# \#adult

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## [Sam's story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sams-story/712)

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**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")

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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…

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## [DX'ed in 1983, or: 3 Regimens and Counting](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dxed-in-1983-or-3-regimens-and-counting/683)

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**Author:** [@drbbennett](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/drbbennett)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dxed-in-1983-or-3-regimens-and-counting/683 "2017-06-01T19:23:20Z")

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I was 28, in grad school at the time, and it was getting on toward the end of fall term. Back in October I'd had a nasty cold that had dragged on for a couple weeks, and after it cleared up I started feeling just general…

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## [The Day I was diagnosed my Doctor said](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-day-i-was-diagnosed-my-doctor-said/818)

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**Author:** [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-day-i-was-diagnosed-my-doctor-said/818 "2017-05-10T01:03:59Z")

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Did you really drive yourself here? Your BG is 540 and your A1C is 15.8! This was on Monday 2/2/2015 and I had little to understanding of what Diabetes was or what it meant. All I knew was that I didn't feel good and t…

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## [LADA diagnosis in NFL takes 6 months](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lada-diagnosis-in-nfl-takes-6-months/736)

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**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lada-diagnosis-in-nfl-takes-6-months/736 "2017-05-05T19:53:05Z")

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Recently, @Eric focused a thread on questioning why pediatricians don’t test kids’ BG more often, resulting in delayed diagnoses. This story is even more shocking. It took Jay Cutler 6 months to get diagnosed with typic…

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## [My story: DKA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-story-dka/692)

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**Author:** [@literaturesnob18](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/literaturesnob18)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-story-dka/692 "2017-05-01T23:26:53Z")

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I was diagnosed May 31, 2013, after being admitted to hospital in DKA with a blood glucose of 1036. I currently manage diabetes with MDI using Novolog and Levemir. I follow a Low Carb/High Protein/ High Fiber diet. I tes…