Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

[Lyndylou7815]

Not such a newbie, only just found time to post details. Interested to hear how everyone else deals with their diabetes. Our doctors are always too busy to answer questions

 

[leslie10152]

Hi newbie here.

- What is your name?

Toby

- How old are you?

44

- Are you male or female?

Male

- Which country are you from?

UK

- Which city/area do you live in?

Sheffield

- Are you religious?

No

- Pick three words to describeyourpersonality

Comical, Caring, Inquisitive

Hi and welcome to the forum.

 

[leslie10152]

Not such a newbie, only just found time to post details. Interested to hear how everyone else deals with their diabetes. Our doctors are always too busy to answer questions

Welcome to the forum. I know how you feel. Much of what I learned was gleaned from the knowledge of long term diabetics. They gave freely of their time, and I appreciate it.

How do you deal with diabetes....? One step at a time! Being here is the first big step. Over time, you learn from experience. Ask questions, keep up to date with treatments. It all helps.

 

[leslie10152]

Hello
My name is Rita and have been T2 for 2 years. I don't eat meat or drink alcohol but still struggle with what to eat. I would love to come off medication as I take 2 metformin tablets a day and a statin at night. I sometimes think my diet is very boring and can get a bit fed up . My bg is taken once a year at review time but otherwise no idea what it is. Is this normal procedure for T2.

Welcome to the forum. Always remember, as bad as it is for you, there are others less fortunate. I wish fervently for you to get off meds. I know what it is like. Nearly 12 years on insulin would drive you bananas! Take good care of yourself and good luck. Bring us some good news!

 

[leslie10152]

- What is your name? Andy
- How old are you? 57
- Are you male or female? a bloke last time I looked!
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? Fleet in Hampshire
- Are you religious? Nope, I'm anti-religious if anything
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Honest, Friendly but a bit shy until I get to know people
- Do you have any pets? Yep a Moggy
- Microsoft or Apple? PC
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? None now, I used to play Golf before Kids and marriage (now single again)
- Do you get angry easily? Nope
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Nope
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.The Police, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Guns n Roses, Rolling Stones, Stereophonics
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Rock, Punk and Blues
- What is your favourite flag? Union Jack
- Ever gone camping? Yep, still do lots
- Ever been in love? Yep
- Ever used fake tan? Nope
- Which countries have you visited? France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Span, Italy, Yugoslavia ( now Croatia), Czech Replublic, Barbados, Solvenia, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Wales, Scotland, Ireland
- Favourite city? London
- List your five favourite TV programmes. The Sweeney, Breaking Bad, Masterchef, Luther, Later with Jools Holland
- List your five favourite films. The Italian Job (the original he remake was rubbish!), Apollo 13, The Blues Brothers, Quadrophenia, Austin Powers (all 3 movies)
- Are you wealthy? Comfortably Off but with a huge mortgage that lasts until I'm 75!
- Do you work? If so, as what? Telecomms Programme Manager
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Mechanical Engineering, Project and Programme management, Maths, Physics, Metalwork, TD, English, Geography, History, German, RE
- What do you like most about yourself? being a good Dad
- What do you like least about yourself?being bald!

Welcome to the forum.

 

[leslie10152]

Hi everyone
My name is Av (Avril) im 56, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 10 weeks ago.
I have 2 dogs and 2 cats.
I live in Co Durham UK
Love rugby both league and union support newcastle United
Im a nan to 7 adorable little monsters aged 6months to 6 years old.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[leslie10152]

Hello Everyone
- What is your name? John
- How old are you? 52
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? U.K.
- Which city/area do you live in? Nottingham
- Are you religious? Nope
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Dry.
- Do you have any pets? Dog,
- Microsoft or Apple? Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? None
- Do you get angry easily? NO!!!
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? One on upper arm.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. The Jam, Pink Floyd, Queen, Meatloaf and Guns N' Roses.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Late 70's
- What is your favourite flag? Union
- Ever gone camping? Yep, don'nt want to again.
- Ever been in love? Still am
- Ever used fake tan? Nope
- Which countries have you visited? Poland
- Favourite city? Nottingham
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Don,t do much Tv
- List your five favourite films. Will get back on that.
- Are you wealthy? In many ways except money.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Crane driver
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Training to be a Psychotherapist (still learning to spell this)
- What do you like most about yourself? All of me except big toe on right foot.
- What do you like least about yourself? See answer above.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Delbut497]

name

 

[Delbut497]

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.
Do you REALLY want to see what I look like?
- What is your name?
Derek. Delbut is my Tenpin Bowling 'andle gifted to me by a friend sadly no longer with us
- How old are you?
60
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
England
- Which city/area do you live in?
West Yorkshire, but born in Hampshire
- Are you religious?
Confirmed C of E
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Horizontal, chilled, happy!
- Do you have any pets?
No
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft (Laptop). My SAMSUNG tablet is cool, I also have a Mac Mini (desktop) but don't like it much.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Big fan of F1 motor racing (Mercedes AMG), play (very badly) Tenpin bowling
- Do you get angry easily?
Not any more, pretty pointless really.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Yuk, no!
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Pink Floyd, Traveling Wilburys, JJ Cale, Eric Clapton, Madness & many, many more.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
No idea! I love almost anything although some more recent stuff leaves me cold. Blues and anything that has evolved from it is cool. Jazz is magic, Prog Rock, metal, pop and even classical fits in the favourites slot. Reggae/SKA is up there somewhere too. Bob Dylan & Bob Marley are both equally high up in my favourites listing. Lost count of the number of CDs lying around the gaff!
- What is your favourite flag?
Not got one.
- Ever gone camping?
Yup, but not any more.
- Ever been in love?
I still am!
- Ever used fake tan?
Nope. I tan naturally with little difficulty.
- Which countries have you visited?
Just a few, but spent half my life working on the other side of the English channel.
- Favourite city?
I've always loved Berlin and the Berliners.
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
The Last King Kingdom & Taboo have been recent favourite mini series, although TV makes me sleepy so I tend to listen more to the radio. Costume dramas would always be a favourite providing they are factually realistic.
- List your five favourite films.
Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit, Star Trek (any), Bond (all) and Despicable Me!
- Are you wealthy?
Not really.
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Nope, recently retired and the really good thing is that I've already forgotten what I used to do!!
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
School curriculum. Done quite well too. Also the usual stuff from the University of Life.
- What do you like most about yourself?
I'm happy talking with people I've never met before.
- What do you like least about yourself?
I can be a bit idle sometimes and don't like being alone.

Have fun!

 

[alantee]

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!

 

[TerriCook]

- What is your name? Terri
- How old are you? 44
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Peterborough
- Are you religious? Yes
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Bubbly chatty friendly
- Do you have any pets? Cats x5 dog x1 rabbits x2 guinea pig x1
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? None
- Do you get angry easily? Yep
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? None too much of a wimp
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Olly murrs Michael Buble all sorts
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Christian and pop
- What is your favourite flag? British flag
- Ever gone camping? Yes
- Ever been in love? Yes still am married for 23 yrs
- Ever used fake tan? Yes once for a wedding
- Which countries have you visited? Spain, Austria
- Favourite city? Peterborough
- List your five favourite TV programmes. supervet or any other animal programmes
- List your five favourite films.
- Are you wealthy? Yes in family and friends
- Do you work? If so, as what? Childminder
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Childcare
- What do you like most about yourself? That I care for others
- What do you like least about yourself? Being ill or pain

 

[Afnan ...]

Apparently I look like a fat Jesus:

- What is your name?
borofergie
- How old are you?
older than my teeth but younger than the stars (40)
- Are you male or female?
meat and two veg
- Which country are you from?
England
- Which city/area do you live in?
Norf London
- Are you religious?
No. I have an education.
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Big. Fat. Hairy.
- Do you have any pets?
No. The only animals that I like are the ones on my dinner plate.
- Microsoft or Apple?
Duh. Apple of course.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Love cycling, American Football, and Middlesbrough Football club. I'm a runner.
- Do you get angry easily?
YES! STOP ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
I'd like a tramp stamp, but I've never worked out exactly what to have.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
I love Genesis
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
My tastes are pretty eclectic.
- What is your favourite flag?
Dunno. What a strange question.
- Ever gone camping?
Never. I can be a bit camp though
- Ever been in love?
I am in love with Mrs Borofergie
- Have you ever fancied someone of the same sex
Only Grazer
- Ever used fake tan?
Never.
- Which countries have you visited?
All of America. All of Europe.
- Favourite city?
NYC.
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
The Sopranos. Curb Your Enthusiasm. Game of Thrones. The West Wing. The Wire.
- List your five favourite films.
Cool Hand Luke. The Godfather. Resevoir Dogs. Festen. AnchorMan
- Are you wealthy?
I work hard and earn a fair bit of money.
- Do you work? If so, as what?
I'm in charge of Propaganda for a software company
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Aero Engineering, and a Master's Degree in Numberical Analysis.
- What do you like most about yourself?
Everything.
- What do you like least about yourself?
My massive ego.

No. The only animals that I like are the ones on my dinner plate. LOOOOL XD...... OMG you did Aero Engineering how was it like? and how is our current job like?

 

[Helen_A]

Here goes:

- What is your name? - Helen
- How old are you? - mid-late 50s
- Are you male or female? - Female
- Which country are you from? - UK
- Which city/area do you live in? - Northamptonshire
- Are you religious? - No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. - Optimistic, loyal, determined
- Do you have any pets? - Not any more.
- Microsoft or Apple? - Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? - Watch football occasionally
- Do you get angry easily? - No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? - No
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. - Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Nirvana - I'm so old ...
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? - Rock
- What is your favourite flag? - That one they put up on the beach to say the water is clean.
- Ever gone camping? - Yes, used to go a lot, but not for over 20 yrs!
- Ever been in love? - Yes - only a couple of years shy of our 40th wedding anniversary.
- Ever used fake tan? - No
- Which countries have you visited? - Spain, Portugal, France, USA, Canada, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Ireland
- Favourite city? - London
- List your five favourite TV programmes. - Game of Thrones (five is too many)
- List your five favourite films. - Pulp Fiction (five is too many)
- Are you wealthy? - Hahaha - No
- Do you work? If so, as what? - Now semi-retired.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Social Policy, Business Administration
- What do you like most about yourself? - Like to try new things
- What do you like least about yourself? - Get bored easily. Being overweight.

 

[CherryAA]

Welcome Helen
I am sure that you will get to grips with this very quickly, have a good read round the forum and be encouraged that so many people are making a positive difference to their lives and health through the advice proffered here.

 

[Pete1807]

Hi, my names peter I'm 58 yrs young and I live in Plymouth, UK. Been diagnosed type 2 diabetic for around 9 yrs.

 

[Liam1955]

Hi @Pete1807 and Welcome to the Forum .

 

[Bryan99]

Hi All. I have been a type 1 diabetic for 34 years and have just emigrated from Zimbabwe to Milton Keynes in the UK. I have had 3 great years of diabetes management using LCHF so am looking for a LCHF friendly doctor in the MK area. If anyone knows of 1, please let me know. Thanks Bryan

 

[Lulu9101112]

What is your name?
- How old are you? 18
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK (England)
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Kind and helpful (don't know a third one)
- Do you have any pets? Syrian Hamster called Pepper
- Microsoft or Apple? Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I don't play any but i like rounders, softball, basketball and tennis
- Do you get angry easily? Yes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No Never
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. I like most music
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? POP
- What is your favourite flag? All flags are unique
- Ever gone camping? No
- Ever been in love? No
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? loads just to name a few netherlands, singapore, spain, france, cuba
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sherlock, Death In Paradise
- List your five favourite films. Harry Potter. Doctor Who TV Movie
- Are you wealthy? Not saying due to safety
- Do you work? If so, as what? No as i'm at college
-What do you like the least about myself: Being a easy target for bullies and don't know why.
I've had type 1 diabeties since i was 7.

 

[LongPointGirl]

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.

- What is your name? LongPointGirl
- How old are you? 58
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? Canada
- Which city/area do you live in? Ontario
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Chicago, Walk Off The Earth, Nickleback
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Eclectic, Love all music except chamber music...yuck.
- Ever been in love? Yes, still am with husband of 25 years!
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Big Bang Theory, Mrs Browns Boys, NCIS, Lucifer, Supergirl
- Do you work? If so, as what? In health care.

Have fun!

 

[leslie10152]

Welcome to the forum.