• Guest, the forum is undergoing some upgrades and so the usual themes will be unavailable for a few days. In the meantime, you can use the forum like normal. We'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

Lol !
 
His my name is Emma I'm new to the forum, I'm 32 and type 2, on one tablet a day at the moment I am aiming to get off those asap. Would like to make new friends for support look forward to talking to you all. emma
 
- What is your name? Laura
- How old are you? 26
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? East Midlands
- Are you religious? No
- Do you have any pets? Yeah, a crazy bengal cat
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Rugby, watch, not play
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? 4 tattoos, ears pierced twice
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Guns n Roses, Metallica, Alice in Chains, Down, CoC, Led Zeppelin - too many to mention
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Rock & heavy metal
- Ever gone camping? Not for years
- Ever been in love? Yep
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? USA, New Zealand, Greece, Spain, Holland,
- Favourite city? Edinburgh or Christchurch
- List your five favourite TV programmes: Big Bang theory, Sons of Anarchy, QI, Mock the Week
- List your five favourite films: Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Labyrinth, Lost Boys, Beetlejuice
- Are you wealthy? I wish
- Do you work? Yes, admin
 
What is your name? Marion

- Are you male or female? female
Which country are you from? Scotland
- Which city/area do you live in? Edinburgh

- Which sport do you like? football, ice skating (to watch)
- Do you get angry easily? yes

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

- Ever used fake tan? no

- Which countries have you visited? Australia, Canada, USA, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, Italy, Turkey, France, Sweden, San Marino, Wales, Ireland, Tunisia, Morocco, Holland, Greece

favourite city? San Francisco and Rome, equally

- List your five favourite TV programmes. Coronation Street, Emmerdale, The Apprentice, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, Still Game
- List your five favourite films. An Officer and A Gentleman, Flashdance, Trainspotting, Mannequin, Braveheart

- Are you wealthy? no

- Do you work? If so, as what? NHS Database Administrator

- What do you like most about yourself? I am very sociable, and never dull
- What do you like least about yourself? my weight
 
 
 
 
 
Hi everyone.

- What is your name?
Selin
- How old are you?
26
- Are you male or female?
Female
- Which country are you from?
Turkey
- Which city/area do you live in?
Ankara
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
energetik, funny, curious
- Do you have any pets?
Cat
- Microsoft or Apple?
After steve jobs, microsoft.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
tennis, basketball
- Do you get angry easily?
depends on issue
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
nope
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
florence and the machine, sam smith, etta james, john williams, stevie wonder
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
- Ever gone camping?
yes
- Ever been in love?
yes
- Ever used fake tan?
no
- Which countries have you visited?
UK, egypt
- Favourite city?
london
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
gilmore girls, big bang theory, friends, scrubs, heroes
- List your five favourite films.
reign over me, patch adams, good will hunting, whiplash, amadeus
- Are you wealthy?
no
- Do you work? If so, as what?
researcher in university
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
biochemistry
- What do you like most about yourself?
being curious
- What do you like least about yourself?
being hypochondriac
 


Welcome to the forum
 
 
 
Hello Everyone,

My name is Zain Agha and I am from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK
Me and my wife Mariam formed a group in July 2014. The name of our group is Wellingborough Diabetes Group.
Mariam is the Chair Person and I am the Secretary and Phil Attwell is our Treasurer.

We meet once a month at the Isebrook Hospital, Irthlingborough Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire and invite Guest Speakers to who are specialists in their Field to talk to us about the complications due to High Blood Glucose.
On Friday the 20th of November 2015 we have invited Sharon Hampton, Clinical Link Podiatrist for the NMDT, Northamptonshire Diabetes Multi-disciplinary Team, Northampton.

Sharon is going to talk about the Diabetic Complications that affect the foot and the techniques that can be used to screen for complications.

Sharon will advice us on self-care, self-management and prevention along with the referral process into the Diabetic and High Risk Foot Service. She will also offer advice to patients who have a foot problem or who wish to speak to her about their feet.

Sharon will show a practical demonstration and Zain (me) has volunteered to be the patient.

Everyone who lives in and around Wellingborough Area is invited to attend our Meeting at 3:00 pm in the Health Education Room, Castle Unit, Isebrook Road, Wellingborough. NN8 1LP
All of our Meetings are for FREE to attend and Free Refeshments will be served.
=================================================================

Now a bit about myself
I am 72 years old and have Type 2 Diabetes
My wife Mariam has Type 1 Diabetes. (She is doing her Masters in Health Psychology from De Montford University, Leicester)

In the year 2014 Mariam did a 5 Day Course in DAFNE, in Towcester, Northamptonshire.
DAFNE stands for Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating and is a way of managing Type 1 diabetes for adults and provides the skills necessary to estimate the carbohydrate in each meal and to inject the right amount of insulin.
More about DAFNE Here
http://www.dafne.uk.com/What_is_DAFNE_-I293.html

While my wife was on the 5 days course, we lived in a hotel in Towcester. Every afternoon when she returned, she used to teach me what she was taught. It was amazing how we can calculate what amount of Carbohydrates we were eating and how to adjust our intake of Insulin. (We both are on Insulin).
This means we can eat anything and adjust our Insulin Doze accordingly.

When we returned back we thought what if we form a Volunteer Group to help our local community.
So we did and all our activities right from the start are recorded on our website
www.WellingboroughDiabetesGroup.co.uk

Tomorrow is our last meeting for this year. Our Next Meeting will be on Feb 19th 2016
Dr. Anne Kilvert, Consultant, Northampton General Hospital, will be our Guest Speaker.

Please go to our website to learn more what we do and how we help the local community.

We are looking for some more Guest Speakers for the following months in 2015

May 20th 2016
June 17th 2016
July 15th 2016
Sept 16th 2016
Oct 21st 2016
Nov 18th 2016

Our contact phone number is
01933 385175
07446 173 088

I hope my stay here in these forums will be a long one.
Wish you all Good Health and Success in all fields.

Zain Agha
Secretary
Wellingborough Diabetes Group
 
- Include a photo here if you wish to.
Speak to my agent
- What is your name?
Glyn
- How old are you?
65 but in my head 27
- Are you male or female?
male
- Which country are you from?
East Anglia
- Which city/area do you live in?
Cambridge
- Are you religious?
No
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Stubborn, thoughtful and caring
- Do you have any pets?
No
- Microsoft or Apple?
Apple of course
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Rugby, cricket, football
- Do you get angry easily?
No, but I don't suffer fools gladly
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
No, can't stand needles
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Ry Cooder, The Boss, Dr. John
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
The Blues
- What is your favourite flag?
Welsh
- Ever gone camping?
Once, never again
- Ever been in love?
Yes
- Ever used fake tan?
No, pale is interesting
- Which countries have you visited?
Canada, parts of Europe and Scandinavia
- Favourite city?
Vancouver
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Dr Who, Sherlock, anything Scandinavian, The Clangers,
- List your five favourite films.
Some Like It Hot, The Great Escape, Citizen Kane, The Seven Samurai, Casablanca
- Are you wealthy?
No, HMRC might disagree
- Do you work? If so, as what?
No, retired, full time carer for my mother
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
So long ago can't remember
- What do you like most about yourself?
My beard
- What do you like least about yourself?
My bald patch

Have fun!
 
- What is your name? Pete
- How old are you? 35
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? Bournemouth
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Sarcastic, friendly, emotional
- Do you have any pets? No
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Darts, Tenpin Bowling, Rugby Union
- Do you get angry easily? Sometimes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Tattoo on right shoulder when drunk at 16, Had a piercing once, didn't like it, came straight out.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. In no particular order, Sam cook, Fats Domino, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Anything 80's
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Rock or Soul
- What is your favourite flag? Black and white Checkered.
- Ever gone camping? Yes
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? USA, France, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands, Greece, Scotland, Wales
- Favourite city? Madrid
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Red Dwarf, Babylon 5, Mock the Week, HIGNFY, Big Bang Theory
- List your five favourite films. Alien 1 - 3, BTTF Trilogy, Shawshank & Green Mile, Dune, 5th Element. Star Trek 2 & 4.
- Are you wealthy? No!
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes, technical writer.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. not including GCSE's, IT Systems Management
- What do you like most about yourself? friendly and try to get on with everyone.
- What do you like least about yourself? overweight and total lack of self confidence.
 
Hello all
I am Mandy. I have been lurking for quite some time and have now bitten the bullet and joined the forum. Type 2 for about 10 years. Switched to insulin and pioglitozone after metformin decided to stop working. Excellent BG control, according to my DSN and GP! I love my son, my cat, my car and my BG meter - the Smart 2in1 meter... I think the order is correct, although the cat often comes before my teenage son.
 
 
Cookies are required to use this site. You must accept them to continue using the site. Learn More.…