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    • 9 hours, 28 minutes ago
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      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      "It's a forever learning curve" - so very true
    • 9 hours, 35 minutes ago
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      For pump users: In the past 3 months, have you had issues with insulin delivery due to a bent cannula or occlusion?
      I hesitate to bring this up but I am quite sure this happens more than people realize. I use a tubed pump and small amounts of total daily insulin and have checked the tubing for YEARS for bubbles. YES, they are difficult to "notice" unless you have a good light behind the clear tubing because the insulin is also colorless. I detach and check the tubing in the morning and before bedtime if not before the evening meal...I'm talking about significant bubbles----8-10-or12 inches in length can appear and you would NOT notice them unless you were looking. I wonder how many people wonder why their blood sugar is occasionally high and it's being caused by a significant bubble...NO, not the champagne sized version that's often mentioned to "ignore." The pump company I deal with tried to get me to switch to injections instead but I am an EXPERT with the bubble situation. Also, comments over the years that I am probably not filling the reservoir correctly, etc....just plain silly. I am NOT new at this...LOL!!!
    • 10 hours, 1 minute ago
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      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 14 hours, 37 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 14 hours, 37 minutes ago
      Richard Wiener likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 14 hours, 57 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I began playing Pickleball last year in March. When the temperatures started to rise the extra effort my body was experiencing because of the heat got my body hormones out of balance and I began experiencing nausea, higher heart rates and feeling very uncomfortable. I soon realized that I cannot play when is too hot or I’ll end up with ketones. Any new activity when on. Insulin requires adjustments. It’s a forever learning curve. Adding to the heat, last year I was having some absorption problems by the overuse of my abdomen. I have now move the infusion sites to my upper front side and it’s working much better.
    • 14 hours, 58 minutes ago
      Kristine Warmecke likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 14 hours, 58 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I answered no, but I do experience nausea and/or vomiting, usually on a daily basis, but this is because I have gastroparesis. I have rarely been able to eat breakfast over the last 20+ years as I end up vomiting it all back up ... try explaining that to ward staff in hospital(s). ;-)
    • 15 hours, 17 minutes ago
      Becky Hertz likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 1 day, 7 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      After 62 years I have skin issues everywhere. I am an avid at rotating every time I change my infusion set. When I was on multiple daily injections, up to 9 per day, I had massive skin hardening. Since on the pump it’s not nearly as bad that’s been 33 years. I take very little insulin my daily basal comes out to 9 units over 24 hours I eat two meals that I count carbs for and try to keep at a minimum of 30-40 per day. Everything is going well. Rotation is key
    • 1 day, 7 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      I use a pump and have had issues with insulin absorbtion. It seems I have a lot of them on the side I primarily use for infusion sets. I recently switched to the other side of my abdomen and dropped more than one point on my a1c.
    • 1 day, 8 hours ago
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      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      When I first started with my current Endo we would discuss the released and upcoming products and I would tell her about the 'off-market' applications and devices, we both learned from each other. But she was so good with helping me transition to the Dexcom and then the Tandem after Animas was pulled from the Market. She followed my Dex and even finer tuned my Basals and early this year I got an "unbeleivable" 5.4 A1c and we are both extremely happy!
    • 1 day, 8 hours ago
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      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      Yes. But then I self-selected when choosing an endocrinology clinic that pursues cutting-edge advances 40 years ago. Cutting-edge is a phrase that is also often called bleeding-edge because it is often experimental, hit or miss on results, and very expensive. I am convinced the “bleeding” refers to $$$.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      not anymore, and I am happy about it! Most of the time they were recommending things that had been recently pitched to them by a pharmaceutical salesperson or a durable medical supplier. The doctors would give patients the "free samples" and it was often not the best fit, then after the "free" supply ran out, the prices were exorbitant. Maybe it still happens, but I haven't seen it for a while.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      The need for better CGM accuracy is a big consideration for me. Also my control is pretty good right now (a1c in the low 6 range). Although I am tempted by the sleep and exercise modes which would be very helpful since I’m getting back in to exercise. So…I keep sitting on the fence…
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      I don’t want to change from the Omnipod Dash to Omnipod 5 because the minimum target blood glucose is level is higher than where I like to keep it. My A1C is currently 5.0.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      For the last 5 years, the highest HbA1C I've had was 5.3. For the last 3 years the high, low, & average have been 5.2, 4.7, & 4.9. I'm not willing to go to an AID that sets a target of 6 to 7.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      I do MDI. For the last 7 years my A1C has averaged around 4.8. I have no reason to believe that a closed loop automated system could do that well.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      There are many reasons, as well as "something else." My arthritic fingers do not serve me well with a cell phone. I have trouble putting the needle covers back on to my insulin pen needles. If I had to take care of all the fine muscle issues associated with setting a pump up, I would probably require assistance. I am also not drawn to the issues I hear about tissue damage at the infusion sites, or knowing whether everything is seated properly and the insulin is actually flowing. Finally, I just have some kind of negative karma with electronics. I have worked as a lab biochemist. Somehow, I find the weaknesses of every machine in the lab. (the ideal industrial beta-tester) Having said that, what I hear about the numbers achieved with the tandem CIQ gives me pause to consider.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      Like others, the "closed loop" runs me too high - even the target bg is too high for me. I use the TandemX2 with BIQ integrated wqith my Dexcom G6. I also appreciate - and use - the temp basal function often. I would lose that with CIQ. L:ike Nilla Eckstrom (I think?) I like to be between 80-90, with maybe up to 120 after I eat.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      The constant refilling and site changes...doesn't seem worth it.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      Luddites just may be the most comfortable people on earth. 🙃 
    • 1 day, 10 hours ago
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      For pump users: In the past 3 months, have you had issues with insulin delivery due to a bent cannula or occlusion?
      Holy cow! 8 to 10” bubbles? There is definitely something wrong if that is happening to you. I occasionally get 1/4” inch 10” is excessive. Have you gone in and shown your pump instructor how you’re doing it so that they can help you figure out the problem?
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      Aside from the first year after your diagnosis, have you seen a registered dietitian for help managing nutrition and T1D?
      When I was put on insulin, the first dietitian I payed to see said I could eat whatever I wanted as long as I followed the set number of macros (carbs, protein, fats). The stupid diet had my blood sugars all over the map. She didn't care/listen when I told her milk, bread/pasta made me feel really sick. She said because I was on insulin I need to eat a high carb, low protein and low fat diet. What bad advice! Thankfully, I came to my senses and starting reading the experiences of other T1D's who were following the The Bernstein diet.
    • 1 day, 10 hours ago
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      Aside from the first year after your diagnosis, have you seen a registered dietitian for help managing nutrition and T1D?
      Saw one, recently out of school, when I was first diagnosed ten years ago. She insisted I needed 150 grams of carbs per day minimum and handed me a sheet with meal plans. She explained that I needed those carbs to keep my brain functioning properly. GEEZ. I can only hope she's learned a thing or two since then.
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    Diabetes mellitus includes several types beyond type 1: there’s type 2 diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes mellitus, latent-autoimmune – and even more! Has anyone in your family been diagnosed with a type of diabetes mellitus other than type 1? Please select all that apply.

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    Sarah Howard

    Sarah Howard (nee Tackett) has dedicated her career to supporting the T1D community ever since she was diagnosed with T1D while in college in May 2013. Since then, she has worked for various diabetes organizations, focusing on research, advocacy, and community-building efforts for people with T1D and their loved ones. Sarah is currently the Senior Marketing Manager at T1D Exchange. Sarah and her husband live in NYC with their cat Gracie. In her spare time, she enjoys doing comedy, taking dance classes, visiting art museums, and exploring different neighborhoods in NYC.

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    42 Comments

    1. TEH

      Another option is needed: “NO, no one else in my family has ANY type of diabetes.” This applies to me.

      This leads me to believe it may have been and environmental element that triggered my T1d.

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      1. Liz Avery

        I agree with an environmental element. My niece is the only family member (gestational) and I am concerned she will be Type 1 or 2 in the next few years.

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    2. Steven Gill

      Technically guess I’d be LADA, but as the definition goes I’m a TYPE1. The only difference is the slow destruction of BETA cells, the slow decrease in insulin production (honeymoon), like 3 years. A brother was tested for antibodies (negative), with metformin and dietary adjustments his a1C is in the 4 or 5 range (TYPE 2). My maternal grandmother was diabetic, that’s all I know (in the 50’s and 60’s TYPE2 wasn’t as prevalent as now, and I remember she was extremely thin, probably TYPE1?). My paternal grandmother was the perfect TYPE 2: several laps, short and extremely heavy, loved her sweets, and diagnosed in her 60’s. Another younger brother is TYPE1, never tested for antibodies but odds are a “general” TYPE1. However I also have a cousin TYPE1 but she was adopted, although 700 miles apart that made us closer.

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    3. Ms Cris

      No, no one in my family has experienced any other forms of diabetes mellitus aside from type 1…AND I AM THE ONLY ONE!

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      1. Eva

        Yes – No body in my family both maternal-side or paternal-side had/has any form of diabetes. I am the first and only.

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    4. jamesmpii

      Latent-autoimmune – is Type 1.

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    5. Lisa Anderson

      I am the only one in my family that has any type of diabetes.

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    6. Ahh Life

      No. I am the sole winner and champeen after 71 years and 50 cousins, siblings, parents, grand parents, aunts, uncles, et al.

      No TKO’s, no knock outs, and still standing.

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    7. Lawrence S.

      It’s just me … and a first cousin, and her son, a second cousin. I am the only one now.

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    8. dholl62@gmail.com

      Deceased members of family
      Grandmother type 2
      Mother type 1
      Sister type 2
      2nd sister gestational
      Daughter gestational
      Uncle type 2

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    9. Lisa Moir

      I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes four years before diagnosed with Type 1. 🤔

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    10. gary rind

      no one in my family has any type of d. since I was a grownup at diagnosis, my siblings never were tested.

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    11. eherban1

      I’ve noticed that most of us are either (a) one and only in our families (my case) or (b) multiple cases of T1D in multiple generations. So to answer this question, aside from me, NO ONE has had ANY experience with diabetes, T1D or otherwise.

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    12. KCR

      My dad was diagnosed with T2 diabetes. In hindsight, based on my own experience as an adult diagnosed later in life with T1, I do wonder whether he was also LADA.

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    13. Vivian Moon

      I answered Not Sure as there was no option for No One in my family has either been diagnosed before Or after my T1D diagnosis over 50 years ago. I was diagnosed shortly after having mononucleosis.

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    14. Elissa Macher

      Several other Type 1’s including Grandmother, Granduncles; uncle

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    15. Louise Robinson

      I answered “Not sure” because my father was diagnosed with diabetes in his early 60’s back in 1953. I do not believe a distinction between diabetes Types was made back then. He injected himself each morning with U40 Protomine Zinc insulin and lived for another 20 years after his diagnosis. Three years after his death, I was diagnosed as a Type 1 while in my late 20’s. Dad might have been either a Type 1 or a Type 2.

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    16. Олег Савицький

      In my family, in addition to my father (T1D since 1964), two of his children got this disease (T1D) (in 1984 and 1990). Since 1990 – this is me.

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    17. Barbara Bubar

      My adult daughter was just on the borderline of Type 2 but was successfully able to reverse it with diet, which she has maintained. As her parents we are extremely proud of her.

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    18. Drina Nicole Jewell

      I have a maternal aunt that had gestational diabetes and my dad was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

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    19. Liz Avery

      One of my nieces has had gestational diabetes.

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    20. Kris Sykes-David

      No one in my family has any type of T1D, I however, have LADA. Next week is my 9 th diaversary, then in February I turn 65. I am grateful for the DOC and all that is available for us these days. Love my Dex and InPen!

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    21. Bob Durstenfeld

      My dad, two of my brothers and me, my eldest son and his eldest daughter all have monogenic diabetes.

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    22. Katrina Mundinger

      The only other person in my family who’s even had Type 1 was my paternal grandmother’s brother. However, on my mom’s side, there is a definite history of autoimmune disease: her father had alopecia and she has rheumatoid arthritis.

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    23. Donald Cragun

      My grandfather on my mother’s side of the family was diagnosed with type 2 five years after I was diagnosed with type 1.

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    24. Mig Vascos

      i first had gestational diabetes during both of my pregnancies. By the time I was 30, I was erroneously diagnosed at a T2. 3 years later I was finally diagnosed as a T1. Most likely I had LADA, but at the time that knowledge didn’t exist.
      My older sister went through the same process. No one else in my parents’ generation, our children, or grandchildren have had this problem. My sister passed by age 56 because of diabetes complications. I, instead, already turned 83 and have very minimal damage. I’ve always follow a diet and have always exercise.
      Some in the new generations have T2 because of excessive weight and inactivity, so it could have been avoided by having a preventive lifestyle. The type of life we choose determines the outcome of this problem. It’s not easy but doable and rewarding.

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    25. Chrisanda

      I am the only one in my family with any type of diabetes. I have LADA, diagnosed when I was 40. No history of any type in the family as far back as we can know. So far, none in the next generation either.

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      1. Ms Cris

        You sound like me. 42 when T1 developed, no one with any form of diabetes before me. so far my kids and niece/nephews have not developed either.

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    26. Pauline M Reynolds

      You hit the jackpot with me!! I have LADA. Two daughters and a son have Type 2. Many aunts and uncles on my mother’s side have/had Type 2. My nephew and an uncle have/had Type 1.

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      1. Pauline M Reynolds

        I forgot that niece and her daughter had gestational diabetes.

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    27. lis be

      I have type 1, sibling has pre -diabetes

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    28. Janis Senungetuk

      I’m going to guess that my maternal grandfather was LADA. He was dx in his 30’s with diabetes and started daily insulin injections as soon as insulin was available in the Midwest. Type of diabetes was not determined then. My father was dx with Type 2 in his 50’s and took one of the first oral medications until his death at 60 from congestive heart disease.

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    29. Diana L.

      I developed surgical diabetes after a distal pancreatectomy for a neuroendocrine tumor that removed 80% of my pancreas.
      This category of Type one does not appear anywhere as an option.

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    30. ConnieT1D62

      My father and his younger sister were dx’d with LADA in their late 30s early 40s. A fist cousin on maternal side was dx’d with LADA in her mid 20s.
      I was dx’d with T1D in late December 1962 at age 8, at which time no known diagnosis of diabetes was on either side of the family.

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    31. Molly Jones

      No one has diabetes besides my one sibling who has type 2.
      I worry for him as he does not understand it at all and is not interested in taking meds, eating properly, or educating himself even though I mention the consequences of hyperglycemia. I suppose it’s his choice, body and happiness for now.

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    32. Dennis Dacey

      Two of my brothers were diagnosed with environmental/chemical diabetes – Classification #3 in the ADA Professional guide. Both were called TypeOne and managed diabetes in much the manner I’ve used for over six decades.
      My younger brother had “Agent Orange Diabetes” which also affected 76% of the men he commanded Vietnam affecting him about 12 years later in his military career; he survived another 15 years. My older brother’s diabetes was brought on by radiation and chemo, managing multiple melanoma, at about age 78.

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    33. Lynn Smith

      I really never knew what type of diabetes my older sister had. I was diagnosed at age 12 after having a bad case of the mumps over a year prior to my diagnosis. My sister was diagnosed as an adult, but I don’t know exactly when. I think she just tried ignoring it for awhile so she may have had it longer than I knew. The thing I remember most is that she was extremely insulin resistant, so that makes me think of type 2. The last I knew she was taking maybe 3 times as much insulin as I do. Just a mystery I will never know the answer to since she passed away in 2020.

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    34. Mick Martin

      As well as selecting the two options “Yes, someone in my immediate family (my parent, sibling or child) has type 2 diabetes” and “Yes, someone in my extended family (a grandparent, aunt, uncle, or cousin) has type 2 diabetes”, my wife developed gestational diabetes when she was carrying our second son.

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    35. qachemist

      I am the one with LADA (treated as Type 1), diagnosed at age 65. My cousin (aunt’s daughter) has Type 1.

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    36. Michael Andrews

      I have Type 1. I was diagnosed 6 years ago, at age 38, after all the standard complications, although I wasn’t aware that they were standard at the time. My wife and I were brand new parents, and I thought all my issues were related to exhaustion and just part of the new parent experience. The weight loss – I lost 35 lbs in 3 months – is what finally made me think something was wrong. Since then, we’ve had 4 more (2 sets of twins), so we now have 5 kids under 7, and my issues definitely weren’t a side effect of parenthood. I am still exhausted, but at least I have energy.

      I had an Aunt (Mom’s sister) who was either pre-diabetic (T2) or T2. She had what we understand was Diabetes related dementia issues near the end of her life – so that was hard.

      I also learned recently that a 2nd cousin, once removed, who is 6, was diagnosed with T1D a year ago. I don’t know how significant this is, but I’ve heard that any family “history” of T1D, no matter how remote, is potentially part of the pre-disposed genetics.

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    37. M C

      After 2 years of cancer treatment, and then within 5 weeks of losing my Mom, the love of my Dad’s life, after 60+ years of marriage, my Dad was tested positive for Type 1 diabetes (during the typical cancer screening blood tests done once a month). He’d never had abnormal BG numbers prior to this. So, after the age of 80, having never been diabetic (not Type 2 nor 1), he suddenly found himself requiring daily insulin and all the frustrations that go with this condition (particularly facing it for the first time in one’s 80’s).

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    38. T1D4LongTime

      I also marked “Not Sure”. My paternal grandmother had Type 2 (so my father said). After my diagnosis at age 6, Mom said she had Type 1 (possibly gestational). My father said many years after Grandma died that she was diagnosed in mid-50s. However, she took insulin injections, so I’m really unsure.

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