# My Story - DX'ed at age 6; going on to med school now

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**Created:** [January 24, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-story-dxed-at-age-6-going-on-to-med-school-now/6257 "2019-01-24T01:18:57Z")\
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> [@LarissaW](#):
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> I didn’t know anyone else with diabetes until college, but it remained this unspoken topic,

Welcome!!  
I was also diagnosed as child, just under 6, and first met another T1D in college (in late 70s!).

So much has changed, and yet amazed at how much many doctors and others really don’t understand.

I’m impressed with your determination to make it better for others.

You will find lots of support and great info on this forum.

You can check this post to hear from other members.

> [@Welcome, introduce yourself here!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/welcome-introduce-yourself-here/145):
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> Hello, welcome to FUDiabetes (For Unlimited Diabetes). We’re happy to have you here and look forward to sharing, learning, and exploring all things diabetes together. I’m Sam, formerly known as Sam19. I live in Alaska with my wife and 2 young children. I was diagnosed with T1 unexpectedly at age 29. I currently manage with tresiba, novolog MDI, and Afrezza. I use a dexcom G5 cgm intermittently. Nice to meet you all.

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