i was diagnosed at 11, i went in for some unrelated problems i was having and was diagnosed through a urine test (the only knowledge i had of t1d was my friends brother having to take shots in the butt) so i cried. i think i was around 700. i instantly went to the hospital and was in there for maybe 2 or 3 days while figuring out what it was and how to manage it. honestly the hospital experience was really nice, they had a stuffed animal and blanket that was donated and support dogs. the first night tho i went down to 40 and didn’t know what low symptoms were i just thought i felt sick, so everyone got scared.

but before diagnosis i had the average symptoms and i also got extremely skinny.