# My Story **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/my-life-story/97.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Reduce risk of Diabetes - Drink More Water](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reduce-risk-of-diabetes-drink-more-water/7023)
**Author:** [@LaurenMs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LaurenMs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reduce-risk-of-diabetes-drink-more-water/7023 "2019-03-20T16:32:12Z")
My grandmother who had type 2 diabetes so I have had the plan to prevent the Diabetes in early stages. Based on French researchers report, drinking about four or more 8-ounce glasses of water a day may reduce the risk o… --- ## [Technology averse T1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/technology-averse-t1/4053)
**Author:** [@bewell](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bewell)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/technology-averse-t1/4053 "2019-02-17T04:07:34Z")
My wife is tired of continued weight gain over the more than 30 years since having been diagnosed as a T1. Over the last six years her A1c has been in the range of 7.4 to 9.8. She is a two time cancer survivor. She is… --- ## [My Diabetes, 1945](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-diabetes-1945/3125)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-diabetes-1945/3125 "2019-02-15T14:08:19Z")
My diabetes, in the beginning… In 1945 I started school in the first grade, the next day after Labor Day. I did not feel like going, but my parents wanted me to go even though I was only five years old. I was six years … --- ## [Yep, I’m Type 2 (like almost everyone else in my family!)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/yep-i-m-type-2-like-almost-everyone-else-in-my-family/6402)
**Author:** [@briopelle](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/briopelle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/yep-i-m-type-2-like-almost-everyone-else-in-my-family/6402 "2019-02-03T07:51:54Z")
Hello! I’m a 54 year-old mother of 3. Have been very thin and in good shape for most of my life. I should have know something was up when my first baby was 9 pounds, even though I had hyperemesis gravidarum. I develo… --- ## [5.8 from 6.0 A1C in 3 months! Woo Hoo!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/5-8-from-6-0-a1c-in-3-months-woo-hoo/5686)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/5-8-from-6-0-a1c-in-3-months-woo-hoo/5686 "2018-12-03T04:25:02Z")
I just got my A1C results back and I went from an A1C of 6.0 to 5.8 in 3 months. My liver pannels were also run and everything came back good there as well. The only issue was my weight, which increased slightly. But who… --- ## [My Experience with Insulin and Hot Weather in Out of the Way Places](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-experience-with-insulin-and-hot-weather-in-out-of-the-way-places/5212)
**Author:** [@Carol](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Carol)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-experience-with-insulin-and-hot-weather-in-out-of-the-way-places/5212 "2018-10-16T06:58:02Z")
I’m sharing these experiences so that we can learn from each other. I’ve enjoyed reading other discussions about insulin and what effect heat makes on it. Please not that what I’m sharing is anecdotal - not scientificall… --- ## [Mariana's story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/marianas-story/4983)
**Author:** [@Mariana](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariana)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/marianas-story/4983 "2018-09-14T20:49:47Z")
Hola all, my name is Mariana, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some of you before in the diabetes space. I was diagnosed w/ type 1 diabetes back in 1984 in Mexico City, there was no diabetes education in the city back th… --- ## [Four years and a little retinophathy :(](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/four-years-and-a-little-retinophathy/4580)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/four-years-and-a-little-retinophathy/4580 "2018-09-12T22:48:13Z")
This week marks my 4th diaversary and most of the time I am coping reasonably well…or so I thought until the eye doctor identified 2 “subtle” spots in my right eye with retinopathy. I did have a pretty rough patch BG-wi… --- ## [I think I got the Diabetes Yips](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-think-i-got-the-diabetes-yips/4957)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-think-i-got-the-diabetes-yips/4957 "2018-09-11T17:07:01Z")
You know, I think I got the Diabetes Yips. For about five years. I’ve touched on over-analyzing before, but I do think that I got too closely tuned in on finite details and started missing the big picture for a while. I… --- ## [I’m still here :)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-m-still-here/4930)
**Author:** [@walkingthedragon88](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/walkingthedragon88)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-m-still-here/4930 "2018-09-08T18:32:24Z")
Sorry I’ve been MIA, ya’ll! The last year has brought many ups and downs for me—mainly home ownership, new jobs (including professional writing about diabetes), pregnancy losses (sadly), turning 30 (neutral), my daughter… --- ## [Mom to tween T1D daughter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mom-to-tween-t1d-daughter/4605)
**Author:** [@sahmcolorado](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sahmcolorado)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mom-to-tween-t1d-daughter/4605 "2018-08-03T17:04:54Z")
My 12 yr old daughter was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 4. She started wearing a Dexcom CGM soon after diagnosis and an Animas Ping the following year. We recently upgraded to the G6 and will have to switch to a diff… --- ## [Type 1 diabetic for 10 years ╮(╯∀╰)╭](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-diabetic-for-10-years/4634)
**Author:** [@Pikachu\_Lollipops](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pikachu_Lollipops)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-diabetic-for-10-years/4634 "2018-08-02T15:53:32Z")
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in my early 20’s. Growing up I always had issues with my immune system. I was sick a whole lot. My mom would say “At least you don’t have to give yourself shots everyday!” playing on … --- ## [Diabetes - Genealogy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-genealogy/4515)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-genealogy/4515 "2018-07-19T18:30:44Z")
While working on my amateur genealogy today, I came across this 1928 death certificate for my 74 year old great-great-great uncle citing “Diabetes Mellitus” as his cause of death, with “Diabetic Gangrene” as a secondary … --- ## [Filmmaker looking for interviews on access to insulin for documentary](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/filmmaker-looking-for-interviews-on-access-to-insulin-for-documentary/1572)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/filmmaker-looking-for-interviews-on-access-to-insulin-for-documentary/1572 "2018-06-25T09:00:05Z")
A couple of months ago, I mentioned that documentary filmmaker and T1D rock climber Stephen Richert was starting to shoot a documentary on insulin access called Banting’s Ghost. Stephen is looking for people to intervie… --- ## [My story with diabetes - a spouse point of view](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-story-with-diabetes-a-spouse-point-of-view/4114)
**Author:** [@PierreM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/PierreM)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-story-with-diabetes-a-spouse-point-of-view/4114 "2018-06-15T14:32:35Z")
Hi all, It’s not a story about diabetes - I don’t have it. It’s a story from a spouse point of view. I had been dating with my future wife for a few months when I notice she was escaping all too often to the ladies ro… --- ## [72 Years of Type 1, How Is That Possible?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/72-years-of-type-1-how-is-that-possible/4167)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/72-years-of-type-1-how-is-that-possible/4167 "2018-06-07T03:34:16Z")
Good Health After 72 Years of Type 1, How Is That Possible? In one of the diabetes support groups I was asked if I attribute my good diabetes health in my early years to my sugar free diet. My doctor, when I was diagnos… --- ## [My Diagnosis Story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-diagnosis-story/666)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-diagnosis-story/666 "2018-05-20T12:32:05Z")
We were in the UK in July 2014 on a family trip for our daughter's wedding and the weather was hotter than normal. I was drinking lots of water and kept telling my husband that my mouth felt so dry. We were walking a lo… --- ## [My Early Years on Diabetes-Mine](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-early-years-on-diabetes-mine/3920)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-early-years-on-diabetes-mine/3920 "2018-04-19T14:06:33Z")
Michael Hoskins and the Diabetes-Mine team have published a new blog about my early years with diabetes. --- ## [Kevin's stories, or, The fish that got away](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kevins-stories-or-the-fish-that-got-away/3629)
**Author:** [@kmichel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kmichel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kevins-stories-or-the-fish-that-got-away/3629 "2018-03-10T05:04:09Z")
Since @Michel asked, I will share some stories here. We will start with a short one, since it is late and I am on my mobile phone. This one is more musing than anything. I was reading @Sams story and it got me thinking … --- ## [Have Diabetes, Would Travel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/have-diabetes-would-travel/3538)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/have-diabetes-would-travel/3538 "2018-02-21T22:57:41Z")
My wife, Anita, and I were married in 1964. I had been type 1 for 18 years at that time. I was testing my urine, using animal insulin, and did not know about the effect of carbs on my blood sugar. My control was dismal, … --- ## [Diagnosis: DKA in the emergency room](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-dka-in-the-emergency-room/659)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-dka-in-the-emergency-room/659 "2018-02-19T10:17:51Z")
Our story is, I believe, almost perfectly typical of a classical T1D Diagnosis. Right about when my son turned 11, his behavior started changing. From being always full of energy, he started napping after school. He be… --- ## [An Uneventful Diagnosis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/an-uneventful-diagnosis/3225)
**Author:** [@Lisa](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Lisa)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/an-uneventful-diagnosis/3225 "2018-01-25T17:33:02Z")
I was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 8, in 1973. I was lucky - it was pretty uneventful. My mom had been a nurse and recognized the symptoms. She brought me to my pediatrician who sent me to the Montreal Children’s Hos… --- ## [Sam's story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sams-story/712)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sams-story/712 "2018-01-02T18:06:13Z")
I was 29 years old. I had been noticing I was losing weight for some several weeks, and very thirsty. I had actually been teasing my wife about it.. "see how easy is is to lose weight haha" while she was actively dieti… --- ## [29 years old changed my life](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/29-years-old-changed-my-life/2698)
**Author:** [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/29-years-old-changed-my-life/2698 "2017-11-21T21:35:41Z")
I was diagnosed december 21, 2006 (yes Ill never forget the date). I was told a week before that i may have it and the dr wanted to redo the blood test as i may have had something sugary that day. I went back in and had … --- ## [A little bit of my life](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-little-bit-of-my-life/2680)
**Author:** [@MiDanielle](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MiDanielle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-little-bit-of-my-life/2680 "2017-11-21T17:25:56Z")
I have been a T1D since I was 17 and I will be 25 this Tuesday! I am a mother to a 7 year old and a 1 year old. Both my miracle babies. I am an uneducated diabetic. I am honestly not a very good diabetic, but I’m trying.… --- ## [Type 1 and Epilepsy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-and-epilepsy/2537)
**Author:** [@mentat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mentat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-and-epilepsy/2537 "2017-11-02T19:35:52Z")
I haven’t visited for a while—a lot has happened in the last few months. I’m going to tell my gruesome story (but it has a happy ending). I was diagnosed with Type 1 in late 2010 at the age of 22, and I took it in my st… --- ## [Healthy type 1 diabetic going on 33 years, recently diagnosed with celiac](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/healthy-type-1-diabetic-going-on-33-years-recently-diagnosed-with-celiac/2324)
**Author:** [@toddex](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/toddex)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/healthy-type-1-diabetic-going-on-33-years-recently-diagnosed-with-celiac/2324 "2017-10-18T17:37:04Z")
I’m Todd, happily married and father of 5 beautiful children, type 1 diabetic and recently diagnosed with celiac. The diabetes came in 1985 at age 7. I read some of the stories on here and how traumatic it was to get the… --- ## [Diagnosis, Stupidity, and Bravery](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-stupidity-and-bravery/664)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-stupidity-and-bravery/664 "2017-09-14T17:54:15Z")
Around Thanksgiving we noticed our 12 year old son acting lethargic. Unfortunately, this wasn't all that different from years past. Our usual pattern is...school starts, viruses get passed around, kids get sick, parent… --- ## [My ridiculously complicated story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-ridiculously-complicated-story/1615)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-ridiculously-complicated-story/1615 "2017-08-18T14:02:14Z")
This is very long, I’m afraid, but it has been a very drawn out process… In September of 2015, my husband, daughter, and I moved to a new state. I despise finding new providers, so I procrastinated on finding a new endo… --- ## [My crazy story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-crazy-story/1559)
**Author:** [@Engel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Engel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-crazy-story/1559 "2017-08-12T16:33:07Z")
Hello everyone, If you will take the time to read this mess, I thank you, I may be all over the place, so feel free to ask any questions, also, I’m not 100% sure what all I will be writing, but with that lets begin!? S… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/my-life-story/97.md) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/my-life-story/97.md?page=2)