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Permalink Reply by Zoe on March 6, 2012 at 9:43am

Wow, you have truly come a long way in that five years, Natalie. I definitely see your response to the school idiocy as what we call a "normal response to an abnormal situation." How could they expect anyone to function well under those circumstances?

I'm glad you put all that behind you and are here with all of us!

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Permalink Reply by shoshana27 on May 8, 2012 at 1:47pm

DEAR NATALIE GLAD YOU'RE OK NOW KEEP IT UP

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Permalink Reply by kestrel on March 6, 2012 at 9:58am

I wasn't diabetic 5 years ago. Never would have occurred to me that it could happen. I was dx'd type 1 a year and a half ago, at age 38. Since then I have gotten on a pump, gotten my A1c into the low 5's, and now I'm 7 months pregnant. Crazy times.

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Permalink Reply by Penguin_Girl on March 15, 2012 at 11:01am

Interesting that March is the 5 year anniversary of tudiabetes as March 1, 2007 was my first day on insulin. After 14 months of being "type 2" and on oral meds, I had finally convinced my family doctor to refer me to an endo. I first saw her towards the end of January and she tried one more kind of oral med (can't remember what at this point) with the instructions that if my BG had not improved within 3 weeks, to call and she would arrange for an insulin start, which was March 1.

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Permalink Reply by bobnominous on March 19, 2012 at 6:53am

Pretty sure I was diabetic 5 years ago, but wasn't dx until a year later. I was literally dying and completely oblivious to why. Fast forward now through multiple docs, misdiagnoses, I am finally on track thanks mainly to TuD and the help I've found here. From hints, tips, book recommendations, like minded chats, etc. I'm not out of woods yet, but I can see there's light ahead. Time will tell if it's just an oncoming train or not, heh.

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Permalink Reply by juliannaergrl on March 19, 2012 at 9:47am

Five years ago... Oh let's see, skittles and girl scout cookies come to mind. I had not a care in the world about what I ate as I was a normal healthy 22 to at the time. I distinctly remember buying 5lb bags of skittles from Costco, separating all the colors into there own bags and eating te colors I liked, giving the green ad yellow ones away. And let's not forget hunting down our local girl scout office with my brother to purchase cookies. 

And while I still eat skittles when I have lows and have been able to indulge in girl scout cookies from one to time, it's not are care free and innocent as it used to be. 

I barely knew what diabetes was other than you have to take shots. It made my grandma go blind, and you die if you eat candy. I have learned sooooo much. Lol

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Permalink Reply by Stoyan on March 19, 2012 at 9:50am

Five years ago, my type 1 diabetes was barely a year old. I was still figuring all of these things out. Confusing still abounded. I really did not like injections, or testing so often throughout the day. Not my thing at all. I wanted to know why I was the one to get diabetes....why when I thought I was so healthy?

It was basically a big question mark. But now I definitely feel more positive, and that I am contributing to something important at the JDCA that can lead to a cure. It is ambitious, yet exciting.

Oh, and I joined the DOC, which has been a great an eye-opening experience. Part of the reason why I think a cure is achievable.

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Permalink Reply by Amy on March 19, 2012 at 1:52pm

5 years ago - I was (and still am) in good control - I was training for a marathon, had done a couple of triathlons before I turned 30. Little did I know then that I was about to move across the world, meet the man of my dreams (and my soulmate), and have the time of my life.
So much has changed in 5 years - diabetes - still in good control! YAY.

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Permalink Reply by Johanna Burton on March 19, 2012 at 2:08pm

Five years ago I was in the great state of denial. I took my meds but I didn't test, I didn't exercise, and I didn't watch what I ate. The strange thing is that my A1c's weren't much higher then than they are now that I do all those things. Diabetes is strange.

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Permalink Reply by palomino on March 22, 2012 at 12:28am

Oh my. 5 years ago? I was 9 months away from graduating with my undergraduate degree in Animal Science. I was happily riding horses and eating whatever I wanted, including massive amounts of Cadbury eggs at this time of year, plenty of pizza and pasta, and God knows what else.

What was diabetes? Well type 2 was something my Dad had... and type 1 was a nebulous cloud that the media always portrayed as little kids.. (with the exception of Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias)... (Incidentally, when I was diagnosed, all I could think of was Julia Roberts as Shelby in Steel Magnolias...)

Certainly didn't expect this 5 years later!

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Permalink Reply by Jane K on March 26, 2012 at 5:38pm

Here's a link to my blog response to this prompt! http://www.janekdickinson.com/?p=579

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Permalink Reply by Brian Wittman on March 26, 2012 at 6:57pm

Five years ago, I thought I was an unhealthy type 2, with an A1-c that continued to go up. I moved form oral medications to Lantus with no improvement in numbers or physical being. My physician referred me to an endocrinologist and he started me on rapid acting insulin, much to my dismay. I thought I had failed miserably. It wasn't until a year later that my endo decided to do some additional tests to discover that I am actually an LADA diabetic, and with better treatment, I am doing well now.

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