Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

[Freezinfeet]

My name is Ruth. I'm not IT savvy enough to copy all the questions and answer them!
I have been on the edge of diabetes for a few yrs and fell off the cliff/was diagnosed T2 about a year ago.

My husband had diabetes and through bad management (his own & medics) developed major complications inc neuropahty,amputation of toes and other leg below knee, retinopathy , kidney problems etc etc. Went to meet his maker 6yrs ago.

You'd think I would have heeded the warnings, but ............. any way here I am having just found this forum.

I'm wanting to follow the Newcastle diet or similar but having trouble persuading the medics who put me straight on to metformin even though I was only just over the cut off point when first diagnosed. Also they are pushing me VERY hard to take statins, but I'm refusing. (Cholesterol 5.6 but bad ratio of "good/bad").

I'm a creative person, love painting, crafts, singing etc. None of which are particularly physical, so I'm trying to up my exercise.

I'm a Christian, ( faith filled NOT religeous) and I try to live my life according to God's rules for living.

I enjoy life as much as I can and want to do so as long as possible!

 

[Mike d]

Welcome to the forum

Plenty of help around here Mike

 

[Phlogiston]

What is your name? Adam
- How old are you? 56
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Ramsey in the Cambridgeshire Fens
- Are you religious? Yes - Anglican
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Friendly, pedantic, enthusiastic
- Do you have any pets? no
- Microsoft or Apple? MS
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? quite like football - I was never any good at it though
- Do you get angry easily? Mostly not
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Daniel Barenboin, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Amadeus Quartet
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Classical
- What is your favourite flag? Never thought about it
- Ever gone camping? Several times
- Ever been in love? Yes - still am
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? Eire, France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Russia
- Favourite city? Heidelberg, Angers, Ely
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Father Brown, Blandings, Mapp & Lucia (both series), Food unwrapped, Big Bang theory
- List your five favourite films. Whisky Galore, North by North West, Passport to Pimlico, Nativity, Hot Fuzz
- Are you wealthy? Never make lists in newspapers, but enough to get on with
- Do you work? If so, as what? Recently semi retired science teacher. Now do tutoring, evening classes and work for exam board
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Chemistry, history & philosophy of science, education, music
- What do you like most about yourself? ability to understand things
- What do you like least about yourself? inability to stop eating

 

[Sunny333]

Hi

Sammy
26yr
Female
UK
Somerset
No religion
Friendly, silly and clumsy
No pets but I'd like a small dog
Apple
Badminton
I get angry easily
Yes, ear piercings
Jaytech, Dinka, Proff, Suspect44, Answer42
Progressive house
Turkey
Yes
Yes and failed spectacularly
Spain, Turkey, Ireland and France
Dublin
Holby City, Father Brown
I don't have any
No
Art, English, French and history
Helpful
Scatty

 

[DorisM67]

hi im angela diagnosed a while ago now type 2
would like to chat with people that have hypers

Hi Angela , I to am T2 and have hpers , My Name is Doris Marie , very nice to meet you , I am 47 years old , live sin Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada , My whole Family are diabetics , either type 1 or type 2 and some of us have High Cholestrols too , I currently take 5 medformins a day , along with Glizicide and a water pill + Crestor for cholestrol , my sugars go low alot and when they do i get the shakes sometimes , sometimes i get very cold and fatique , totally drained of energy . sometime smy medication makes me a little nausiated or queasy or it give sme the diahreaha or constipates me , but thats not unusual with these meds . My Diabetes is controlled with diet and medications , recently I haven't been watching closely and its drove my readings and Cholestrol and even blood pressue out of control , I never really gave it much though before that this is a serious disease and there is no cure and i never kept tract of my readings so much , I ate what ever i desired and now i am faced with the consequences , for almost 2 weeks now i have been watching my diet, keeping track of my readings and taking my meds regularlly and my readings are getting back to normal and i am starting to feel much better , had blood work done and cholestrols and extremely high so my doctor increased the dosage by doubling the mg's . I guess this is my wake up call and i'm finally rising up and taking control of my disease and my life . My diet consists of low carbs , high fiber , low fat , no salt and i changed my sugar to organic sweetener . I am also drinking lots of water and 3 glasses of metamucil a day which will also help lower cholestrol . I have joined a few sites that have recipes to help out and foods to have and those to avoid , I had an appointment with my pharmacist / diabetes Nutricionist who went ove rmy meds with me , gave me some info to bring home and helped me chose better foods to control my illness . I get out and walk when i can as i also suffer from Arthritis so some days too sore to take that walk , but i am finally taking control of my life and not letting it control me .
It's nice to talk with someone who shares the same illness as me , looking forward to hearing from you .

A pleasure chatting with you , hug

Doris

 

[DorisM67]

- What is your name? My Name is Doris Marie Young
- How old are you? I am 47 years old
- Are you male or female? I am female
- Which country are you from? I Live in Canada
- Which city/area do you live in? Dartmouth Nova Scotia
- Are you religious? Yes I do believe and have strong Faith
- Pick three words to describe your personality. friendsly, outgoing, fun
- Do you have any pets? yes a dog & hamster
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? baseball , skating , Hockey
- Do you get angry easily? sometimes, but mostly content
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Just ears pierced
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Love all music and sing
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? love songs, duets , easy listening and Country Gospel
- What is your favourite flag? Newfoundland Flag / Canada
- Ever gone camping? yes , love the outdoors
- Ever been in love? I am now lol
- Ever used fake tan? Never tanned
- Which countries have you visited? USA
- Favourite city? Ft. Wayne Indianna so far
- List your five favourite TV programmes. CSI , Charrmed, How it's made , Pawn stars , Gold Rush
- List your five favourite films. The green mile , Shawshank , Titanic, Gone with teh wind , little women
- Are you wealthy? NO by no means
- Do you work? If so, as what? on disability from Brain tumor / surgery in 2009
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Computer apps, Business apps, 1st year University
- What do you like most about yourself? personality , I love life
- What do you like least about yourself? Having bad eyesite and night blindness

 

[Snowy12]

And Welcome to all new Members.

 

[DorisM67]

Thanks

 

[pavlovsdog]

Hello everyone and welcome to the forum :wave:

 

[Trooper1138]

- What is your name? Gary Berman
- How old are you? 42
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? York
- Are you religious? Not sure
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Energetic, adventurous,
- Do you have any pets? no
- Microsoft or Apple? Both
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Golf, Gym, Snowboarding.
- Do you get angry easily? Yes quite alot
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? Yes half a sleeve on my left arm
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Depeche Mode are my favourites
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Quite a few but love electronic music
- What is your favourite flag? St Georges Cross
- Ever gone camping? yes
- Ever been in love? Yes and still am
- Ever used fake tan? Yes once i looked ridiculous
- Which countries have you visited? USA, australia, greece, austria, france, belgium, portugal, spain, singapore,
- Favourite city? Las Vegas
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Documentaries and comedies
- List your five favourite films. The Empire Strikes Back, Saving Private Ryan, Green Mile, Gladiator, Dumb and Dumber
- Are you wealthy? No not really
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes im a self employed Graphic designer working from home
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Graphic Design, Art
- What do you like most about yourself? Im very hardworking
- What do you like least about yourself? My bad temper

 

[Mima]

- Include a photo here if you wish to.
- What is your name? - Elaine
- How old are you? 59 I can't believe I'll be 60 next year
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? - UK
- Which city/area do you live in? - Stratford upon Avon
- Are you religious? - I have a belief, bits picked out of life's experiences
- Pick three words to describe your personality. reserved, caring, loyal
- Do you have any pets? - No
- Microsoft or Apple? - Whatever does the Job
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? - I like to Walking & swimming
- Do you get angry easily? - depends on who's pushing the buttons
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? - only ears pierced
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.- don't really follow any
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? - whatever I like at the time I hear it
- What is your favourite flag? - never thought about it
- Ever gone camping?- Only in my granny's back garden and then we set fire to the tent!
- Ever been in love? - still am
- Ever used fake tan? - no
- Which countries have you visited? - Ireland (where I'm from) Scotland, Wales lots of the Spanish ones, Sri Lanka, Egypt
- Favourite city? - Barcelona
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Broadchurch, Silent Witness, CSI, The Good Wife, Casualty
- List your five favourite films. - Ghost, The Green Mile, Taken, Die Hard (all of them) It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street
- Are you wealthy? - define wealth
- Do you work? If so, as what? - Project Secretary
- List the subjects you study/have studied. - All the usual. and then Hypnotherapy, Reiki & CranioSacracal Therapy
- What do you like most about yourself? - my ankles
- What do you like least about yourself? - letting other people walk over me!

 

[Remgem7]

- What is your name? Remy
- How old are you? 41
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Manchester
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Immature Loyal Caring
- Do you have any pets? No
- Microsoft or Apple? Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Horse Riding
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? 2 Each wrist
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. india Arie
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Reggae
- What is your favourite flag? Brazil
- Ever gone camping? yes
- Ever been in love? yes
- Ever used fake tan? no
- Which countries have you visited? Jamaica Tunisia Portugal Canary Islands India
- Favourite city? Liverpool
- List your five favourite TV programmes. prison break
- List your five favourite films. Man on fire
- Are you wealthy? No
- Do you work? If so, as what?
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
- What do you like most about yourself?
- What do you like least about yourself?

Have fun![/QUOTE]

 

[WNXRumbler]

- What is your name?
Jesse James
- How old are you?
i am currently 18
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
Canada eh
- Which city/area do you live in?
Doaktown NB
- Are you religious?
yes christian
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Nice Honest Caring
- Do you have any pets?
Yes a cat named susie
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft i like the xbox
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
none
- Do you get angry easily?
no
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
none
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
i listen to anything that plays mostly new pop and dubstep
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
dubstep i like when the windows rattle in the car
- What is your favourite flag?
probably russian its simple and cool
- Ever gone camping?
nope
- Ever been in love?
yes lots
- Ever used fake tan?
nope
- Which countries have you visited?
none
- Favourite city?
Maramichi nb
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
family guy, simpsons, csi, netflix
- List your five favourite films.
pacific rim, bucky larsen born to be a star, battleship, fury, the wedding ringer
- Are you wealthy?
nope not yet
- Do you work? If so, as what?
no im still in school
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
law, welding, mechanic,
- What do you like most about yourself?
im polite and everyone loves me
- What do you like least about yourself?
im a diabetic and i hate taking 5 needles a day or more

 

[Lorraine deer]

Hello Jesse James , welcome to the forum.

 

[Oldrhodesian]

Hi my name is Linda and I've just joined.

 

[Lorraine deer]

Hi my name is Linda and I've just joined.

Hello Linda, welcome to the forum.

 

[Clivethedrive]

Hello and welcone old rhodesian, are you in uk now ?

 

[johndc10]

hello all

- Include a photo here if you wish to. have done
- What is your name? john murphy
- How old are you? 43
- Are you male or female? with a name like john...ok I'm male
- Which country are you from? uk
- Which city/area do you live in? Norfolk but I am from the Wirral
- Are you religious? sort of
- Pick three words to describe your personality .funny, stubborn, loving
- Do you have any pets? two cats, love them to bits
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft (I can't use apple) :s
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? motorbike racing
- Do you get angry easily? only when my blood glucose is low
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? none
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Alice cooper, happy Mondays, levellers, queen, the divine comedy, 80's / 90's music
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? rock
- What is your favourite flag? British
- Ever gone camping? hell yeah ! camping and own a caravan.
- Ever been in love? many times
- Ever used fake tan? err.....no
- Which countries have you visited? most of Europe, turkey, Cyprus, canary islands. wales?
- Favourite city? York is a nice place
- List your five favourite TV programmes. red dwarf, shameless, Benidorm, deadliest catch, aircraft investigation.
- List your five favourite films .Forrest Gump Ghostbusters Philadelphia, damm could be here all day.
- Are you wealthy? I am a working man who is not in debt.
- Do you work? oh yes
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Mechanical engineering.
- What do you like most about yourself? optimistic old soul
- What do you like least about yourself? my trumps smell

Have fun!

 

[Clivethedrive]

Hello john dc10, big welcome to the best forum on the web, looking forward to hearing how your doing and what your working on ,keep asking questions and you will get answers :)

 

[Lorraine deer]

Hello John welcome to the forum