I was just curious, how old was everyone here when you were diagnosed? I was in my early 20s. It seems that more and more children are diagnosed now. I guess it is becasue our diets have changed so much.

My mother was 50 when she was diagnosed. I'm curious about the average age as well. I think you're right that the age at diagnosis is getting younger.

I was 7 when teh dr.. Told my parents I have " the same condition as your arenst , jerry".
what that meant was a polite way of not saying your daughter has diabetes.
I may have been younger than 7, But I seem to remember that memory more. Though I woudl go every thre emonths for a blood test and mysterious shots.

It wansnt until I was older and I managed ot get back in contact with that doctor and my blood work over my life came back, that I had been full blown diabetic. I shoudl have been on insulin when I was little. I shoudl ahve been on a diet that matched it when I was younger.
So all of my life from my own memory and probably before I hve been diabetic. and rediagnosed when I wa 39.

Ok, I'm sorry, but this makes NO sense! Unless you were a SEVERELY overweight kid, and/or have a RARE genetic disposition to Type 2 diabetes called MODY, I find it hard to think a 7 year old would have T2.

More than 95% of kids with diabetes have Type 1, which has nothing to do with lifestyle and is NOT preventable. Type 1 REQUIRES DAILY AND TIGHTLY REGULATED INSULIN FOR SURVIVAL. If a child had T1 diabetes, they would DIE within DAYS without insulin and it would be a painful and quick death. They would NOT get "shots every few weeks". Maybe you had allergies or anemia? This was NOT diabetes treatment.

The only way I can see what you describe as random "diabetes treatment" as occurring is if you:

a) Were SEVERELY fat as a child and really did have Type 2 diabetes (the lifestyle kind USUALLY diagnosed in adults and still fairly rare in kids). I doubt you had even this, because even if you would not die (as in Type 1), you would have so much damage now from years of uncontrolled Type 2 that you would be blind and an amputee if not dead from kidney failure.

b) DO have MODY, which in that case please get tested, it is so rare researchers want to study you. It is a genetic mutation leading to T2 that was recently discovered.

c) Have some rare form of slow onset autoimmune T1 and you were part of a study to test a drug used to modify the immune response in T1, thus "prolonging" your beta cells. If this is the case, I want to know what was used.

P.S. MODY means "Maturity Onset Diabetes of Youth". Joslin is currently studying MODY and looking for volunteers. It tends to run in families.

Can you please explain this more?

P.S. I have Type 1 diabetes (the non preventable non-lifestyle related kind) and was diagnosed as a baby.

Sorry Jimmys Devoted! I just saw on another post that you DO have MODY...makes perfect sense now!

P.S. Are you involved in any studies? MODY is a hot topic right now and there are many open to you. It would be interesting, researchers would learn more about it, and you might get free/better medical treatment and/or compensation.