Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

BG744

Newbie
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2
Type of diabetes
Type 2
I found this site yesterday and have found it a wee bit difficult to find out how to post something on the site (introductions etc) I'm still not sure if this is the right place for it, but here goes.
I have been living in Finland for 36 years or so and I'm now 73. A former sportsman, PE teacher and coach in the UK. After moving to Finland I continued to be physically active learning to do cross country skiing as well as coaching gymnastics.
Not being native to this country the language and culture were very different.
Life became quite stressful and has continued to be so. Which I believe may have contributed to the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
I love to read and listen to good music from classical to folk music.
Yuja Wang on Piano, Liang Wang on cello, John Williams on guitar.
Also like Tom Paxton, Dougie MacLean, the Macalmans etc.
Throughout my life I have continued to study many subjects, PE, biology, Psychology, TEFL, Theology and classical Hebrew and Koine (New Testament Greek)
Recently I took up woodworking again.

Started the low carb diet in December 2017 after watching a TED talk on it by an American lady Doctor and was impressed. Already showing good results after about 3 weeks.
All the best to everyone for a healthy and happy new year.
 
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Kamilla1983

Newbie
Messages
1
Type of diabetes
LADA
What is your name? Kamilla
- How old are you? 34
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? Russia
- Which city/area do you live in? Moscow
- Are you religious? Yes, I am orthodox cristian
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Curious, funny, smart
- Do you have any pets? No
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- 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? No
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Bob Dylan, Tom Waits
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Rock
- What is your favourite flag? Canadian
- Ever gone camping? Yes
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? Georgia, Azerbajdzhan
- Favourite city? Tbilisi
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Do not watch TV
- List your five favourite films. Arizona dream, Breaking the waves
- Are you wealthy? No
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes, nurse in childrens' hospice
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Mesoamerican history at univercity, nursing at nursing school
- What do you like most about yourself? Being caring
- What do you like least about yourself? Being lazy
 

Smallbrit

Well-Known Member
Messages
284
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Bit late, as I've posted a few times, but:

- What is your name? Emily
- How old are you? 41
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Cardiff. But grew up in Cheltenham and London, and lived in the US for 17 years - Texas, Delaware, Arizona. Moved back to UK 3 years ago.
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Quirky, silly, perfectionist
- Do you have any pets? Maggie (avatar), 17 years young and a well travelled girl, living in 5 different cities, two countries; rabbits
- Microsoft or Apple? Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? None
- Do you get angry easily? Maybe
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Yes, leg
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. I'm dated because I went deaf around 2000 so... Indigo Girls, Norah Jones, Jamie Cullum, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Jazz
- What is your favourite flag? My company (I work for a company called Flag!)
- Ever gone camping? Glamping
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? Yes
- Which countries have you visited? USA, France, Italy, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, Bahamas, Peru, Ecuador, Spain, Guyana, Germany
- Favourite city? Austin, Texas, USA
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Chopped, University Challenge, This is Us, The Crown, The Chase
- List your five favourite films. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Babe, The Princess Bride, The Producers, Life of Brian
- Are you wealthy? Depends how you term wealthy
- Do you work? If so, as what? Proofreader
- List the subjects you study/have studied. History of the US and Latin America, British Sign Language
- What do you like most about yourself? Mostly up for an adventure
- What do you like least about yourself? When I talk myself out of doing something fun
 

Sam1976

Newbie
Messages
2
Type of diabetes
Type 1
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
My name is samantha
- How old are you?
I am 41 years old
- Are you male or female
I am female
- Which country are you from?
I live in the UK
- Which city/area do you live in?
West Midlands
- Are you religious
Yes i am
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Realist.fun.down to earth
- Do you have any pets
Yes i have a cat
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
No sporting activity although i should
- Do you get angry easily?
No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Yes on my forearms. One my chest and on my shoulder on my back
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Mary J blige
Drake
Gladis night
Otis Reading
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Old school soul and R&B
- What is your favourite flag?
Jamacian
- Ever gone camping?
No but plan to this year
- Ever been in love?
Yes
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
Amercia
Dubai
Mexico
Thailand
Egypt
Paphos
Bendiorm
Teneriffe

- Favourite city?
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Holby city
Eastenders
Emmerdale
The Chase
Tipping point
- List your five favourite films.
- Are you wealthy?
I wish
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Yes Business Analyst
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
- What do you like most about yourself?
- What do you like least about
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!
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!
 

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Hammer1964

Well-Known Member
Messages
249
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Dislikes
Meat, meat substitutes and fish
Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions
- What is your name? Tracy
- How old are you? 53
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Daventry
- Are you religious? A tiny bit (got married in church)
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Calm, Happy, Enthusiastic
- Do you have any pets? Cat
- Microsoft or Apple? Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Walking, Football
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Pierced ears
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. David Cassidy, George Michael, Frank Sinatra
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? 80's
- What is your favourite flag? West Ham United
- Ever gone camping? Yes - never again
- Ever been in love? Yes, still am married 22 years, together 28 years
- Ever used fake tan? Yes
- Which countries have you visited? Kenya, America, Spain, France, Turkey, Italy, Egypt, Morocco, Caribbean, Denmark, Tunisia.
- Favourite city? New York
- List your five favourite TV programmes. too many to choose
- List your five favourite films. Too many
- Are you wealthy? No
- Do you work? If so, as what? Teaching Assistant
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Child Psychology
- What do you like most about yourself? Controlling my diabetes
- What do you like least about yourself? Poor eyesight
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/index.php?posts/1630282/
 

Grant_Vicat

Well-Known Member
Messages
1,176
Type of diabetes
Don't have diabetes
Treatment type
I do not have diabetes
Dislikes
Intolerance, selfishness, rice pudding
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? Grant
- How old are you? 59
- Are you male or female? Male when I last looked
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? West Suffolk, near Bury St Edmunds
- Are you religious? I respect religion but don't know what to make of it
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Creative,generous,patient
- Do you have any pets? Did until our favourite cat died recently - too painful to replace so far
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Have played squash, badminton, hockey, cricket and footie, but since 2013 have not been allowed to run because of Charcot foot ( a more rarely mentioned diabetic complication)
- Do you get angry easily? Only if the cause is completely unreasonable
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Have always been needle phobic in spite of 32,000 jabs, so no!
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Schubert, Pink Floyd, Fats Waller, Widor and Bach and many others
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Classical
- What is your favourite flag? Trinity House Masters Flag
- Ever gone camping? Never had much money, so yes
- Ever been in love? Been married to Helen for 35 years
- Ever used fake tan? WHAAT!
- Which countries have you visited? All of UK and Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, old Yugoslavia, Greece, Canada and USA
- Favourite city? York or Paris, depends on my mood
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Would I Lie to you, Blue Planet, Pointless, Mock the Week, QI
- List your five favourite films. Difficult, but... Smokey and the Bandit, Scrooge (Albert Finney), The Holy Grail, Battle of Britain, Blazing Saddles, Princess Bride
- Are you wealthy? I am unable to pay tax right now! But have always been classed by HM Gov as being on the "poverty" threshold.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Teacher
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Classics, Music, organbuilding
- What do you like most about yourself? I don't take myself too seriously
- What do you like least about yourself? Procrastination

Have fun!
 

GreenDoor

Member
Messages
7
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
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?
Robson
- How old are you?
42
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
Uk
- Which city/area do you live in?
Manchester
- Are you religious?
No
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Quiet, good listener, reliable
- Do you have any pets?
No
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
None
- Do you get angry easily?
Frustrated
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
None
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Like some music depends on mood.

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
69-80s

- What is your favourite flag?
Dont have one

- Ever gone camping?
Few times

- Ever been in love?
Yes

- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
Menorca , Jamaica,
- Favourite city?
Dont have one
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Chicago Fire, Dr Foster, Mrs Browns boys, Unforgotten
- List your five favourite films.
Cant think
- Are you wealthy?
HAHAHAHAHA
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Yes,, Prefer not to say

- List the subjects you study/have studied
None,,. Failed at School

- What do you like most about yourself?
Im in a relationship, 2 fantastic kids.

- What do you like least about yourself?
Low Self esteem, fe a failure

Have fun!
 

Kelly95

Member
Messages
9
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Dislikes
Work, having diabetes and bloody mushrooms!
Hi Guys and Gals!

- What is your name? Kelly Jane
- How old are you? 22
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire

- Are you religious? Not at all
- Pick three words to describe your personality.

Intrigued - thoughtful - random
- Do you have any pets? I do, a Springer spaniel called Toby

- Microsoft or Apple? Neither...Android all the way!

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I like horse riding and badminton :D

- Do you get angry easily? Sometimes, it depends on my sugar levels :/

- Do you have any tattoosor piercings? If so, where? I have 3 piercings, my ears. Nose and centre of my lower lip.

I also have 8 tattoos, I love tattoos!
A filigree dagger, a pixie, an alkaline trio band logo, a unicorn, a doll lady holding a scorpion, a triangle made of wings and vines and some lyrics by greenday reading 'time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go'

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Alkaline trio, blink 182, Hollywood undead, Eminem and in this moment.

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

- What is your favourite flag? Hmmm the American flag <3

- Ever gone camping? So many times! It's fantastic

- Ever been in love? I am in love :3

- Ever used fake tan? Once, I am far too pale for that xD

- Which countries have you visited? France, America, Spain, Turkey and Denmark.

- Favourite city? Copenhagen <3

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Just five! Okay... Game of Thrones, Dexter, criminal minds, Britain's/America's next top model and penny dreadful.

- List your five favourite films.
A clockwork orange!, a cure for wellness, IT (2017), horns and I can't think of a 5th xD

- Are you wealthy? Far from it xD

- Do you work? If so, as what? I do and I am a customer service advisor :/ it's okay I guess

- List the subjects you study/have studied.
I have studied forensic science and forensic psychology.

I'm thinking of maybe taking a career in the diabetic healthcare industry

- What do you like least about yourself?
My health and health anxiety :/

If you have any other questions please feel free to ask! :)

Oh and I love dungeons and dragons! <3
 

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Lindyloo61

Newbie
Messages
1
Type of diabetes
Type 2
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!