Are you the chosen one? ... Type 1, that is.
I'm talking you have no known diabetic parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, cousins, nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, ancestors, or family pets.
OK maybe pets.
You get the idea...so who else is a complete freak of nature?
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Permalink Reply by KCCO on -
I was the only T1 in my family until my younger brother was diagnosed about 3 years after me. Other than than, nothing. Incredibly suspicious if you ask me.
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Permalink Reply by KCCO on
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We both got our MMR boosters at age 15 and were diagnosed with T1 a year later. It's arguable that the MMR booster was the trigger. Maybe the gun was already loaded in my case, but still.
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Permalink Reply by mojavenation on -
My daughter was 1st T1 in our family but several people in family have auto-immune problems. She was dx'd 1 year after breaking her arm. I am think there may be a connection between infection/injury and immune system over reaction attacking pancreas.
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Permalink Reply by Tammy on -
Me - Tammy!!No one although my Mom is borderline type 2 only recently. I'm 43 and got it when I was around 15. I was first & only juvenile diabetic. mom didn't get type 2 until recently (last year or 2). I also have keinbock's of the right lunate(very rare-was about 25 years old when got it-) amomg other things! I watch my diabetes very closely. Today I went in fore what I thought was a detached retina. They ended up doing laser surgery due to bleeders in one eye(new capillaries had formed & were bleedin). Always thought with tight contro; it wouldn't happen but.... 80% of diabetics, even under the tightest control tend to get it with in about 15 years. I've made it almost 30... until now. Anyway I'm getting off subject, sorry!
I've also heard didderent possible causes, For instance, a bee sting or allergic reaction. I've only had one bee sting in my life and I was highly allergic! I will never know, but I think of it as from that...maxing out my endocrine system!
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Permalink Reply by Dave Roberts on -
I'm the black sheep (in more ways than one!). Diagnosed in 1970 - no one in my family had or has it.
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Permalink Reply by DKF on
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I am the only person in my family with type 1 diabetes. Since I was diagnosed 27 years ago, I have had grandparents on both sides and even my mom become type 2 diabetics. However, at the time, no one in my family had to deal with this...
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Permalink Reply by Dawn on
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Yep, I am the only one. A very large family at that. My grandma on ma's side and one aunt (of 13 kids) has type 2. I was diagnosed in 2007 when I went to the doc because my urine smelled like maple syrup. I was in ketoacidosis.
Because I have moved back to the US since then I have had to argue with a couple of doctors about my diagnosis. Fortunately I have test results from Cambridge research study that show that I am definitely type 1 and not 2. Believe it or not, I've still had a doc argue with me over my diagnosis.
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Permalink Reply by Scott on -
One little thing I learned that also would have woken the doctors up. type 2 diabetics rarely get ketones.
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Permalink Reply by Dawn on
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Thanks Scott, I'll remember that at my new doctor's appointment. Maybe it won't be such a fight.
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Permalink Reply by jazziejamjar on -
Yep that's me!
The number of times nurses' have stared in disbelief at me when I tell them I have no type 1 or even 2 relatives! I hadn't even heard of type 1 until I got it and I spent the next 2 days in hospital thinking I had a terminal illness that would mean I would spend the rest of my short life in hospital never eating sugar... how wrong was I!?
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Permalink Reply by Maycri on -
Me too! Only one in my close family. Recently one of my aunts told me that my great-great-grandma had it :/
I had no clue about what Diabetes even was, when my dad (a doctor) made me run tests and told me my sugars were reaaally high I responded "That's explains why I'm so sweet!" Then when we visited the Endo and he told me I had Late Onset Juvenile Diabetes and that I had to go on insulin injections my mom begged me no to take that first injection "Once you start injecting you can never stop" she said... it was so scary but after 8 years now I can laugh and say well duh!
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