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Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

What is your name?
Greg

-How old are you?
47

Are you male or female?
Male

Which country are you from?
England

Which city/area do you live in?
Lancashire

Are you religious?
Optimistic agnostic

Pick three words to describe your personality.
Extreme, caring, passionate

Do you have any pets?
Big daft fluffy dog

Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft

Do you get angry easily?
Sometimes - especially with people who follow cults - like religion, football club or political party

Ever gone camping?
Yep

Ever been in love?
All the time. This week its some steak I stewed in the oven with onions - low and slow

Ever used fake tan?
No

Which countries have you visited?
Wales, Scotland, France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Lichtenstein, Turkey, UAE, Thailand, Philippines, Macau, Hong Kong, Japan and USA.

Favourite city?
Antwerp/Sneek/Metz - equally

List your five favourite TV programmes.

Lucifer / American Gods / Sherlock / Doctor Who / Doc Martin

List your five favourite films.
impossible...sorry.....love princess bride and blazing saddles though...

Are you wealthy?
Borrowed 10p of a church mouse the other day

Do you work? If so, as what?
Wood carver and carer

List the subjects you study/have studied.
standard school stuff / geology / quantity surveying / traditional heritage green wood crafts

What do you like most about yourself?
My imagination

What do you like least about yourself?
Too trusting off the bat
 
Welcome, nice with someone else from this side of the world
 
Hi and welcome. Maybe put this question under type 2 questions? Here everyone will advise you to test your BG yourself and change your diet to low carb. Two things that really helps you to take control yourself instead of relying on doctors advice. I'm pretty new myself, but there's really knowledgeable people in this forum who can advice you better than me. Good luck
 
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.


Hi, I signed up last week to join your forum but have been so busy, it has taken me until now to make an intro post.

I live in southern Indiana, I am 60 years old, a former medical transcription editor; really loved my job but a back injury ruined all that. My passions include my cats, the dog, and hubby.

I was diagnosed about 5 years ago, started out controlling it by diet, then went on Metformin, then had a major incident with blood sugar out of control, it was over 600 and I spent 3 1/2 days in the hospital and at that point, started on insulin; Levemir pen. If I am not on top of everything, I get horrible neuropathy pain in my feet; left foot is numb most all the time, I am on Lyrica 150 mgs X3 daily and that keeps the pain level down to a point I can deal with it.

And now for the questions:

- What is your name?

ElsaMarie

- How old are you?

60

- Are you male or female?

Female

- Which country are you from?

The good old USA

- Which city/area do you live in?

Southern Indiana

- Are you religious?

Yes but I don't shove my beliefs on others because I don't like that done to me.

- Pick three words to describe your personality.

Goofy, told I am a lot of fun to be around, and I am very loyal

- Do you have any pets?

Yes, my cats and Shih-Tzu dog named Bear

- Microsoft or Apple?

Microsoft

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

Can't get into any sports anymore but I used to play basketball, volleyball, and softball.

- Do you get angry easily?

I can get pretty mad (I'm a redhead) but most of the time it takes quite a lot to set me off.

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

I do have my ears pierced but otherwise I don't have any piercings and no tatts.

- List your five favourite musicians/bands

Boston; all time favorite song "More Than A Feeling" John Mellencamp, Queen, The Bee Gees, and Alan Jackson

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?

Country and oldies from the 70s & the 80s

- What is your favourite flag?

USA

- Ever gone camping?

Yes, did a lot of camping back in the day

- Ever been in love?

Yes and currently very much in love with John who is the love of my life

- Ever used fake tan?

No

- Which countries have you visited?

None

- Favourite city?

St. Augustine Florida

- List your five favourite TV programmes.

Gray's Anatomy, The Middle, the old reruns of I Love Lucy

- List your five favourite films.

Meet Joe Black, Perfect Storm, The Family Stone, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, and Tuck Everlasting

- Are you wealthy?

We are eating regularly and the lights are on

- Do you work? If so, as what?

I worked as a medical transcription editor and really loved my job but now I am retired due to medical reasons

- List the subjects you study/have studied?

Medical transcription and ICD-9 Coding

- What do you like most about yourself?

Ability to forgive and capacity to love

- What do you like least about yourself?

Being a plus-sized woman and getting old
 
 
New to the forum - although I have joined before a few years back. Can anybody direct me to weight loss posts. Diabetic Type 1 for 44 years, well controlled, no side effects or issues. I've put on stone and a half over three years and need, and want to lose by the end of August. Am very interested in Low Carb. Levemir 15 units per day (10 am 5 pm) and Novorapid with carb counting for meals. This is probably in the wrong place, if so, forgive me, and direct me to the right place, meant to add very good blood glucose control.
 
 
Hi Jeannie87, you can click on 'home' and then 'diet and recipes' and there will be low carb diet to chose. Otherwise I will recommend diet doctor. It's a really good site for all things low carb. If you go low carb and don't have too much fat you will lose weight for sure. Good Luck
https://www.dietdoctor.com/
 
HI, I'm Naomi.

I'm 36 years old and have been diabetic since I was ten.

I use Lantas and novorapid and have done for about 12 years - so much better than two injections of human mixtard! Lol.

I have been following diabetes Co. uk for ages but have only just joined the forum today. Not really here for anything although I am intending on going on my first foreign holiday on the next year so have some concerns about that.
 
welcome here NaomiJC

hope you´ll enjoy being here it is a wonderfull forum for information and support actually ... I´ll just tag @daisy1 so you´ll get the information everyone new gets in here
 
@NaomiJC Hello Naomi and welcome to the Forum Here, in my signature, is the Basic Information we give to new members. Also here is the link to the Low Carb Program which you might like to try.
 
 
Hello everyone,I'm Glenis,diagnosed 16 yrs ago as type 2 an Hbac of 63 and given the usual advice re care and diet plus Metformin and later gliclazide.Only discovered LCHF from a friend ,same age as myself,78.I found this site and began the course!Since October 2016 my Hbac has dropped from 48 to 43 and I have been taken off Glcazide.Hope to follow and drop Metformin soon.Thankyou everyone !!
 
 
 
Welcome to the forum. I was on mixtard and it was a waste of time. Now on Novorapid and Lantus, what a relief!
 
annijane said:
Hello my name is Annie and I have just been diagnosed as type 2 diabetic. I am 53 and the only diabetic in my family. I am so glad I found this forum .
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Welcome to the forum. Like you, I am the youngest of 5 siblings and the only diabetic. Breaks ya heart don't it!
 
Hi. I'm Lawrence. I work in Salford, Manchester, as church mission & discipleship consultant on a Pay What You Can basis. I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2013.

How old are you? 58
- Are you male or female? Take a wild guess ..
- Which country are you from? Zimbabwe originally; UK now.
- Which city/area do you live in? Salford, Manchester
- Are you religious? Very irreligious but a deeply committed disciple of Jesus
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Laid back, intense, GSOH (understatement)
- Do you have any pets? Just pet hates
- Microsoft or Apple? Are you serious???? (gazes at iMac in shock while answering Phone and checking time on Apple watch
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Most. Too old for rugby now ... (
- Do you get angry easily? Depends if Trump's on TV ...
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Dylan, Springsteen, Cohen, Eagles, Simon & Garfunkel
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Folk rock/classic rock
- What is your favourite flag? Suspicious of flags and nationalists
- Ever gone camping? Too many times!
- Ever been in love? Yup - with my Apple products ....
- Ever used fake tan? Won't dignify that one with a response ...
- Which countries have you visited? SA, Zim, Zambia, UK, US, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Greece, France
- Favourite city? Cape Town
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Nope
- List your five favourite films. Shawshank Redemption. Quiet Man. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Field of Dreams, Memphis Belle
- Are you wealthy? Nope - I work for the church! LOL!
- Do you work? If so, as what? Church mission & discipleship consultant
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Theology, history, philosophy, politics, economics
 
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