Linking Diabetics Coast 2 Coast

When were you diagnosed?

I was diagnosed November 25, 2000 age 25

Permalink Reply by Sara on July 16, 2008 at 8:04pm: I was diagnosed three days after my third birthday, November 3rd 1990. I don't remember it. Control was always pretty good under my mother's supervision, then in my teens as I began taking control myself it's worsened. At the age of 16 i went into DKA and almost died. Since going to college I have realised I'm also going through a denial phase, pretending it's not there...then I discovered this site a few weeks ago, I'm finally trying to take better care of myself and am testing my blood sugars around 8 times a day....8times more than I have been over the past year or so. Wanting to take care of myself better and putting this into action is the first step to better control. Getting there, day by day. No-one ever said life was easy, it's hard work, but if I want a better quality life, then hardwork never killed anybody...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Betty J on July 16, 2008 at 8:13pm: No it isn't easy and never will be but you've taken the first steps heading in the right direction.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marcel Desroches on July 16, 2008 at 8:19pm: Thank you for the confidence Betty J .I have battled a lot of things in my life Hep "C"
alchololism 20 (years sober) but this just scares me the most.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marcel Desroches on July 16, 2008 at 8:15pm: Right now I just dont know where to turn too.I am testing myself 4 times a day right now and thats what my doctor told me to do until I get into a hospital for more tests.When I was diagnosed with Hepititus "C" 15 years ago I thought well all I can do is quit drinking and follow a strict diet and come what may.But when the doctor told me this morning that I was diabetic and it was very serious I have never been more scare in my life.I worked in the Canadian Merchant Marine all my life have been on a ship that caught fire in the north atlantic and hav been in horrendous storms but this for some reason has me terrified.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sara on July 16, 2008 at 8:19pm: Marcel, we're all here if you wanna talk, ask questions, share your worries, it doesn't make it any easier, but does help knowing that your not alone in your situation. Feel free to contact anytime, take care!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marcel Desroches on July 16, 2008 at 8:23pm: Thank you all for being so kind.I will be around to talk to you all when ever I get a chance.I probably have a big caseof the poor mes but I will get over that.I realy appreciate the positive feedbak and will check back soon.I; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Florian Menninger Jr on March 23, 2009 at 6:15pm: I was diagnosed the day after Thanksgiving in 1987. I was 30 years old. My parents came to Massachusetts to have dinner with us and the first thing my mother said when she saw me was, "Florian," "you look like hell," "you better go se a doctor right away." The next day I was in the hospital practicing giving saline injections to an orange with a glass syirnge and a BIG needle. I was also trying to figure out how I was going to pee into that small test tube to do a test for sugar :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Florian Menninger Jr on May 14, 2009 at 2:54pm: I just happened to notice a typo in my reply above. I was diagnosed in 1967, 20 years earlier than stated above.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by joy cruez on November 20, 2009 at 11:01pm: I was diagnosed in May of 1981. Don't remember the exact date. I went in for a glucose tolerance test and the pre-test draw blood sugar was so high that they skipped the GTT and admitted me right away. I was 10 1/2..

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Permalink Reply by rex dems on November 23, 2009 at 9:06pm: I was dx mid-Sept, 1945. I was 6 at that time. I had no idea what ir was all about. I will always remember the look of fear on my parent's faces as this new word "diabetes"as explained to them.

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