Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

Lulu9101112 said:

No offense but itsn't this thread a bit dangerous due to Identity theft etc...?

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MikeTheFid said:

- What is your name? Michael Fidler
- How old are you? 60
- Are you male or female? male (or in the case of the internet, I'm an eMale)
- Which country are you from? Canada
- Which city/area do you live in? Guelph, Ontario
- Are you religious? Spiritual not religious
- Pick three words to describe your personality. quiet, thoughtful, kind
- Do you have any pets? Golden Retriever named Buddy
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft because that's the platform on which I earn my living. I have nothing against Apple.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? running
- Do you get angry easily? NO!
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? no
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Led Zep., Beatles, Godsmack, Sting, Marc Cohn.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Rock
- What is your favourite flag? semaphore
- Ever gone camping? yes
- Ever been in love? I am
- Ever used fake tan? never
- Which countries have you visited? U.S., France, England, Bahamas
- Favourite city? Chicago
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Star Trek (all series), M*A*S*H, Twilight Zone, Monty Python, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee (Jerry Seinfeld)
- List your five favourite films. Too hard to narrow down.
- Are you wealthy? Not materially.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes. Software developer.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Electronics Engineering, artificial intelligence, human behaviour, addiction therapy
- What do you like most about yourself? I accept my imperfections.
- What do you like least about yourself? I don't always achieve what I like most about myself.

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MikeTheFid said:

- What is your name? Michael Fidler
- How old are you? 60
- Are you male or female? male (or in the case of the internet, I'm an eMale)
- Which country are you from? Canada
- Which city/area do you live in? Guelph, Ontario
- Are you religious? Spiritual not religious
- Pick three words to describe your personality. quiet, thoughtful, kind
- Do you have any pets? Golden Retriever named Buddy
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft because that's the platform on which I earn my living. I have nothing against Apple.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? running
- Do you get angry easily? NO!
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? no
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Led Zep., Beatles, Godsmack, Sting, Marc Cohn.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Rock
- What is your favourite flag? semaphore
- Ever gone camping? yes
- Ever been in love? I am
- Ever used fake tan? never
- Which countries have you visited? U.S., France, England, Bahamas
- Favourite city? Chicago
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Star Trek (all series), M*A*S*H, Twilight Zone, Monty Python, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee (Jerry Seinfeld)
- List your five favourite films. Too hard to narrow down.
- Are you wealthy? Not materially.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes. Software developer.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Electronics Engineering, artificial intelligence, human behaviour, addiction therapy
- What do you like most about yourself? I accept my imperfections.
- What do you like least about yourself? I don't always achieve what I like most about myself.

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Guzzler said:

Hello and welcome.

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Ailian said:

- What is your favourite flag?
Rainbow (straight supporter)

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loopsb said:

Hi all
My name is Lucy.....aka Loopy!
I'm also a Type 1. Have been diabetic for.......hang on just trying to work out the years lol.......nearly 37 years :-S
Was diagnosed in 78 so have seen many many changes over the years. Was heavily involved in the British Diabetic Association (as Diabetes UK was known back in the day) when I was in my teens but have not been involved in any group regarding Diabetes for many years. So thought I'd bite the bullet and try coming on here for the first time.
I'm not sure how much I really know about Diabetes, its so variable depending on the person. And I am still learning about my own condition as it changes with my age I'm finding. I've recently had a few changes after a prolonged stay in hospital (not connected with my diabetes). This has changed/diminished my awareness of hypoglaecaemia (excuse the spelling lol) which is quite scary. #I suppose it is this that has prompted me to come on here and hopefully chat with a few new people Feel free to come n chat or quiz me on my past experiences if it will help you.
I hope to chat with some of you soon

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Giverny said:

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?chuck
- How old are you?60
- Are you male or female?male
- Which country are you from?usa
- Which city/area do you live in?oklahoma
- Are you religious?yes
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
- Do you have any pets?3 dogs
- Microsoft or Apple?Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?softball football
- Do you get angry easily?no
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?on my shoulder
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?country
- What is your favourite flag?
- Ever gone camping?yes
- Ever been in love?yes
- Ever used fake tan?no
- Which countries have you visited?Mexico Canada
- Favourite city?Seattle
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
- List your five favourite films.
- Are you wealthy?no
- Do you work? If so, as what?disabled
- 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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Giverny said:

I'll get the ball rolling on this one:

- Include a photo here if you wish to.

(I'm in the middle!)

- What is your name?Chuck
Giverny

- How old are you?60
20

- Are you male or female?male
Female

- Which country are you from? Usa
United Kingdom

- Which city/area do you live in?oklahoma
Coventry

- Are you religious?yes and no
I wouldn't say so, no

- Pick three words to describe your personality.witty compassionate responsible
Witty, caring, tactful

- Do you have any pets?yes 3 dogs
I have a cat called Theo

- Microsoft or Apple?Microsoft
Microsoft!

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?I played baseball in high school and softball until I was 45
I used to play football and now I just like walking and cycling

- Do you get angry easily?at times
Sometimes, it depends

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?tattoo on my arm
I have my nose pierced and my ears stretched to 12mm (yeowch)

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Mindless Self Indulgence, Rammstein, Queens of the Stone Age

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Industrial or rock

- What is your favourite flag?
The Nepalese flag because it's a cool shape!

- Ever gone camping?yeah quite a bit in the past
Too many times, I love it

- Ever been in love?yeah once
I'm not even sure

- Ever used fake tan?no
Ew, no

- Which countries have you visited?Canada Mexico
USA, Dominican Republic, France, Greece, Spain, Albania, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands

- Favourite city?seattle
Orlando, Florida

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
True Blood, CSI (all of 'em), American Dad, Brass Eye, Friends

- List your five favourite films.
Dazed & Confused, Half Baked, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Liar Liar, Mean Girls

- Are you wealthy?no
My parents are. I'm not.

- Do you work? If so, as what?disabled
Yes, I work for a web development company


- What do you like most about yourself?
I'm weird but I still sort of fit in and get along with a whole host of different kinds of people

- What do you like least about yourself?
I tend to see the negative side of everything

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Giverny said:

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? Delia. I've been type 2 diabetic for 40 years and so far there's no symptoms and complications associated with this illness. It's hereditary.
- How old are you? 72 0n April 10, 2018
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? Canada (born in the Philippines)
- Which city/area do you live in? Brampton
- Are you religious? No, but I'm a Bible believer
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Discipline, have self-control, well read about health and politics
- Do you have any pets? No
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Rodel Naval (my late brother)
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Pop
- What is your favourite flag?
- Ever gone camping? yes when my kids were small
- Ever been in love? I'm married to the same man for 44 years
- Ever used fake tan? Never
- Which countries have you visited? USA, Some European and Asian countries
- Favourite city? Toronto
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Seldom watch TV
- List your five favourite films. Seldom watch movie
- Are you wealthy? No but I'm contented and happy for what I have.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Retired Human Resources Assistant
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Business Administration graduate
- What do you like most about yourself? Hardworking
- What do you like least about yourself? Being frank, not sentimental and not showing affection that I'm misjudged.

Have fun!

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Perfumeflower53 said:

Hi,

I am a newbie to this forum so I am just finding my way round.

I just wanted to ask a quick question if I may before I introduce myself..

I have just been newly diagnosed with type 2. Am I right in saying that my HbA1c test is 50 mmol so does that mean my blood sugar is 8.1?

Sorry if I sound a bit dim but I am so new to this and just wanted to find out if this was right?


Kind regards PF53 x

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Perfumeflower53 said:

Hi,

I am a newbie to this forum so I am just finding my way round.

I just wanted to ask a quick question if I may before I introduce myself..

I have just been newly diagnosed with type 2. Am I right in saying that my HbA1c test is 50 mmol so does that mean my blood sugar is 8.1?

Sorry if I sound a bit dim but I am so new to this and just wanted to find out if this was right?


Kind regards PF53 x

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therower said:

Hi @Jj84type1 . Welcome to the forum. Nice to have a new face on board.
I think a lot of us fall into the trap of not moving with the times.
Carb counting is something I didn't undertake for almost 20 yrs after diagnosis.
I initially got an idea about it off the internet, can't recall the site sadly.
Biggest thing for me was being offered a DAFNE course by my diabetes consultant. It was fantastic and if any way you can get on course or something similar definitely worth doing.
Alternatively you can get carb counting information online.
BERTIE online. Sadly can't give you the internet click on information. Like you I'm very old school and haven't figured out how to do it yet.
Good luck and hope to hear more from you as an experienced T1.

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