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

[Ajwbs]

Maincarrie, how are you finding it?

 

[Beanz1975]

I was 28, been type 1 for 11 years now

 

[**shell**]

May 1999, I was 11 and on holiday in Marmaris, Turkey. Have to say I've had better holidays. Health service was rubbish they nearly killed me, bless the nurse from Leeds that the embassy flew out to help me. X


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[Kelly3392]

Went into a coma When I was 7yrs old im now 22yrs old 14years and I'm still in denial !

 

[Susan1991]

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

I was 34 and that was 23 years ago. Having said that, I was first tested at the age of 18 and think it was missed for a long time. My specialist thinks I was always T1 and they just missed it. Explains why I never felt too well. So far no complications, touch wood! Insulin 4x a day.

 

[malmal1]

I was 9 and that was 31 years ago

Is that considered a disabilty

 

[malmal1]

I was 14 and it was 42 years ago

When you were a little kid was it considered a disability.

 

[malmal1]

When you were a little kid was it considered a disability.

 

[malmal1]

Diagnosed May 11 1996, I was 7 it'll be 18 years this May :'(


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[malmal1]

Well my sister got dignosied it it considered a disability.

 

[EdHallam]

I was 18 years around my A levels - stress related I think, it's been 22 years now

 

[Seriously_Sax1989]

Malmal when I was diagnosed I think I (well my mum) recieved disability for me but when I went to college at 17/18 it stopped as I was no longer dependant on anyone.

 

[duranie]

36, 8 years ago. Misdiagnosed as type 2?due to my age, ended up in DKA in intensive care before being rediagnosed type 1.

 

[Juli]

15months old in Oct 1962

 

[gmitch_type1]

When I was 32, 11 years ago. I was working 12 hour shifts at the time

 

[Becca3003]

I was 10 when I was diagnosed, so 18 years ago.. had been feeling unwell for a while, but not thinking much of it.. I came home form school the one day and was very badly ill, my mum called the docs who refused to come out to me and said I probably had meningitis.. mum kept me close to her that night, and the next morning she woke up to find me unconscious Was like that for several days and kept in ICU until I 'woke up', then had a lovely 2 week stay in hospital..

 

[Stattovic]

I was about 30 years old, so had it 40 years now I am 70, been on insulin for 25 of those years.

 

[Type1Bri]

I'm t1 and have been for 5 weeks. I'm 32.


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Now you have had it for a while what are you bs readings like?
I was 33 when disgonosed, 2 weeks ago

 

[leighcookexo]

I was diagnosed when I was 2 months away for being two years old

 

[dijo]

I ve had type1 for 31years got it when i was 10....still well controlled,i blame the gin and slimline tonic lol