T1 Dx - Let's help Northener!

[D_G]

21 for me, diagnosed a month before my 22nd birthday

 

[Lauren]

I was 6, exactly a month before my birthday. Fun times.

 

[schmeezle]

Was 34 and dx as T2 (wrong) and properly dx T1 at 36.

 

[imtrying]

I'm watching this in fascination! 🙂

Maybe DUK might be interested in the results?? could help banish some myths!

 

[HelenM]

I think that it is a myth that older people rarely get T1 but as long as that myth is continued then a lot will be misdiagnosed so perpetuate the myth.

( there are only a couple of studies : one in Sweden found a lower rate in the 40-75 year age group compared to the 0-14 age group but one in Italy found the risk of type 1 diabetes between age 30 and 49 years to be similar to that found between age 15 and 29 years and found that there was a peak incidence at 10-14 and 45-49)

 

[Monica]

Carol was 10. On 12 March 5 years ago. Fi is 3 years younger and when she turned 10 she was terrified that she'll now get it, because she's 10.

 

[HOBIE]

Very interesting servey !! LIFE !! 😉

 

[shiv]

I think there's a statistic somewhere that says it's about a 50/50 split of people diagnosed under/over 18.

 

[Northerner]

From the replies given in this thread so far, there are 18 who were diagnosed below the age of 18 and 22 who were diagnosed at 18 or above 🙂

 

[Twitchy]

I was 11 Months old! Any other 'under ones' out there, or am I a freak?!! 😱 It was '78...

My younger sister was in her early teens - 14 I think (I know, I should know! 😱)

 

[Subdanni]

I was 9 🙄

 

[fencesitter]

Son was 14, uncle 17 and aunt around 30.

 

[ThunderBolt]

5 years and 2 days. Just as well I never liked cake I suppose!

 

[MarcLister]

25 for me. The day after my 25th was when I got the call from my GP.

 

[Cumbrianlass]

Less than a month after I turned 13 - a teenager - arrrgh!!!!!

 

[MCH]

Not really, because some of the older members were actually diagnosed as children! 🙂

That was a brave comment to make if you don't mind me saying so.

 

[rachelha]

I was 21, and told i was weird

 

[Northerner]

I was 21, and told i was weird

Was the weirdness accusation related to the diabetes at all? 😉

 

[rachelha]

Was the weirdness accusation related to the diabetes at all? 😉

Oi, cheeky!

 

[Pigeon]

26. Had put off going to the doctors for 6 months though, so really I was 25 when it started. I thought I couldn't have type 1 as I wasn't a child, and not T2 as I was slim. Just goes to show what I knew!