Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

[grotbags]

- Include a photo here if you wish to.

- What is your name?
Grotbags

- How old are you?
50 + a bit

- Are you male or female?
Female
- Which country are you from?
England
- Which city/area do you live in?
Cumbria
- Are you religious?
no although oh god gets shouted quite a bit

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Friendly, moody and kind
- Do you have any pets?
no
- Microsoft or Apple?
microsoft

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?

- Do you get angry easily?
oh yes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
just my ears pierced and only the once

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Queen, Elvis.

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
60's and 70's
- What is your favourite flag?

- Ever gone camping?
no

- Ever been in love?
yes
- Ever used fake tan?
no
- Which countries have you visited?

- Favourite city?

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
corrie, emmerdale, will 2 do ?
- List your five favourite films.
Mary Poppins can't be bothered listing any more
- Are you wealthy?
hahaha no
- Do you work? If so, as what?
no

[FoxyRoxy]

- What is your name? Debs
- How old are you? Somewhere between 35 and 44
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? Between Cheshire and Staffordshire
- Are you religious? No but I have a faith
- Pick three words to describe your personality.Quirky, bipolar and compassionate
- Do you have any pets? 2 Whippets and a British Shorthair cat
- Microsoft or Apple? Apple aspirations with a Microsoft wallet
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Don't play any but torture myself weekly by supporting Ipswich Town
- Do you get angry easily? Not usually although injustice and politicians make me pretty riled
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Boring ears but seriously considering becoming betatted
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Muse, Elbow, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters and Biffy Clyro specifically but like anything from musicals to pop
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Probably rock looking at the above
- What is your favourite flag? I like a bit of bunting
- Ever gone camping? Yes. It was intents
- Ever been in love? Yes. My hubby rocks!
- Ever used fake tan? God no!!
- Which countries have you visited? Most of Europe and bits of Canada
- Favourite city? Barcelona
- List your five favourite TV programmes. At the moment, The Chase, Downton Abbey, good documentaries, CSI and Law and Order (all variations)
- List your five favourite films. Gladiator, Jean de Florette, Couscous, The Great Escape and The Magnificent Seven
- Are you wealthy? Not financially although we get by. Generally happy with my lot
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes. Evil Senior NHS Manager. I know, my Daily Mail reading mother wants to sack me and hire more nurses
- List the subjects you study/have studied. I have four O Levels and an MBA
- What do you like most about yourself? I am bloody resilient
- What do you like least about yourself? My body's weakness and propensity to develop chronic health conditions

[celticwoman]

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- What is your name? Autumn
- How old are you? 47
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Beds
- Are you religious? Pagan/Biker
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Insane, loyal, caring
- Do you have any pets? 3 kids, 1 grandchild
- Microsoft or Apple? microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Rugby League, Motorbike Racing
- Do you get angry easily? sometimes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? 11 piercings, ears, tongue, nose etc...... 8 tatts so far inc lower leg, back, arms, chest
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Metallica, Shinedown, The Almighty, Led Zeppelin, Black Acid Souls
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Metal/Rock
- What is your favourite flag? Scottish Saltire
- Ever gone camping? Yep
- Ever been in love? Maybe
- Ever used fake tan? Nope
- Which countries have you visited? Scotland, Wales, Holland, Ibiza, Spain, France, USA
- Favourite city? Las Vegas
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Csi, Alphas, Person of Interest,
- List your five favourite films. Carlito's Way, 13th Warrior, The Vikings, Gunfight at the OK Coral, Big Jake
- Are you wealthy? Nooooooooo
- Do you work? If so, as what? not at moment
- List the subjects you study/have studied. usual school stuff, Nursing
- What do you like most about yourself? My Eyes
- What do you like least about yourself? my teeth

[kencharlton]

- Hi My Name is Ken , I am joining this forum as my daughter of 13 was diagnosed with T1 Diabetes December 7th 2011
I am 55 yrs old born and bred in England, living in Northumberland , Guyzance , near Alnwick.
3words before 7/12/11 would be happy adventurous and occasionally stupid.
Post 7/12/11 , Disillusioned, scared and down right angry.
My wife used to say I was an awful person to have an argument with as I just did not argue , but now I snap at the smallest issue , I’m not too happy about that but I cant help it .

Pets yes we have a cat ( 20 yrs old ) 6 Ducks and many tropical fish. Bane of my life cleaning out the duck shed , poo poo and more poo , good for the finger nails I hear ( tried to inject a smiley but failed there too ).
I like all sports as does my daughter she achieved a first Dan Black belt in Karate at the age of 10 , it as taken until last week for her to gain the confidence to go back to training , something to be happy about I suppose , As for Computers I cant see the attraction of Apple it is not easy to use and in my experience is a pain in the a**e .
Music I like heavy rock , not that I get the chance to listen to it , too much little mix and Pink , just noise I hear my dad say . Which is exactly what he would say when I watched all the syfy programmes one after the other .
I work as a Technical Project Manager for Fujitsu UK, I good company to work for especially when you are asking for days off to go to the hospital with the little un.
My Quals , ONC,HNC & BSc Degree in electrical and electronic engineering , plus a few Industry quals and Member of BCS ( British Computer Society )

I have joined this forum for "Hope" really , I have offered my Pancras as a transplant but apparently it does not work . I saw a report on this forum when I was searching for T1 cures , where a Chinese Doc had cured mice totally and wondered if this was confirmed and if any euro companies were chasing a solution .
My underlying thoughts are that this is a multi million dollar business for the suppliers , so they don’t really want a cure , or am I being too cynical?

[CezzieB]

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- What is your name? Ceri
- Diabetes type? 1
- Control of diabetes? Insulin pump (spirit combo)
- How long have you had diabetes? 7 years
- How old are you? 21
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
- Are you religious? Baptised as CofE but on the fence really
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Cheerful, bright, honest
- Do you have any pets? Tabby cat named Silas
- Microsoft or Apple? Both really
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Horse riding, hockey
- Do you get angry easily? I'm an Aries so yes lol
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Belly button piercing, ears and next is my tragus
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. No doubt, pink, kasabian, alex Clare, arctic monkeys
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Indie/pop/rock
- What is your favourite flag? Got to be united kingdom
- Ever gone camping? Yes! Who doesn't love camping?!
- Ever been in love? Once and I'm still with him <3
- Ever used fake tan? yes
- Which countries have you visited? America, Spain, France
- Favourite city? London is ace
- List your five favourite TV programmes. One tree hill, house, revenge, celebrity juice, big bang theory
- List your five favourite films. Notting hill, top gun, paranormal films, pearl harbour, seabiscuit
- Are you wealthy? I wish I was
- Do you work? If so, as what? Customer service assistant at co-operative food group
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Computing, forensic computing, beauty therapy
- What do you like most about yourself? I'm a positive person
- What do you like least about yourself? I can get irritated easily

[RichardCurtis]

I had been a long serving member of the armed forces, a mountain leader, an experienced long distance hiker, a vegetarian, non-drinker, non-smoker with no family history of diabetes. I was diagnosed Type2 immediately after Christmas 2007 !! Happy New Year.... It's one hell of a steep learning curve, isn't it? Oodles of misconceptions, misinformation. Then the absolute horror of advancing years and worsening management of it. Helplessness, the feeling of being poisoned by what you eat, slipping into sense of isolation and purposelessness. I felt like I was packing my bags at 50 !!
Finally, about two weeks back and after my banging on about it to (unsympathetic) GPs, I've been prescribed insulin. Immediate re-empowerment, better more effective therapy, relief from muscle pain, circulatory complications, overarching fatigue and the psychological side effects. I wish it hadn't taken so long to get here, but I am just so grateful to my DSN, the doctor who listened for more than the statutory 5 minutes and Bayer chemicals for the kit.
I've learned to take responsibility for what I eat, how much I exercise, and how I feel in my head. That's when I turned my own corner and stopped kidding myself that it wasn't going to affect me, I was the exception. None of us is exceptional, so knuckle down, be prepared to self-examine lifestyle, habits etc and DO something positive to change yourself. You're too valuable as a human being to your families, friends and this planet to succumb to this condition.

[neil goodwin gbs]

- Include a photo here if you wish to.

well i would but im crap at tech , its in my avi though lol

- What is your name?

my name is neil , you may call me neil

- How old are you?

40shhhhh

- Are you male or female?

male

- Which country are you from?

liverpool , england

- Which city/area do you live in?

the famous L13 , liverpool

- Are you religious?

no , dont even go there

- Pick three words to describe your personality.

border line insane

- Do you have any pets?

2 dogs , Jack Russel (tessy) Japanese Akita (sasha) (cleverest dog in the world)

- Microsoft or Apple?

both

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?

played for liverpool back in 88 , cant play now im semi paralysed

- Do you get angry easily?

very much so

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?

liverbird sitting on top of shankly gates , upper arm

- List your five favourite musicians/bands

to many to mention,,,,,,lots of ska

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?

ska

- What is your favourite flag?

the one that says "were scouse not english"

- Ever gone camping?

er yes

- Ever been in love?

yes and still am.....love you dawn

- Ever used fake tan?

dont be fkn silly

- Which countries have you visited?

lots to many to mention

- Favourite city?

isanbul for obvious reasons

- List your five favourite TV programmes.

red dwarf , motd , celebrity juice , ancient aliens and news at 10

- List your five favourite films.

starwars an all that kinda stuff , most sci-fi

- Are you wealthy?

in spirit and mind i am

- Do you work? If so, as what?

self employed telecomms engineer

- List the subjects you study/have studied.

women , im still seeking answers

- What do you like most about yourself?

my sense of humour and my desire to help others

- What do you like least about yourself?

very very impatient

[neil goodwin gbs]

ok so my name is neil....ill keep this short as its a very long story......up untill october 2009 i was a happy chappie working away minding my own business when on the 15th of said month i woke up paralysed.i was hospitalised and diagnosed with something called guillian barre syndrome.i was released from hosp just before christmas 09. in jan of 2010 i was then diagnosed with type 2 diabetes out the blue. i am convinced that the 2 are connected.and this is what brings me here...is there anyone similar

i hate the pharmasuitical and food industries and my goal is to sue a certain company for what they have done to me.

my brain dosent function like it used to so if anyone has any questions please ask away

[howlin316]

- Include a photo here if you wish to
- What is your name?
richard foster
- How old are you?
32
- Are you male or female?
male
- Which country are you from?
england
- Which city/area do you live in?
durham
- Are you religious?
no
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
funny serious strong
- Do you have any pets?
hamster named speedy
- Microsoft or Apple?
both
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
MMA football ice hockey
- Do you get angry easily?
depends on whos winding me up but usually no
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
12 tattoos all over
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
dont have a fave just what i am in the mood for at the time
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
all
- What is your favourite flag?
jolly rodger
- Ever gone camping?
lots of time
- Ever been in love?
yes
- Ever used fake tan?
no
- Which countries have you visited?
none
- Favourite city?
london
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
24 - smallville - lost - stargate - supernatural
- List your five favourite films.
independence day - terminator - bad boys - days of thunder - top gun
- Are you wealthy?
i wish lol
- Do you work? If so, as what?
house husband
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
none
- What do you like most about yourself?
my determination
- What do you like least about yourself?
my knees

[howlin316]

so i am richard i am 32 and have been a diabetic (type1) since 18 nov 1999 some people i know who suffer with it act as if the world owes them something myself i do what i need to do and get on with it i dont let it bother me just thought i would join here to maybe swap stories and get some tips and also help if i can

chow for now howlin

[Hollierose]

Hi my name is Dee and I am very confused and would be grateful for any help whatsoever. I have just turned 54 (although it is said that I neither look it or act it, I agree with the bit about not acting it).
I currently have an overactive thyroid and am waiting for an appointment to have radio iodine treatment. I have been classed as pre-diabetic for the past 3 years following blood tests and Glucose tolerance testings. Just before the symptoms of my overactive thyroid started in August of this year I was experiencing the symptoms of diabetes (weeing a lot, very tired, dry mouth, drinking a lot, dizziness, bad memory etc). The results of my subsequent blood tests showed that I was still apparently pre-diabetic and that my thyroid was overactive. The nurse told me that we should get my throid sorted before dealing with the diabetes. I am on medication for my thyroid which includes a drug to help with the shaking. Last week I attended the hospital for my thyroid and whilst there experienced my third "funny turn" in the space of 1 week - I shake badly, I get a headache, my mouth becomes really dry and my vision is not good (although not blurred) and I become very dizzy and confused. The consultant checked my previous blood test on the computer and asked me what my GP had put me on for my diabetes. He wasn't pleased when I told him that I was still being treated as a pre-diabetic and not on medication and he immediately put me on Metformin 500mg twice a day. Today I had to attend the diabetic clinc at my GP's and they are still saying that I am only pre-diabetic and do not have Diabetes but that I should stay on the Metformin and even gave me another prescription. The nurse told me that my last 2 blood tests showed a level of 47 (can't remeber what she said - mg's or someting) and only when they have a reading of 48 on 2 tests will I be classed as diabetic. I had no advice about diet or how to manage this and I feel very angry and confused.
I would be grateful for any advice or helpful comments. I am sorry that this is so long but I feel that it is all relevant.

[mars119]

Hi everyone just introducing myself. Diagnosed at 12 with type 1 and still learning new stuff 31 years later. Decided to learn more by joining this forum.

What is your name?
Mairi
- How old are you?
43
- Are you male or female?
female
- Which country are you from?
Scotland
- Which city/area do you live in?
Glasgow
- Are you religious?
No
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
a bit mad
- Do you have any pets?
DFor Dog
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Like to watch Rugby
- Do you get angry easily?
I do now
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Tat on shoulder
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
The Stranglers, Clash, Skynard, Van Morrison, Red hot Chillies
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Rock
- What is your favourite flag?
Soltire
- Ever gone camping?
Yes. too many giant midges!
- Ever been in love?
Yes
- Ever used fake tan?
No but looked like i had when husband "tangoed" me with orange Lucozade
- Which countries have you visited?
Wales,England,Spain,Turkey,Tunisia,Cyprus Portugal,Bulgaria,France
- Favourite city?
Edinburgh
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Dexter, Criminal Minds, Eureka, ncis, red dwarf
- List your five favourite films.
Arsenic and old lace, Independance Day, the Blues Brothers, Neds (my son was an extra), The Angels share
- Are you wealthy?
no
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Not at the mo, too many complications
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
the usual boring ones
- What do you like most about yourself?
couldn't decide......
- What do you like least about yourself?
My indecisiveness

[adl301269]

Hi fellow diabetics my name is Sue (short for Susan ) but no one calls me that since my mum died .I live in Southern Spain so some of the details eg glucose readings and medication names could be different.
I teach line dancing which is good exercise as I have to learn the dances first which takes up quite a lot of my time and energy.
I love reading especially murder mysteries, if there are bodies in the first few pages then its going to be my sort of book.
I live with my husband of 18 years and we moved to Spain to get away from the cold English weather but go back to the uk quite often to see the family.
I was diagnosed 14 years ago with type 2 and was on avandamet and then actos which were both taken off the market for side effect reasons, avandamet for heart problems and actos for bowel cancer. They have both been banned here in Spain so I tried Metformin and combinations with other drugs but they made me feel so sick all the time that I finally went on to insulin. I use the preloaded pens and life has become so much better and it does not bother me that I have to inject 5 times a day.
So thats my story, if you want any more information or just a chat I will try and answer you and work out what I have to do with the forum.
Bye for now,
Sue

[Lesley4b]

Hi I have just joined the forum, I thought I wud tell you a little about myself
I have had type 1 diabetes for 40 years I was diagnosed when I was 14
I am on a basal bolus regime and my diabetes is fairly well controlled although I have been having a few hypos lately
I will hopefully join in with discussions when I get the hang of things but for now hi to everyone

[noblehead]

Welcome to the forum Lesley