockquote data-quote="smcc" data-source="post: 285808" data-attributes="member: 321"><p>I was not surprised by the diagnosis, as I made it myself. 44 years ago I was 25 and nearing the end of my year's pre-registration resident jobs in hospital. I was a junior house officer in a very busy surgical unit and worked very long hours including overnight sessions. May was very warm that year and I was physically very active, looking after patients and chasing up results from x-ray department and labs. I found myself continuously thirsty and drinking more than usual. but put this down to the weather and physical activity. When I discovered that my weight had dropped from 10 1/2 stones to under 10 stone in less than 2 weeks I decided to test my urine with Clinitest tablets and found it loaded with sugar. I was very upset by this but I realised that I had to accept it and get on with life. My family were shocked as there had never been anyone with diabetes in the family and diabetes was not nearly as common then as it is today. Type 2 diabetes was still relatively infrequent and usually found in a much older age group than it is today.</p><p></p><p>I went to see the consultant in charge of the unit where I had done my medical residency who arranged for a GTT to be carried out to confirm the diagnosis. I was then admitted to hospital for 4 or 5 days in order to get stabilised on insulin(Mixtard) and to discuss diet. I sill remember the glass syringes and relatively wide bore re-usable steel needles, both of which had to be boiled after use and stored in methylated spirits. Dietary measures were focused on reducing CHO. At that time physicians specialising in diabetes were relatively rare and I was referred to the diabetologist in the hospital in which I was working. I had one interview with him during which he told me to keep an eye on my urine sugar levels (blood glucose testing strips - in the form of Dextrostix - were a relatively recent development and only available in hospitals). </p><p></p><p>Over the years things gradually became easier with the introduction of disposable syringes and needles and, eventually blood glucose strips and meters. I am afraid to say that for a period of around 10 years I was not too careful about keeping control of my blood glucose, but fortunately seem no to have suffered as the result of this. My diabetes did not prevent me playing football for many years and squash for fewer years. I was also the doctor for our local professional football team for 27 years before I retired. I am now nearly 70, have a low LDL and high HDL, have good circulation and no retinopathy nor neuropathy. All things considered I count myself as being very lucky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smcc, post: 285808, member: 321"] I was not surprised by the diagnosis, as I made it myself. 44 years ago I was 25 and nearing the end of my year's pre-registration resident jobs in hospital. I was a junior house officer in a very busy surgical unit and worked very long hours including overnight sessions. May was very warm that year and I was physically very active, looking after patients and chasing up results from x-ray department and labs. I found myself continuously thirsty and drinking more than usual. but put this down to the weather and physical activity. When I discovered that my weight had dropped from 10 1/2 stones to under 10 stone in less than 2 weeks I decided to test my urine with Clinitest tablets and found it loaded with sugar. I was very upset by this but I realised that I had to accept it and get on with life. My family were shocked as there had never been anyone with diabetes in the family and diabetes was not nearly as common then as it is today. Type 2 diabetes was still relatively infrequent and usually found in a much older age group than it is today. I went to see the consultant in charge of the unit where I had done my medical residency who arranged for a GTT to be carried out to confirm the diagnosis. I was then admitted to hospital for 4 or 5 days in order to get stabilised on insulin(Mixtard) and to discuss diet. I sill remember the glass syringes and relatively wide bore re-usable steel needles, both of which had to be boiled after use and stored in methylated spirits. Dietary measures were focused on reducing CHO. At that time physicians specialising in diabetes were relatively rare and I was referred to the diabetologist in the hospital in which I was working. I had one interview with him during which he told me to keep an eye on my urine sugar levels (blood glucose testing strips - in the form of Dextrostix - were a relatively recent development and only available in hospitals). Over the years things gradually became easier with the introduction of disposable syringes and needles and, eventually blood glucose strips and meters. I am afraid to say that for a period of around 10 years I was not too careful about keeping control of my blood glucose, but fortunately seem no to have suffered as the result of this. My diabetes did not prevent me playing football for many years and squash for fewer years. I was also the doctor for our local professional football team for 27 years before I retired. I am now nearly 70, have a low LDL and high HDL, have good circulation and no retinopathy nor neuropathy. All things considered I count myself as being very lucky. [/QUOTE]
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