Day of diagnosis

[Rach]

Hi, I was diagnosed in May this year. Can't remember exactly when, prob cos I was a bit out of it. It's been a very strange year.

 

[VBH]

17 Oct 2003 aged 32. A1c at diagnosis was 10.8. A1c the following April was 5.7. Never had an A1c over 6.0 since.

 

[Kirsty81]

I was rushed into hospital in February 1992 when i was feeling unwell and my blood sugar level was 69. I had been to 3 doctors, all who said i had a virus or flu and to drink lucozade to raise my energy levels. All it took was the 4th DR to ask my very worried parents if i was drinking a lot and within the hour I was in the hospital on a drip.

Like a previous thread i wasn't allowed to leave hospital until both parents and myself could inject, I was only 11, and my mum wasn't keen on doing it, but overall i only spent a week in hospital.

It is so interesting to read other people's experiences and see how similar some are.

 

[Victoria]

Last Thursday ... fasting blood sugar of 17.7 after taking myself to the doctor for a test because I had similar symptoms to those my Grandfather had.

 

[bluebird]

i was diagnosed in work.was on a night shift and had fallen asleep in the office with my head resting on the filing cabinet.in all the years of working nights id never done this.that night my collegue noticed that i was continuously drinking and later into the shift tested my sugars and broke the news to me that they were 17.9.went to the docs that morn after the shift and they were then 23.6 if i recall right.that was four and a half years ago.am currently on novamix 30 but seeing my diabetic nurse today as im going onto basal bolus regime.

 

[Viki]

Rushed into hospital by ambulance with DKA 5am October 1st 2006 - 5 hours before i was due to fly to cyprus.

Had seen/spoken to 3 doctors in the previous 3 days and repeatedly diagnosed with a kidney infection!! seems they didnt notice the glucose reading fly off the chart!!