T1 Dx - Let's help Northener!

[Laureny019]

I was 9 & two weeks before Xmas that year 🙂

 

[Casper]

I was 38 when dx, but looking back, must've had it for at least 6-8 months previously, because of the thirst, toilet trips and weight loss. Dx whilst in severe DKA, guess I'm lucky to be here. Its easy to forget just how serious a condition this can be.

 

[RHepton]

I was 34 when diagnosed

 

[Nyadach]

4...got it free on a buy one get one free with chicken pox 😛

 

[SacredHeart]

I was 24, and told that I was so unusual that they brought medical students to come and meet me!

 

[newbs]

Alan said in another thread that he'd be interested to know what age people with T1 diabetes were diagnosed... are we moving away from so many being in childhood.

So...Type 1s...what age were you diagnosed?

I was 23.

 

[Gareth]

I was 27 when I was diagnosed.

 

[grainger]

I was/am 29. Diagnosed 3 months ago.

 

[Northerner]

Well, the totals are still running pretty close, with 27 diagnosed before 18 years and 32 at 18 or older 🙂

 

[imtrying]

hey Alan, was this the end of the stats we have? quite interesting....!!

 

[Northerner]

hey Alan, was this the end of the stats we have? quite interesting....!!

Yes, it looks like everyone who was going to answer, has answered 🙂 I saw a statistic the other day where about 9,000 children below 15 were diagnosed Type 1 and about 12,000 15 and over diagnosed Type 1 between 2000 and 2009 (can't remember where I saw it now!) - so that is a similar split to what we have found here I would say 🙂

 

[m1dnc]

I was 42.

(Sorry for the late reply - I've just seen this thread.)

 

[Northerner]

I was 42.

(Sorry for the late reply - I've just seen this thread.)

Ah! Thanks for joining in - another 'too old' for Type 1! 🙂

Mr Jenkins? Your appointment has been rearranged,
And since you?ll have turned 40, your diagnosis has changed!
We know that we told you that you were Type 1,
But now you?ve got older, I?m afraid that is wrong!

Type 1 diabetes affects only the young,
And you?ve got a foot on the middle-aged rung ?
On the ladder of life, I?m afraid you?re too high,
And your fountain of youth is decidedly dry!

So, because you?re too old, you?ve been reclassified,
There?s no point in complaining, though many have tried!
You?ll be very pleased to learn that you?re a Type 2,
That?ll be cheaper for us, if not better for you!

You won?t need to test, so you won?t need those strips,
And you?ll no longer suffer those low sugar dips!
We?re withdrawing your insulin, you?ll be diet-controlled?
What?s that? Don?t blame me sir ? it?s because you?re too old!

 

[cathplum]

I was wrongly diagnosed as type 2 at 42 but re-assessed and diagnosed as type 1 at 44.

Cath

 

[spiritfree]

Sorry I'm late! I was 54.

 

[m1dnc]

I've had a bit of "you were diagnosed too late to have T1" over the years, but mostly from HCPs not immediately concerned with diabetes care. My GP and clinic care team have been pretty good, and have recently supported me through the process of getting a pump, which I started on a couple of weeks ago.

I must be lucky with my GP practice and PCT, but they've never tried to limit test strips, insulin or anything else to do with my diabetes care.