How old were you when you first diagnosed with type 1?? And how long do you have it??

[Dustydog]

50 years ago. Just received a gold medal from Diabetes UK

 

[Katrina5664]

August 2016 age 60. Unbelievable but still true. Still coming to terms with that and other health issues.
Katrina

 

[Leanne28]

I was 21 when i was diagnosed type 1 and will have it 7 years on 3rd december

 

[Dustydog]

I was 9 and now 60......so a long time ago

 

[PseudoBob77]

50 years ago. Just received a gold medal from Diabetes UK

Well done Dustydog. You have 22 years on my time, seems like you're all in good health

 

[oldnevada]

2012, I was 60, I believe.

 

[Blackers183]

Diagnosed as Type 1 25 years ago, aged 38, after I had the flu. Uphill battle since then but achieved my lowest HbA1C 3 months ago so on the way to being within the guideline of between 6-7%. Major benefits - DAFNE, apps to record and track BGL and lots of reading about the condition.

 

[brightonrock67]

i got diagnosed march 1967 at the age of 3 so i've had it for 54 years but was ill for sometime before that so probably closer to 55 years

 

[Ushthetaff]

41 years , 1st September 1980 1 month of 18th birthday

 

[smcc]

i got diagnosed march 1967 at the age of 3 so i've had it for 54 years but was ill for sometime before that so probably closer to 55 years

I was diagnosed in May 1967 at the age of 24.

 

[StewM]

35 years ago, aged 10 months. My dad was told I was the second youngest in Scotland ever, at the time, though even by the time I was 10 I was nowhere near close to the youngest anymore.

 

[johnmeredith]

I thought that should be a great idea to share our experiences

I got diagnosed by 21 and have it now for 6 weeks, but my doc told me he never had a patient that handled it so well

Keep up the good work and maintain good control over your diabetes. I was diagnosed 2 weeks after my 15th birthday, and that was 62 years ago.

 

[grahamrb]

My wife diagnosed type 1 at 78 years old