Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

[Lorraine deer]

A warm welcome To the forum and a merry Christmas.

 

[Disky]

Thank you, and you to Lorraine

 

[Sofie2]

Hi, I’m Sofie2 from Norway. Female in the beginning of the 60-es. I like to walk in the nature and visit towns. I adore my grandchildren. Have traveled in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Tsjekkia, England, Scotland, Israel, The West Bank, Spain (Mallorca), Italy, Turkey and Poland. My favorite city is in Kraków. I believe in God. To say that is perhaps to classify oneself among the “nuts” nowadays?. I don’t agree. I know many people with high education who believe in both God and some sort of evolution (and am among these myself). They have a genuine interest in how “things” are put together. Science is about testing out hypothesis; try to get valid and reliable knowledge about our world and everything upon it. It is impossible to test out how God works. Faith has to do with the spiritual sides of life, while science is about trying to find the best knowledge in different areas. To me the most important is that people of different religions or no religion at all learn to live peacefully together, take care of our environment and fight poverty all over the world.

Enough about that! I came here to find somebody to talk to about my diabetes2 that is not too friendly to me at the moment and perhaps to be of help to others.

 

[Lorraine deer]

Hello Sofie and welcome to the forum. You can ask any question here and someone will try and answer, we are here for each other with support and friendship .
@daisy1 will be along will great advice soon.

 

[Sofie2]

Hello Sofie and welcome to the forum. You can ask any question here and someone will try and answer, we are here for each other with support and friendship .
@daisy1 will be along will great advice soon.

Thank you for a warm welcome! Yes, I wonder if Paracetomol (I have a flu) have any impact on the medication (Metformin). I am to take Metformin 850 mg in the morning and Metformin 500 mg at the evening. I woke up at 3 am this night with heavy breath and heartbeat (that started before the flu that broke out at Christmas Eve).Really lucky this year ... lol The bloodsugar was 10,8. when I woke up this night. Low fever after using Paracetomol for some days (38 C). Do I have anything to be frightened about?

 

[Lorraine deer]

Hello Sofie , sorry that your feeling poorly but having flu or fighting infection can put your readings up . I take strong pain killers ( paracetamol and codine) with my metformin and insulin as I have arthritis and my bg reading are not affected.
I hope you feel better , keep drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated.

 

[daisy1]

Hello Sofie and welcome to the forum. You can ask any question here and someone will try and answer, we are here for each other with support and friendship .
@daisy1 will be along will great advice soon.

@Sofie2

Hello Sofie and welcome to the forum Beneath, in my signature, is a link to the information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. Ask all the questions you like and someone will be able to help.

 

[Sofie2]

@Sofie2

Hello Sofie and welcome to the forum Beneath, in my signature, is a link to the information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. Ask all the questions you like and someone will be able to help.

Thank you for your welcome and for the information, Daisy!

 

[pavlovsdog]

Hi @Disky and @Sofie2 welcome to the forum, and Merry Christmas to you both :smile:

 

[daddys1]

Hi & welcome @Disky and @Sofie2 Trust your both having a good xmas.

Sofie your avatar is so similar to mine could get confusing.

Neil

 

[Cloudlesssky]

Hi Ruth,
Good to welcome you to the forum.
We have lots in common apart from the diabetes!
Ihave been on statins for a long while, but since I have been diagnosed with diabetes I have had my lowest ever cholesterol results, my blood pressure is also down and I am feeling better than I have for a long while.
I also take Metformin.
I'm sorry to hear about your husband, but pleased that you have found this site and seem determined to improve your health. It's what I want to do now too. Sad that I left it so long.
Trust you have had a good and blessed Christmas,
Bee Gee

 

[beardie]

What is your name? Raymond
- How old are you? 48
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? Scotland
- Which city/area do you live in? Falkirk, Stirlingshire
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Impulsive, friendly, considerate
- Do you have any pets? Yes, a Dogue De Bordeaux and an old Rottweiler
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft for October, Apple for work iPad
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I like motorcycling, recently started tropical fish keeping (Endlers).
- Do you get angry easily? No, I'm a driving instructor lol
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? None anywhere, I have a needle phobia
- List your five favourite musicians/ Will listen to just about anything except thrash and heavy stuff
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Anything from thee era, the 80's
- What is your favourite flag? Hmmmmmmm
- Ever gone camping? Yes, as a keen biker, I try go camping 4+ times a year
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? Spain, Amsterdam
- Favourite city? Would love to visit Hong Kong or Sydney
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Hawaii Five-0, NCIS, The Border
- List your five favourite films. Don't have time for films
- Are you wealthy? No but not hard up either
- Do you work? Yes, advanced driving instructor & corporate driver risk assessor
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Most recently, NEBOSH
- What do you like most about yourself? OOOOOO DIFFICULT,,,, I'm not judgemental

Welcome disky. I am not a true bairn but been here for over 50 years.

 

[Clivethedrive]

Hi janey26, big welcome to the forum,this is the best place for help and advice , feel free to ask any q's you want ( there will be someone who will know the answers) and daisy 1 will be along with the nessesary advices for newly diagnosed, :)

 

[Mike d]

Hi, I was diagnosed with t2 just before Christmas, phone call from my Doc, started on metformin and recommended to go an see the practice nurse in 4 weeks to discuss my diet. That is all the information I got. I am a nurse but do not specialise in this subject, so I feel I'm being left out on my journey to health, x

You will NOT feel left out here. NO WAY!! ...... we're your help line, your guides and your outlet .... ask away and you''ll be swamped with advice

Mike

 

[Cloudlesssky]

Jayney, welcome!
You have come to the right place and I'm sure you'll find everyone very helpful.
There is always someone around to answer questions, give a listening ear or support.
Take care and hope to see you around.
Bee Gee

 

[pavlovsdog]

Hi @Jayney26 and welcome to the forum

 

[Jayney26]

Can I ask too, I had an abdo ultrasound last week, think it was to measure my liver, I do get pain from that area all the time, anyone else have this x x

 

[Frenchy Girl]

- Include a photo here if you wish to. See my avatar
- What is your name? Emilie
- How old are you? 26
- Are you male or female? Guess from my name and avatar
- Which country are you from? France
- Which city/area do you live in? South of France by the Med
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Timid Absent minded Crazy
- Do you have any pets? No
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft but I'm not good at IT
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I like Rugby (I used to follow it to watch Johnny Wilkinson he is so good looking!!)
- Do you get angry easily? No I'm too timid
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? I have a piercing but don't ask me where...........
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Johnny Hallyday, Indochine, Jean-Jacues Goldmann (3 last ones are french)
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Open to everything but if I had to choose Rock
- What is your favourite flag? Don't know
- Ever gone camping? No
- Ever been in love? Yes but not at the moment
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? England, Spain, Germany, Switzerland
- Favourite city? My own
- List your five favourite TV programmes. French Programs
- List your five favourite films. Harry Potter and french films
- Are you wealthy? I wish
- Do you work? If so, as what? Assistant in a beauty center
- List the subjects you study/have studied. I am not intelligent
- What do you like most about yourself? Can't say
- What do you like least about yourself? My timidity

 

[beardie]

provence?

 

[Frenchy Girl]

Yes beardie, Le Lavandou a village not far from St Tropez if you ever heard about it!!