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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Debloubed" data-source="post: 107018" data-attributes="member: 23038">I remember reading a book called 'Sugar Mouse' about a young girl who had diabetes and a pony  :lol:  it must have been written in the 70's as the story was about how she couldn't eat any sweet things at all and injected with a re-used needle which was kept in a bowl of sterile solution by her bed. Anyway, I digress.........about a week after reading that book, my Mum took me to the Docs for some tests and a week later, hey presto, they diagnosed me! Can't remember the tests or what my BG was but distinctly remember telling the Doc there was no way, no how I would inject myself (I was an expert you see, I'd read that book  :lol<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Symptoms were insatiable thirst, peeing round the clock and I was whippet thin (but only 13 so only close family noticed the weight loss) In fact, it was my Mum getting miffed at my drinking a 1.5l bottle of squash in 2 days flat which triggered the whole diagnosis event! Perhaps because I was young I didn't suffer from or notice any of the other symptoms, such as tiredness etc.......I've since looked for the Sugar Mouse book but can't find it - did anyone else read it?!</blockquote>

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