Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

lusty2

Member
Messages
13
Giverny said:
This thread will hopefully let us to get to know one another better and allow us to see which users we might share similarities with. I've listed a set of questions below that you can answer to tell us more about yourself. By no means do you have to answer all of them, and if you feel like adding further information, feel free.

- Include a photo here if you wish to.
- What is your name? lisa
- How old are you?51years young
- Are you male or female?female
- Which country are you from?the uk
- Which city/area do you live in?liverpool
- Are you religious?I believe in god
- Pick three words to describe your personality.deep thinker.humorous.moody
- Do you have any pets?yes a 7 month old shih Tzu called belle
- Microsoft or Apple? microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?going to learn to swim
- Do you get angry easily?no
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?my ears pierced and a nose stud
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.Michael Jackson.usher.LuthervandrosMichael buble.commodores.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?soul or rnb
- What is your favourite flag?american
- Ever gone camping?no never would either
- Ever been in love?oh yes
- Ever used fake tan?I have in summer
- Which countries have you visited?usa.ireland
- Favourite city?edinburgh
- List your five favourite TV programmes.soaps.paranormal.casualty.celebrity juice.documentaries
- List your five favourite films.braveheart.last of the mohicans.Shawshank redemption.saving private Ryan.pretty woman
- Are you wealthy?I wish
- Do you work? If so, as what?no I'm a carer for my mum
- List the subjects you study/have studied.life
- What do you like most about yourself?my sense of humour
- What do you like least about yourself?
my weight

Have fun!
 

larenlesley12

Newbie
Messages
1
Type of diabetes
Type 2
hi there,
my name,s karen, i have been a type 2 diabetic for 18 years now, starting off with diet changes at first, moving onto metformin after about 2 years, i,m now insulin dependant also, and have been for about 9 years now.
i,m 52 years old with 3 grown up children and 2 grandchildren and i live alone with my little dog, toto.
i,ve joined this forum so that i can chat to and swap information with other diabetic people like me :D At the moment my sugar levels are spiralling out of control on a regular basis, so, i am being closely monitered by my gp. :(
if anybody else is going through this at the moment, or, as, any help or guidence would be greatly appreciated xxx :?
 

LEmes1980

Member
Messages
7
Hi all, my names Laura, I'm 32 and I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2006 (although I had it before then apparently).

I've had a tough time with diabetes, what with Ulcers, a broken foot due to Charcot and general illness.

This all changed last year in April, I was given a stark realisation of what may happen in the years ahead. From that moment I completely changed my diet, I've lost nearly 3 stone and my sugars are now healthy between 4 and 7.

I didn't get on with any of my previous Diabetic nurses because I always felt like they were looking down at me and constantly telling me I was doing things wrong but Carmel, my present nurse has been amazing. She's very blunt and to the point whilst being caring and helpful. Without her wise words I'd probably still be in a plaster cast with ulcers all over my feet.

Diabetes isn't hard to live with, it's hard to deal with but once you've found your own way and your determined enough to work with it, life can be brilliant.


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mrsgillyt

Newbie
Messages
3
Hi ... new here, so I thought I'd dip my toe in with this :)

- What is your name?
Gill

- How old are you?
43

- Are you male or female?
Female

- Which country are you from?
Originally from Northern Ireland, now in England

- Which city/area do you live in?
Stafford

- Are you religious?
Sort of

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Friendly, Outgoning, Confident

- Do you have any pets?
2 dogs and 2 cats

- Microsoft or Apple?
MS (with the exception of iPhone and iPad)

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
None. At all.

- Do you get angry easily?
No

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Ears pierced, a few tattopts

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Far too old school to admit any of these LOL

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
See above

- What is your favourite flag?
Hmmm ... never really thought about flags !!

- Ever gone camping?
Yes

- Ever been in love?
Yes

- Ever used fake tan?
Yes

- Which countries have you visited?
US, Canaries, Italy, Switzerland, France, Turkey, Tunisia, Ireland

- Favourite city?
London

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Dr Who, any house or cookery program

- List your five favourite films.
Most horror tbh

- Are you wealthy?
No

- Do you work? If so, as what?
Photographer

- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Road Haulage, Project Management, Photography, Business

- What do you like most about yourself?
I'm a nice person

- What do you like least about yourself?
I worry about what other people think sometimes

OK the diabetes ... I was diagnosed almost 10 years ago (this coming November) at the age of 34. No family connections, out of the blue. Straight onto insulin. I currently have terrible management and really want to improve this overall, so I thought I'd say hi and get involved in the community here. Thanks for listening.
 

Chrisspiller

Active Member
Messages
25
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
- What is your name?
Chris
- How old are you?
48
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
England
- Which city/area do you live in?
Buckinghamshire
- Are you religious?
Not really
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Tolerant, relaxed, confused.
- Do you have any pets?
3 cats.
- Microsoft or Apple?
Bit of both.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Used to kayak, cycle, squash, rugby, but now walk as much as I can.
- Do you get angry easily?
Sometimes, at injustices etc, but since heart operation have been advised to remain calm!
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
None yet!
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Muse, Reef, Van Morrison.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Loud guitars!
- What is your favourite flag?
Not sure.
- Ever gone camping?
Yes, love camping, especially in wild places!
- Ever been in love?
Yes.
- Ever used fake tan?
No.
- Which countries have you visited?
Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Finland, France, Italy, Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
- Favourite city?
London, especially in the rear view mirror!
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Top Gear, Mock the Week, can't think of any others!
- List your five favourite films.
Terminator, Lord of the Rings (all three)
- Are you wealthy?
Not financially, had my health.....until recently!
- Do you work? If so, as what?
I own my Vodka Company, and distil Gin.
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Business and Finance Degree,
- What do you like most about yourself?
Whisky collection
- What do you like least about yourself?[/quote]
Inability to earn a viable living!

Have fun!


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Sarahg

Member
Messages
13
- What is your name?
Sarah
- How old are you?
20

- Are you male or female?
Female

- Which country are you from?
Northern Ireland

- Which city/area do you live in?
Belfast

- Are you religious?
No

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Kind, fun, talkative

- Do you have any pets?
Yeah a dog called fizz

- Microsoft or Apple?
Either

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

- Do you get angry easily?
Sometimes

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

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Taylor swift, Ed sheran, one direction, the script, Katy Perry

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Pop

- What is your favourite flag?
Don't have one lol

- Ever gone camping?
Once

- Ever been in love?
Nope

- Ever used fake tan?
Occasionally

- Which countries have you visited?
Europe and the med

- Favourite city?
Rome

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
90210, glee, pretty little liars, once upon a time, the vampire diaries

- List your five favourite films.
Breaking dawn, snowwhite and the huntsman, pearl harbour, friends with benefits, bride wars

- Are you wealthy?
Nope

- Do you work? If so, as what?
Nope

- List the subjects you study/have studied
Doing a diploma in childcare and education and have a levels in r.e, I.t and health and social care

- What do you like most about yourself?
That I'm really tall

- What do you like least about yourself?
That I'm really shy at first before I get to know people

Thought id also mention that I have type one diabetes and was diagnosed when I was five :)


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karenlesley12

Newbie
Messages
1
hi there

my name,s karen, i,m a 52 year old type 2 diabetic, have been for 18 years, started off with diet control and metformin and then 9 years ago moved on to insulin, for most of the time i have been quite balanced and well but in the last 6/8 weeks i have spiralled out of control for some reason and so am being closely monitered by my gp and diabetic nurse, i,ve joined this site so that i can get further information and talk to people in the same situation, i never realised how ill it can make you feel when out of control :( :shock:
karen xxx
 

Pyroraby

Newbie
Messages
2
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Hi I'm new to the forum, so I thought I'd let you know a bit about me
I'm Lisa I've been diabetic for around 15 yrs there was a bit of confusion to the type I had until I went into DKA in 2008 they then decided I'm T1.
I'm 40 yrs young married have a crazy staffy, I don't work due to ill health but try and keep as active as I can.
I'm up north in South Yorkshire .
And next month I'm going on the DAFNE course
:roll:
 

Sharon68

Well-Known Member
Messages
58
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
- What is your name? Sharon
- How old are you? 44
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? Wales
- Which city/area do you live in? North coast
- Are you religious? Nope
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Quirky, Friendly, Caring
- Do you have any pets? Two dogs
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Pass!
- Do you get angry easily? Hmmmm depends! :lol:
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Tatt on ankle and upper arm, pierced navel, ears and nipple :shh:
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Queen, Eva Cassidy, Ed Sheeran
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Anything really, depends on my mood
- What is your favourite flag? Welsh!
- Ever gone camping? Yep
- Ever been in love? Yep
- Ever used fake tan? Nope
- Which countries have you visited? England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain
- Favourite city? St Asaph
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Eastenders, Casualty, Silent Witness
- List your five favourite films. Alien, Predator, Four Weddings
- Are you wealthy? Ask me after tonight's lotto draw!
- Do you work? If so, as what? HR & Training Manager
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Business, CIPD Personnel Management, Garden design, Pig Farming!!!
- What do you like most about yourself? Lifes too short to not like all of me! :lol:
- What do you like least about yourself? My lack of modesty :roll:
 

claireb

Member
Messages
6
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Dislikes
Exercise!
Giverny said:
This thread will hopefully let us to get to know one another better and allow us to see which users we might share similarities with. I've listed a set of questions below that you can answer to tell us more about yourself. By no means do you have to answer all of them, and if you feel like adding further information, feel free.

- Include a photo here if you wish to.
- What is your name? Claire
- How old are you? 39
- Are you male or female? female
- Which country are you from?UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Yeovil, Somerset
- Are you religious?
- Pick three words to describe your personality. shy quiet emotional
- Do you have any pets? 2 cats, 1 house rabbit, guinea pig
- Microsoft or Apple?
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
- Do you get angry easily?
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? ears
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Pink,Micheal Buble, Phil Collins, Jessie J
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? anything
- What is your favourite flag?
- Ever gone camping? yes
- Ever been in love? yes
- Ever used fake tan? no
- Which countries have you visited?
- Favourite city?
- List your five favourite TV programmes. NCIS, Ripper Street, CSI's, quiz games, british bake off
- List your five favourite films. sister Act, Coyote Ugly, Twighlight films,
- Are you wealthy? i wish
- Do you work? If so, as what? At being a house wife!
- List the subjects you study/have studied. loved maths and scince
- What do you like most about yourself? being compassionated
- What do you like least about yourself?
being very shy

Have fun!
 

hudo

Newbie
Messages
1
- Include a photo here if you wish to.
- What is your name?
Steve Hudson
- How old are you?
44
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
England
- Which city/area do you live in?
Pompey
- Are you religious?
No
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Bubbly, caring and outgoing
- Do you have any pets?
yes - dog Molly!
- Microsoft or Apple?
Apple - easy!
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
No
- Do you get angry easily?
Sometimes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
no
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Van Halen
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
80's
- What is your favourite flag?
Union Jack
- Ever gone camping?
yes
- Ever been in love?
yes
- Ever used fake tan?
yes
- Which countries have you visited?
loads
- Favourite city?
pompey
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
csi
- List your five favourite films.
withnail and i
- Are you wealthy?
no
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Run clubs and pubs
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
catering
- What do you like most about yourself?
pass
- What do you like least about yourself?
pass
 

joxy1

Member
Messages
6
Type of diabetes
Type 2
- What is your name?
Janey

- How old are you?
53
- Are you male or female?
F
- Which country are you from?
UK
- Which city/area do you live in?
UK
- Are you religious?
ish
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Bubbly / sarcastic / ironic
- Do you have any pets?
4 cats
- Microsoft or Apple?
MS
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Hahahah

- Do you get angry easily?
no
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Tattoos Stars on left wrist / Butterfly right wrist / Mouse left shoulder / fairy on a leaf right shoulder
Piercings Normal ear and belly button.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Sarah macglouclin
Witney
Emilee sanders
Andrew Harvey
Fugees

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Country/Rytham and blues/ Soul

- What is your favourite flag?
- Ever gone camping?
Loads miss it

- Ever been in love?
Many times

- Ever used fake tan?
no
- Which countries have you visited?
Scotlan Wales spain Germany (Berlin Pre Wall)
- Favourite city?
Edinburgh

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
No TV

- List your five favourite films.
Pretty woman
serendipity
when harry met sally
Avitar
(Brain fogging up)
- Are you wealthy?
Not cash rich but love and family rich
[youtube][/youtube]
- Do you work? If so, as what?
No
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Maths /English/ Human Biology/ Biology/ mythology/psycholigy/ accounting/teleworking/computers/ sociology/
- What do you like most about yourself?
My sense of humour
- What do you like least about yourself?
My sense of humour
I am the proud mother of 3 adults/(grnadmother of 10 children/adults)/ Greatgrandmother of 2.

I am, married to a lovely man.

I am part of a huge extended family,

Janey
 

Mamfalina

Newbie
Messages
4
Type of diabetes
Type 1
- Include a photo here if you wish to.
Have not got one at hand :oops:

- What is your name?
Samantha

- How old are you?
28

- Are you male or female?
Female

- Which country are you from?
Wales

- Which city/area do you live in?
Cardiff

- Are you religious?
No

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Sensitive loud fun

- Do you have any pets?
2 Dogs, Melody and Jack

- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Walking, talking, horizontal running

- Do you get angry easily?
Sometimes...

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
1 Tattoo on my wrist

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Fall Out Boy
Bon Jovi
Guns And Roses
Green Day
The Offspring


- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Rock but I do like a bit of pop

- What is your favourite flag?
Union Jack

- Ever gone camping?
Yes hated it.

- Ever been in love?
Yes, am still.

- Ever used fake tan?
No.

- Which countries have you visited?
Never left Great Britain :oops:

- Favourite city?
Cardiff

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Don't really watch TV

- List your five favourite films.
Twilight
Moulin Rouge
Never Been Kissed
Beaches
The Avengers


- Are you wealthy?
Far from it :lol:

- Do you work? If so, as what?
Dont work at the moment but was a nursery nurse.

- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Mainly child care

- What do you like most about yourself?
Cant think of anything.

- What do you like least about yourself?
Around everything.
 

in exile

Member
Messages
10
- What is your name?
Ken or Kenny (girls have always called me Kenny)
- How old are you?
51
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
England, UK

- Which city/area do you live in?
Near Tamworth, Staffordshire

Are you religious?
I'sh
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Reliable, Compassionate, Curious

- Do you have any pets?
Yes - a budgie, a rabbit...and my stepdaughter has a rat

- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft P.C, Apple Phone's

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Football, Speedway, NFL Football

- Do you get angry easily?
Yes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
None

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
KISS, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Bullet For My Valentine, Motorhead

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Rock/Metal

- What is your favourite flag?
Wales

- Ever gone camping?
Yes, when younger

- Ever been in love?
Yes and I am now

- Ever used fake tan?
Nope!

- Which countries have you visited?
Wales, USA, France, Sweden, Germany, Holand, Belgium

- Favourite city?
Stockholm

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
At the moment - Emerdale, Ripper Street, The Simpsons, Would I lie To You?, Have I got News For You

- List your five favourite films.
JFK, Battle Of Britain, Life Of Brian, Children Of A Lesser God, 13 Days In October

- Are you wealthy?
Financially, No. Spiritually, Yes

- Do you work? If so, as what?
Full Time Carer For My Wife (unpaid)

- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Way too many to list!

- What do you like most about yourself?
My compassion

- What do you like least about yourself
Quick to anger
 

lforbesP1

Member
Messages
6
Please help!

Hi there!

I am 30 years of age and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 27.5 years ago. For years I have attended regular appointments for retinopathy screening, however I have received a letter this weekend saying that there have been diabetic changes to my eye(s). I am being referred to a specialist eye doctor who will examine my eyes and assess whether any treatment is needed. I am sick with worry!
I am reading some terrible things online. Also I would really love to have children but am currently single and am concerned about whether or not this will be possible in the next few years due to the risks involved with pregnancy and retinopathy.
I have never let diabetes stand in my way but I am very upset at the moment.
Please leave some feedback if you can.
Thank you! xxx
 

Virgo123

Well-Known Member
Messages
99
(((hugs))). You are young and despite your current concern I have read of many with complications who have had children.

"Where there's a will..........."

I have read that some complications to the eyes can be treated very succesfully and have had positive reports confirming it.
I hope yours is a minor problem which can be sorted quickly.

I wish you the very best.