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<blockquote data-quote="jinatki" data-source="post: 1224673" data-attributes="member: 224002"><p>As kids we did everything together & went everywhere together. When one of us went down with illness it was just a matter of time before the other followed. We both caught measles as babies & I can remember us having mumps at age 5 and missing out on the school trip to Bristol Zoo!</p><p>When we about 15 I remember being sent home from school because I had developed a rash. I did not feel ill the school nurse said it could be German measles & therefore a risk to 2 pregnant teachers we had at that time.</p><p>I remember this event most vividly because it was the first time in our lives that I fell ill but my sister did not.</p><p>By the next day the rash had disappeared completely & after the weekend I was back in school.</p><p>It was just before our 16th. birthday & I started losing weight dramatically. My eyesight was getting more & more blurry, I had thrush & nothing would clear it. I was so tired all the time I was falling asleep in school! All over my body my skin was dry & sore, especially on the palms of my hands.</p><p>Then came the unquenchable thirst & constant visits to the loo.</p><p>After a few days of this I knew I was not getting better but worse.</p><p>I looked up my symptoms in the "Family Doctor" book (no internet in those days), that is when I knew I had Type 1 diabetes & would have to have to inject insulin for the rest of my life.</p><p>The next day my sister & I left school for my doctors appointment. I was so weak & fatigued my sister carried me on her back all the way there, (about a mile).</p><p>At the doctors my self_diagnosis was confirmed & my parents took me to hospital early the next day where I stayed for about 3 weeks, recovering & learning how to live with type 1 diabetes! xxx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jinatki, post: 1224673, member: 224002"] As kids we did everything together & went everywhere together. When one of us went down with illness it was just a matter of time before the other followed. We both caught measles as babies & I can remember us having mumps at age 5 and missing out on the school trip to Bristol Zoo! When we about 15 I remember being sent home from school because I had developed a rash. I did not feel ill the school nurse said it could be German measles & therefore a risk to 2 pregnant teachers we had at that time. I remember this event most vividly because it was the first time in our lives that I fell ill but my sister did not. By the next day the rash had disappeared completely & after the weekend I was back in school. It was just before our 16th. birthday & I started losing weight dramatically. My eyesight was getting more & more blurry, I had thrush & nothing would clear it. I was so tired all the time I was falling asleep in school! All over my body my skin was dry & sore, especially on the palms of my hands. Then came the unquenchable thirst & constant visits to the loo. After a few days of this I knew I was not getting better but worse. I looked up my symptoms in the "Family Doctor" book (no internet in those days), that is when I knew I had Type 1 diabetes & would have to have to inject insulin for the rest of my life. The next day my sister & I left school for my doctors appointment. I was so weak & fatigued my sister carried me on her back all the way there, (about a mile). At the doctors my self_diagnosis was confirmed & my parents took me to hospital early the next day where I stayed for about 3 weeks, recovering & learning how to live with type 1 diabetes! xxx [/QUOTE]
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