# \#diagnosis-story **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tag/diagnosis-story/200.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [My T1D turned 21 this year!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-t1d-turned-21-this-year/10392)
**Author:** [@SBee](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SBee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-t1d-turned-21-this-year/10392 "2020-10-25T02:24:02Z")
Hi :wave:t3: I’m Shauna. I was dx in 1999. I was living in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia. I was 22, and with hindsight I’d say I had symptoms for a considerably long time before diagnosis. I often … --- ## [My Diabetes Story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-diabetes-story/9819)
**Author:** [@clo](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/clo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-diabetes-story/9819 "2020-06-22T23:35:16Z")
Hi, my name is Clo and im new here so I thought I’d share my story. When I was 8 years old I started getting sick, I was told initially it was the flu. When I didn’t start getting better my parents took me to the doctor… --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [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 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… --- ## [Liam's Story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liams-story/662)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liams-story/662 "2017-07-10T00:55:55Z")
Hello everyone. What a pleasure to be with you all. My name is Harold and I’m father to six wonderful children and a loving wife of 18 years. Although our family has had many medical struggles through the years, having m… --- ## [DX'ed in 1983, or: 3 Regimens and Counting](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dxed-in-1983-or-3-regimens-and-counting/683)
**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")
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… --- ## [The Day I was diagnosed my Doctor said](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-day-i-was-diagnosed-my-doctor-said/818)
**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")
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… --- ## [LADA diagnosis in NFL takes 6 months](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lada-diagnosis-in-nfl-takes-6-months/736)
**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")
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… --- ## [My story: DKA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-story-dka/692)
**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")
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…