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Teresa 52, Female El Dorado Hills, CA, United States: fqg5c5zhferi; Share

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Grass is greener

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How did you find out you had Type 1.5 or LADA?

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How did you find out you had Type 1.5 or LADA?
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Do you have diabetes?: Yes

Type of diabetes: Type 1

Date diagnosed: January 15, 1992

Most recent A1C (BG Average) Value: 8.8 on 2/28/08

What glucose meter do you use?: One Toucb Ultra2

Type of treatment you use: Shots, Diet and Exercise

If you use a pump, what pump model do you use?: I test drove the Omni Pod and loved it - NO tubing, & ONLY the controller/meter to carry. Am waiting for Kaiser approval

Hometown (where you come from):: Northern CA

Where do you live? (City, Country): El Dorado Hills, CA, USA

How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?: A One Touch email about Tu Diabetes

Who referred you? (if anyone): no one

What do you do for a living?: on permanent disability

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At 7:05pm on June 13th, 2008, Erich Albrecht said…: Hello Teresa,

Yes, I definitely love what I do at JDRF. Its an amazing experience giving families and adults w/ type 1 the opportunity to advocate for the cure by telling their story to the people (members of congress) who have influence over our national budget.

"Juvenile diabetes" is an outdated term that was replaced by the more appropriate term type 1, I believe in the 80's, so it is taking a while to sink into the public consciousness. Medical understanding of the various types of diabetes has increased dramatically in the last several decades mostly because of the funding and advocacy by JDRF and the ADA. JDRF has kept the word Juvenile in its name mostly for branding reasons and to a lesser degree because its the kids that motivate donors the most.

Type 1 diabetes has been increasing within the population over the last several decades, recently at a rate of 5.5% per year in the US. This is most likely caused by the unknown environmental trigger. The two fastest growing age groups being diagnosed are 0-4 and 20+. I believe about 40% of the people being diagnosed with type 1 currently are over the age of 20. I'll see if I can find the most recent studies on this.

Take care and just tell people that you were diagnosed w/ Juvenile diabetes at 35 because you're so young at heart.:)

At 10:24pm on May 14th, 2008, Flo said…: Just wanted to say thanks for adding me. The LADA sisterhood must stick together you know...(pun intended)...:)

At 9:08pm on April 23rd, 2008, Judith said…: Welcome, Teresa! There is a grand slice of humanity here and I know you'll find all kinds of support. Be sure to check out the various groups for more commonalities of experience and interests.....

You be well, now.....Judith in Portland

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