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    • 3 hours, 33 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      Before the onslaught of Type 2 Diabetes, I, as a T1D, could get an appointment almost anytime I needed one. Now, I cannot get an appointment within 3 months, which is the time within I must see rhe doctor for Medicare benefits. My doctor cancelled 2 (half ) of my sppointments last year. Caused ma a lot of problems. I live in Florida, a place where modern medicine does not seem to have reached yet.
    • 3 hours, 33 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      I routinely see my Endo every three months. At the end of my appointment I schedule the next quarterly meeting date. But if I ever have to reschedule it, then it takes anywhere from two to four weeks to find a time that works for us.
    • 5 hours, 30 minutes ago
      Mike S likes your comment at
      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      It all depends on the urgency of my needs. I’ve gotten in the next day before, but those days may be gone! It also depends on who I see. But these days, even the PA is often booked. Of course, cancellations happen, so that can be a factor as well.
    • 5 hours, 46 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      The beginning of the year is always a bit iffy when you're on Medicare. Even though I've already paid my annual deductible, my pharmacy can't see that, so I must wait until it shows up on my Medicare account before I order new insulin. I always try to have plenty of insulin on hand at the end of December so it's not an issue. The organization I get my pump equipment from has a lot they must do because of Medicare, as well, and that can get time consuming. All-in-all, I'm lucky to have the time, energy and patience to deal with it, and I know up front these time-consuming moments are to be expected. If I wasn't retired, it'd be more of an issue.
    • 16 hours, 56 minutes ago
      Gerald Oefelein likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I selected 6 hours. So far, I have spent 6 weeks trying to get a new pump. I decided to look for a new pump in mid-December as my 770G warranty expired on January 3. I wanted to go hoseless with the Omnipod and the Dexcom 6. I contacted Dexcom and they sent me to the medical distribution company ASPN, and they could do the Omnipod but only with pharmacy part D with the Dexcom 6 sensor on DME My part D pharmacy plan had Omnipod as tier 6. $155.56 co pay and $150/month. The omnypod is not available as DME. I called INSULET the mfgr of omnipod. They told me they only supply via pharmacy plan to get more T2d's to sign up. Verses 100% DME coverage, part D coverage that was a non-starter. I contacted another supply company CCSmed. They could do both Dexcom 6 and tslim x2. Ineeded a Endo visit to get the notes and Rx. I had my Endo visit on Jan 20. Still waiting for CVSmed. Been waiting for 5 weeks now. Just called CCSmed and they got the endo notes and Rx but Medicare wanted to know who paid for my 770G 4 years ago. Fortunately, that was private/company. My new pump should now ship tomorrow. Finally.
    • 20 hours, 45 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Most of the 3-4 hours is way ting on a phone
    • 20 hours, 48 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
    • 21 hours, 29 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      The resources I use in managing my glucose levels once sick is my own personal experience after living with t1d for 46 years
    • 21 hours, 30 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Switching to Medicare has created (seemingly) endless hours and day making this transition with all things diabetes related. We’re still in the midst of making this ā€˜delightful’ change. This week we learned that Medicare covers Either CGM stuff OR glucose test strips. Thank goodness that God is sovereign over all these details. He helps me walk through these challenges without despair.
    • 21 hours, 32 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      The last 3 months have been filled with frustrating phone calls now that I switched back to traditional Medicare from a Medicare Advantage plan. I have been fighting to get strips authorized in addition to CGM- they did not authorize them because I had no proof that I had a meter!! Crazy making! I had to write an appeal letter in order to get them, but finally got it worked out. I also had some pump replacement issues, trouble getting insulin, etc.
    • 21 hours, 37 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
    • 21 hours, 38 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Much too much time! Part of it, I know, is my own fault, for not keeping anxiety at bay when I have to sort out which plan will work best, annually. But it is something I dread, every single year. When I call to get some help understanding, the people are almost always very nice, but I have had times when the information was incorrect or not explained clearly. I usually commiserate with the person on the phone for having such an annoying system, and agreement seems to rule the day. But I never chose to make sorting out insurance management a career!
    • 21 hours, 39 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I selected 6 hours. So far, I have spent 6 weeks trying to get a new pump. I decided to look for a new pump in mid-December as my 770G warranty expired on January 3. I wanted to go hoseless with the Omnipod and the Dexcom 6. I contacted Dexcom and they sent me to the medical distribution company ASPN, and they could do the Omnipod but only with pharmacy part D with the Dexcom 6 sensor on DME My part D pharmacy plan had Omnipod as tier 6. $155.56 co pay and $150/month. The omnypod is not available as DME. I called INSULET the mfgr of omnipod. They told me they only supply via pharmacy plan to get more T2d's to sign up. Verses 100% DME coverage, part D coverage that was a non-starter. I contacted another supply company CCSmed. They could do both Dexcom 6 and tslim x2. Ineeded a Endo visit to get the notes and Rx. I had my Endo visit on Jan 20. Still waiting for CVSmed. Been waiting for 5 weeks now. Just called CCSmed and they got the endo notes and Rx but Medicare wanted to know who paid for my 770G 4 years ago. Fortunately, that was private/company. My new pump should now ship tomorrow. Finally.
    • 21 hours, 39 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      The beginning of the year is always a bit iffy when you're on Medicare. Even though I've already paid my annual deductible, my pharmacy can't see that, so I must wait until it shows up on my Medicare account before I order new insulin. I always try to have plenty of insulin on hand at the end of December so it's not an issue. The organization I get my pump equipment from has a lot they must do because of Medicare, as well, and that can get time consuming. All-in-all, I'm lucky to have the time, energy and patience to deal with it, and I know up front these time-consuming moments are to be expected. If I wasn't retired, it'd be more of an issue.
    • 21 hours, 40 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I said 8+ and the reason, as for so many others, can be summed up in a phrase: transitioning to Medicare.
    • 22 hours, 16 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I’m a reasonably satisfied MDI user with Lantus and Fiasp. I’ve looked into getting a pump but honestly, until I find one that does everything I want, I’ll probably hold off. My wish list for a pump: 1) no tubes 2) works well with Fiasp 3) controls that allow me to stay at my target of 70-90 mg/dl all night long.
    • 22 hours, 27 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      MDI for the past 60 years and do not see any alternative that I would prefer. The needles for my pens are so thin and sharp that they are painless (a far cry from the lancets I once used). chiefly, I am glad not to have to deal with setting up a pump and. Although I love my libre, I am not good candidate for having devices affixed to me. If my insulin delivery got interrupted they way i have interrupted my cgm service, I would have been in trouble. Furthermore, I have a track record of having both mechanicall and electronic things malfunction. (Seriously, I sometimes act as a beta-tester for technology folks. Maybe I push to many buttons?)
    • 22 hours, 39 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I've had Tandem x2 and Dexcom since September. Previously on Medtronic for around 15 years. Grew to HATE the sensors and switched before the warranty on my last Medtronic was up. So far, I absolutely LOVE the Tandem and the Dexcom. I'm disappointed, however, in the amount of waste and plastic that this pair creates. Of course there will always be plastic waste from any pumps/sensors, but the amount of non-reusable stuff for insertions is ghastly.
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      Wanacure likes your comment at
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      Have your doctor prescribe the syringes with .5 unit increments instead of the 1 unit syringes. Not quite a .1 unit which you are hoping for, but .5 is better than 1 unit increments.
    • 23 hours, 55 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Most of Europe has the right idea! Is it a good health system for you overall? The US may be too large to implement a national system, but that doesn't hold states back (as long as there is federal money to help).
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I said 8+ and the reason, as for so many others, can be summed up in a phrase: transitioning to Medicare.
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    At what age were you diagnosed with T1D?

    Home > LC Polls > At what age were you diagnosed with T1D?
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    On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied

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    51 Comments

    1. Steven Gill

      Originally diagnosed TYPE 2, but understandable I guess. Obese; 5’6; 255 lbs; heavy eat and drinker; workaholic. After a week on shots, 6 month of meds, three years diet alone levels went crazy (lost 105 lbs). Medical trials determined I was a TYPE 1 25 lbs underweight: 21 years on insulin.

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    2. LizB

      I was 19

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    3. Lena Selbrand

      At age nine, 57 years ago! šŸ™‚

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      1. Liz Avery

        At age 10 for me, 56 years.

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    4. Kristen Clifford

      April 3, 2008, eight days before my 24th birthday

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    5. Robin Melen

      My T1D was brought on immunotherapy cancer treatment! Talk about adding insult to injury! LOL

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    6. Gerald Oefelein

      Primary care doctor diagnosed me as type 2 at age 54. Having zero success with oral meds I visited an endocrinologist who, after several tests, diagnosed me as type 1 and began insulin treatment. Well controlled using a Tandem t:slim x2 and Dexcom G6 combination.

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    7. William Bennett

      I was dx’d in 1983, about a month after my 28th BD. Probably triggered by a virus–I’d had a nasty cold in October that took a few weeks to get over, but then these other symptoms started that didn’t seem to relate to anything. Hunger/thirst/peeing, headache/nausea all the time. Fortunately my MIL had medical training and got my wife to take me to a Dr. Fortunate for me, the Dr was up on current knowledge and I wasn’t misdiagnosed like a lot of people out of their teens. He told me about the whole “T1” “T2” nomenclature change, and why it was going to help break the erroneous association between age and diagnosis, but it hadn’t been formally adopted yet, so my dx still says “juvenile type.” Funny thing is the T1/T2 thing obviously hasn’t worked as intended. You just get people being dx’d Type 2 because “you’re too old to have Type 1,” which is hilariously ironic in terms of linguistics but not so hilarious from the p.o.v. of consequences for the patient.

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      1. kristina blake

        Oh yeah! Now if we can ever get the insurance side of things to recognize the reason for the “new” nomenclature. I still get “you’re too old for T1D (I was 30 when Dx’d -finally correctly” with T1D, and have been thrivnhg for 40 years with it. If my health plan has to change, I am told “to old”. So I remind them that there is a reason for the name changes, that 40% of new T1D Dx’s are adults, and if Dx’d as a child, and you have access to what you need to take care of yourself, you get to grow up to be an adult with T1D. And BTW, I remind them there is no cure.

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      2. Jim Cobbe

        I was diagnosed 47 years ago at age 27 and never encountered any doubt that I was T! until I started getting kit under Medicare — the protocol says I have to have the C-peptide test thing annually. OK, it is probably there to help prevent fraud (docs and patients reselling stuff), but surely they know once you have had that test with an ‘undetectable’ result a few times there cannot be any doubt that you have T1, something with no cure!

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    8. Mary Dexter

      48. Initially misdiagnosed as T2

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    9. Joan Fray

      April 22, 1962. Day before my mother’s birthday. ā€œHelluva birthday present!ā€ Age 12, sixty years with T1d.

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    10. Lawrence S.

      Age 23, July, 1977.

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    11. Vivian Moon

      Just a very few days before my 19th birthday.

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    12. Andrew Stewart

      In June of 1990 at age 26.

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    13. Karen Taylor

      1960 @ age 3

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    14. BOldfield

      Only after a viral infection took out my pancreas and it was not Covid-19 related two years ago

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      1. Donal Conway

        I was diagnosed at the age of twenty one years in 1971 and my whole family was very shocked as I was the first diagnosed with T1 on both my Dads and my Mums side, my mums brother RIP said he thought it could have been on my father’s side of the family but that statement came back to bite him big time as he got type 2 about when he was 65 years old and two of his grandchildren got it at the age of 9 years and the other got i about three years ago at the age of 24 years, so from those two diagnosis diabetes came from my mother’s family side. I have it for 53 years next month and I feel in great health overall with regular blood tests proving that’s on an ongoing basis and with compliments being paid to me by my clinical health team members. I run an average of 25 to 30 kms on a treadmill weekly as well as doing physical activities like sawing wood and plenty of garden work like doing garden drainage work to sort out garden drainage problems.

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    15. Annie Wall

      Diagnosed with juvenile diabetes in 1980 at age 32. My doc was genuinely surprised that someone my age with nothing prior, including diabetes in my family as far back as anyone could go, to indicate this would happen. Over the years, I’ve met several people who were diagnosed at a similar age so I’m surprised it’s just 10% in this sample so far.

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      1. William Bennett

        I was 28, 1983, and basically the same story as yours, except my doc, fortunately, was aware that age wasn’t a factor when it comes to “juvenile” even though the nomenclature hadn’t changed yet. I’ve also met a number of people who were dx’d around the same age as I was, so I was kind of surprised too, though it’s up to 15% now šŸ™‚

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    16. Stuart Pelcyger

      At 36 after dx of thyroid cancer

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    17. pru barry

      I was fourteen. And thought being a teenager, even in the fifties, was hard enough. The embarrassment factor was probably the hardest part!

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    18. Phyllis Donahue

      I was 35 when diagnosed. 30 yrs ago

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    19. Bob Durstenfeld

      I have monogenic T1D and was diagnosed at age 18 months.

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      1. Patricia Dalrymple

        Heart emoji ā¤ļø

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    20. MARIE

      Husband was 66 but, fortunately, has never had problem with anyone who matters confusing his condition with T2.

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    21. John McHenery

      At 14 when I was recovering from jaundice.

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    22. Pauline M Reynolds

      Diagnosed as Type 2 at age 46. When the honeymoon was over, a C-peptide showed that I was Type 1.

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    23. Bea Anderson

      54 years old!!! I had other autoimmune problems as child and Hashimotos thyroid at 21. So felt t1 was in cards. Always remembering those who developed t1 in youth. My hat is off to those survivors!!!!

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    24. cynthia jaworski

      i would be interested in seeing the same question asked with smaller intervals for the age range of 8 to 19. It has often seemed to me that lots of us join the club around age 10, myself included.

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    25. Robert Kovalik

      At age 30, 48 years ago.

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    26. Janis Senungetuk

      I was dx. in 1955 at the age of 8.

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    27. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      One- and one-half years out of the US Navy.

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      1. mbulzomi@optonline.net

        Fifty-four years ago.

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    28. KarenM6

      I was 5.
      I was in the hospital for a month (no clue as to why I was there so long).

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    29. qachemist

      At 65, primary care doc insisted it was T2. Fortunately, my sibling is a doc and INSISTED I get GAD-65 tests. Primary care doc finally gave in and tested which showed result off the top of the measurement scale.

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    30. Mick Martin

      I was 22. It was discovered shortly after I left the British Army. (I used to be tested once or twice a year whilst serving having informing them, when I ‘signed up’, that I had a brother who was also Type 1. I guess it was never ‘picked up’ as I used to be something of a fitness freak. i.e. I used to be in the boxing team; I practised Martial Arts; I regularly used to be out training for upcoming sporting events as I used to run long distances.)

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    31. Natalie Daley

      My 40th birthday present — misdiagnosed by my GP as Type 2. Corrected five years later when I started insulin.

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    32. Rose Lentzke

      Diagnosed at age 4 in 1956.

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    33. lis be

      at age 8, about 41 years ago

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    34. Ahh Life

      Age 4 in 1951, I know no other life. Life expectancy then was 20-25 years. Being an optimist I chose 25. Exceeded the mark a tad. Now I have to stay healthy to take care of the better half. Hope she makes it.

      The “Woe is me” people just don’t get it. Real life, real people, real challenges brilliantly disguised as problems are for those of us up to the challenge. And most of us are engaged and doing it. Good job, guys! Keep it up. 😁

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      1. Lawrence S.

        The world would have been for the worse off if you had gone at age 25. Congratulations, and keep going.
        I was given 10 years when I was diagnosed, 45 years ago.

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    35. ConnieT1D62

      Age 8, almost 60 years ago in late December 1962.

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    36. Mary Spencer

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    37. Lisa Miller

      5yrs old.

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    38. Patty Harris

      My 29th birthday present was Type 1 diabetes. I passed out (don’t remember) and ended up in the hospital with BS of 700+. 2 weeks of recuperation in hospital.

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    39. Cheryl Seibert

      Age 6. I had German Measles and double-side mumps within 18-24 months prior to the T1D diagnosis

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    40. Estelle Smith

      Misdiagnosed in 2018 as T2D in the ER at age 57. I was in DKA. I have always been treated with insulin. My PCP felt vindicated that she had treated me as T1D from the start due to the rapid onset, when the tests came back positive for GAD65 antibodies.

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    41. PamK

      I was diagnosed at age 2 1/2 years.

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    42. Randell Cole

      I was 12 years old, my father had a urine test kit. I tested one day, just playing around with his kit and it came out bright orange which was the highest reading, went to Dr wound up in hospital to start insulin, my father never developed diabetes, my self and 2 brothers did, all type 1, forth brother never did, he is 73 now I am 76.

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    43. Randell Cole

      Already answered at top, I was 12 years old,
      See comments at top

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