Information and opinions on health from Desiree at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/245458/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/245458/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/245458/index http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/245458/97345/forum Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:40:08 -0500 Desiree I am a Mom to a 13 year old who was diagnosed on 10/23/09 as tyoe 2.  She had been pre-diabetic for almost a year prior to diagnoses.  I went through a lot to get the testing for her as everyone said just get her to exercise more and eat less for a year before that.  She gained around 50 pounds in a year and that was when they listened and referred us for her testing.  I knew I was insulin resitant 3 years before she was born... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/245458/97345/forum