What percent?
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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Permalink Reply by Corinna on -
8% as T2, so the vast majority without. But since I've spent more like 70% of my life surrounded by close family members who have T2 it's been present much longer than my diagnosis would tell.
Hmmm, that does put an interesting spin on it. Surrounded by the epidemic and finally succumbed.
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Permalink Reply by Babaika on -
Diagnosed at age 11, age 55 now. I think that works out to about 78 percent.
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Permalink Reply by Shawnmarie on -
About 3% for me. Diagnosed 10/1/11.
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Permalink Reply by still_young_at_heart on -
Like my diabetes twin Zoe - around 9%. Diagnosed at 57 and am now 63.
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Permalink Reply by kiva on -
70% of my life living with D and looking to keep adding (years that is), I was 16.
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Permalink Reply by Emily Coles on -
89% here. 38, diagnosed at 4.
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Permalink Reply by Natalie ._c- on -
30% I was formally diagnosed at age 45, although I know it was there a bit earlier, and I'm turning 65 in March. Medicare age! :-)
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