How long does it take for a diabetic to start showing signs of lack of insulin?

Answer 1

I am also a type 1 diabetic, i got diagnosed when i was fourteen, I'm now fifteen, but the doctor said, that i had it sense i was in the 5th or 6th grade, and now that he said the i remembered i use to have random shakiness (when your BG is low) in the 8th grade and i didn't know y. so I'm guessing 2-3 years you can have it, I'm now a sophomore in high school

Answer 2

Type I Diabetes, sometimes called juvenile diabetes, begins most commonly in childhood or adolescence. In this form of diabetes, the body produces little or no insulin. It is characterized by a sudden onset

Answer 3

There is no real age limit for developing diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes tends to affect people at lower ages, starting form year one until puberty, although recently there have been cases of type 1 diagnosis at age 25 and older.
Type 2 usually manifests at age 35 and older but even here there are cases of younger people developing type 2 diabetes, often related to obesity.

Answer 4

Every diabetic is different. It depends on how much food is consumed and what type of food is consumed. It also depends on how "brittle" a diabetic that person is.

Answer 5

adolesence is the typical age of onset. however, you can be diagnosed from birth up until you are in your tweenty's