Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

[Antje77]

Hi @David Perry , welcome to the forum

Have a read round, lots of great info and members willing to share their experiences, ask any questions you may have and feel free to share. We have lots of members who manage their diabetes with diet only.

Just a quick question: In your info it says you have gestational diabetes, is this correct or did you tick the wrong box? For replies to questions, it can make a big difference what type of diabetes someone has.

 

[Sasparilla]

Hi Sarsparilla,
As you can see from my previous post, I was going well till I wasn’t! Treasure being prediabetic, you really don’t want to be on medication with all its side effects. Diarrhoea at times, nausea, stomach clenching cramps etc
All you have to do is learn about low carb diets,sugar spikes, and exercise and you can have freedom to enjoy life. Take it seriously now and hopefully you’ll have a healthy happy future.

Hello Amos, Thanks for your response. I am taking the diagnosis seriously, just not as seriously as I think I probably should, so your warning is apposite. I have started lower carb (Christmas will put something of a dent in that) but it will definitely resume in the New Year. Exercise has not been so good, I do not do enough though am far from totally inactive. I hope that this will help and at the very least keep me pre-diabetic, although greatly reduced blood sugar and waist size and not even prediabetic would be good. I hope you manage to get back on track and do well again.

 

[Rukayyat12]

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?
- How old are you?
- Are you male or female?
- Which country are you from?
- Which city/area do you live in?
- Are you religious?
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
- Do you have any pets?
- 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?
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
- What is your favourite flag?
- Ever gone camping?
- Ever been in love?
- Ever used fake tan?
- Which countries have you visited?
- Favourite city?
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
- List your five favourite films.
- Are you wealthy?
- 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!

 

[Rukayyat12]

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!

Hi, name is rukayyat olamide Olarinoye, a Muslim and i am happy to join their forum