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06-14-2005, 05:27 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Posts: 50
| | | Adult Onset T1
Hello everyone,
I am new to all of this, diagnosis T1 only a couple of weeks ago, age 34. I "met" meech on the joinleenow site and he recommended I have a look here. Which was a great suggestion, thanks meech.
I am curious about something and have a quick question. Although I haven't been digging around in the internet for information for all that long, I get the impression that adult onset type 1 is relatively seldom in men compared to women. It seems that many if not most men with T1 get it when they are quite young. I have found instances of women getting this in their 30s and older but have found nada about men.
I could be off base, but wanted to ask the question- I'm not the only one out there, am I?
Thanks
Del |
06-14-2005, 06:57 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Savannah, GA USA
Posts: 1,520
| | Welcome, Del.
I'm glad you took my advice! 
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06-14-2005, 07:09 AM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
Posts: 6,516
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Originally Posted by Del Hello everyone,
I am new to all of this, diagnosis T1 only a couple of weeks ago, age 34. I "met" meech on the joinleenow site and he recommended I have a look here. Which was a great suggestion, thanks meech.
I am curious about something and have a quick question. Although I haven't been digging around in the internet for information for all that long, I get the impression that adult onset type 1 is relatively seldom in men compared to women. It seems that many if not most men with T1 get it when they are quite young. I have found instances of women getting this in their 30s and older but have found nada about men.
I could be off base, but wanted to ask the question- I'm not the only one out there, am I?
Thanks
Del | I got T1 when I was 17.5 years old, and I was treated like I was some kind of pariah--It may be "rare", but it happens, and there was nothing you could have done about it.
BTW, welcome!
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06-14-2005, 11:36 AM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 94
| | | Hi Del,
Welcome! I was diagnosed at the age of 22... the doctor looked at me like I was crazy when I told him that I thought I had symptoms of diabetes. ("too old.. yada yada") So... yes, it happens -- though, I don't know anything about a difference between genders.
Bryan |
06-14-2005, 12:23 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: pa, usa
Posts: 454
| | | I was dx'd when I was a bit older myself, at which point I was put on meds for being a type 2, and back then there were not many, after another 2 weeks, oops 600 + bs's. so back then it was unheard of being a type 1 at my age.... and was just treated as a type 2 (for about 2 weeks) and that was by a general practitioner. now from whaat I understand, it's more frequent to hear about type 1's at later ages.
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06-14-2005, 12:29 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 1,213
| | Hi Del and welcome.
I guess I am just as big an oddity of nature like you   (of course I am just plain odd on sooooo many levels) ... male, diagnosed type 1 at age 35 (Feb 2004). I had always been healthy with no cronic conditions. BAM, outta nowhere.
I am not aware of any statistic, other than you and me!
But I think you are doing the right thing by learning and searching for information. Learning all I could and the great folks here have made a world of difference in my feeling better and taking control.
Keep it up!
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06-14-2005, 12:49 PM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Broxburn, Scotland
Posts: 83
| | I was diagnosed with Type 1 at the age of 28! 
**** shock to the system I can tell ya! |
06-14-2005, 02:31 PM
| | Member | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland
Posts: 136
| | I was 23 when I was diagnosed. Seems to me it is not that unusual judging by the results here.  I think there is a much older crowd that call themselves type 1.5! |
06-14-2005, 02:36 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 2,868
| | | Welcome Del, I was dx'd at 24. Nice to meet you!
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06-14-2005, 05:01 PM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Seattle area, Black Diamond, Wa
Posts: 115
| | | I was diagnosed with type1 two weeks ago and I'm 25. Nice to meet you! |
06-14-2005, 07:04 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: CT
Posts: 4,588
| | HI and Welcome
I also was diagnosed Type 1 @ age 24...quite a life changing event, but I guess life has a way of surprising you with the unexpected .
Hope to see you around!
Andrea  Type 1, MM 511
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Erase myself
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Put to rest
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With the hands
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So let mercy come
And wash away
What I’ve done
I’ve faced myself
To cross out what I’ve become
Erase myself
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06-15-2005, 01:35 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Africa
Posts: 202
| | | To old for T1???
Hi, I was diagnosed T1 earlier this year - I'm 53 & male, so I'm an even rarer bird than you!!!
We are rare (odd, peculiar....) - my endocrinologist has only seen one other case like mine so far.
Just heard last week of someone else in late 40's diagnosed as T1, so maybe it's becoming "less rare"???
Dave |
06-15-2005, 05:16 AM
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
Posts: 6,516
| | | Personally, I don't think the medical profession has much of a clue about this disease. If you edu-ma-cated them in school by not calling it "juvenile" and "adult-onset" diabetes, they wouldn't look at you like you had a third eyeball in your head when you are diagnosed outside of your adolescent years.
"But--but--It's called juvenile diabetes! And you're not a juvenile!"
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06-15-2005, 07:45 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Garland Tx
Posts: 630
| | | ya. I was dxd @ 24 and I am now 30... the drs at the time were baffled that I got it @ 24 and not at a younger age...
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06-16-2005, 09:26 AM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mason, OH
Posts: 17
| | I was between 19 and 20 when diagnosed. Quote: |
Originally Posted by duck "But--but--It's called juvenile diabetes! And you're not a juvenile!" | My wife says I am |
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