Just curious of the people on this site, what percentage of your life have you lived with diabetes?

I've lived with diabetes for 70% of my life. I'm 31 and was diagnosed with Type 1 at the age of 9.

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Dx'd @ age 30, 49% of my life, 29 years and counting...

43% Diagnosed at the age of 23. 30 years with Type 1.

Diagnosed T1 at the age of 9, that was 23 years ago. So 72%.

60% for me. Diagnosed at Age 24 and I'm now 60.

76% Diagnosed T1 at age 11.

41%. Diagnosed at age 20. I'm 34 now.

74% for me. Diagnosed at 18 about to be 70.

I always remember my 36th birthday seemed important as it marked the 50% mark, from then on I was diabetic longer than non-diabetic

Dx at age 26, I'm 40 now...40% of my life.

Well, since I assume that mine is inherited, like most Type 2, 100%

HH

Presumably you weren't diabetic at birth, though, or you'd probably be dead! I think the genes are inherited, but the actual development of diabetes (either type) doesn't necessarily happen right away.

83% as type 1

It seems like 100% since I do not now remember life before diabetes.

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