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- What is your name? John
- How old are you? 70
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? Yorkshire
- Which city/area do you live in? West Midlands
- Do you have any pets? Lola, a black domestic cat
- Microsoft or Apple? Windows 10, macOS 10.12, Android 7 and iOS 11
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Hopscotch
- Do you get angry easily? Yes
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. CBSO, Muse, Queen, Clapton, LSO
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Both rock and classical
- Which countries have you visited? France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Ireland, USA, Canada, Argentina, Japan, Israel, Palestine, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Benin, Namibia, South Africa, Australia.
- Favourite city? San Francisco
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Last Leg, Blue Planet, Blue Planet 2, Big Cats, Supervet
- Are you wealthy? No
- Do you work? No
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Mathematics/Mathematics
- What do you like most about yourself? My stubbornness
- What do you like least about yourself? I give in too easily
 
What is your name?
Troy
- How old are you?
48
- Are you male or female?
male
- Which country are you from?
Zimbabwe
- Which city/area do you live in?
Ireland
- Are you religious?
Yes
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
annoying, funny, serious
- Do you have any pets?
dog, cat, fish, budgie, plus stray cats
- Microsoft or Apple?
microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
rugby, athletics, swimming
- Do you get angry easily?
with stupid people
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
yes
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
- What is your favourite flag?
Jolly Roger
- Ever gone camping?
loadsa times
- Ever been in love?
yeah
- Ever used fake tan?
what for
- Which countries have you visited?
all of Africa, some of Europe and Far East
- Favourite city?
Harare
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
No TV
- List your five favourite films.
Walking Dead 1,2,3,4,5
- Are you wealthy?
Absolutely
- Do you work? If so, as what?
acupuncturist and medical herbalist
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Zoology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Massage, Western Herbal Medicine, Botany
- What do you like most about yourself?
I produce great kids
- What do you like least about yourself?
I need more time to think
 
- Include a photo here if you wish to.
- What is your name?
Steve
- How old are you?
56
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
England
- Which city/area do you live in?
Near Banbury in a small hamlet
- Are you religious?
No
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Dull and boring lol
- Do you have any pets?
2 Dogs, a Staffy and a Jack Russell
- Microsoft or Apple?
Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Like Football and rugby league
- Do you get angry easily?
No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
2 tattoo's, one on each forearm
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Rush
Paul Weller
Pat Benatar
AC/DC
Buddy Holly
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Rock
- What is your favourite flag?
St Georges
- Ever gone camping?
Yes, a long time ago
- Ever been in love?
I am now
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
Canada, America, France, Holland, Belgium & Spain
- Favourite city?
Bristol
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Only fools & horses
The chase
Emmerdale
Grantchester
I'm a celebrity
- List your five favourite films.
The green mile
The Shawshank redemption
Grease
Pirates of the Caribbean
The blues brothers
- Are you wealthy?
My wife makes me very happy, that's worth more to me than all the money in the world, so yes I am!
- Do you work? If so, as what?
I'm a bus driver, have been for the last 30 years while I look for a job i'd like to do
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
- What do you like most about yourself?
Not a lot
- What do you like least about yourself?
My weight, lost a stone so far since new year
 
Hello everyone,
This is Deepshika and I have been struggling with type 1 diabetes.
I love watching movies and I am here to be among like minded people
 
Include a photo here if you wish to.
- What is your name? My name is jenny
- How old are you? 70
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? Scotland
- Which city/area do you live in? North Lanarkshire
- Are you religious? Too many wars started in the name of religion! I am Christian though and active in my Church.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Tolerant, caring and lazy (sometimes).
- Do you have any pets? Tropical fish
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Hahaha!
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No tattoos, ears pierced.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. No favourites
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? C&W and gospel
 
Hello folks been signed up on here since 2016 but really don't know where to start i'm Paul diabetic 4+ years don't know whether type 1 or 2 as docs don't seam to know themselves. Losing interest in my care and diabetes but don't want to feel like this
 
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
 
Sapphire 2 said:
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
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Oops! Been to France too Hi everyonenow that makes me look like I'm putting my hand up t o go to the loo lol
 
s games with them.
 
 

Hello: I have been enrolled on this forum for some time now, but have not properly introduced myself.
My name is Gwendolyn, I am a healthy 79 year old Eurasian widow. I have three adult children, one
girl and two boys. My favorite activities are reading, listening to music, and dancing. I live in Trinidad,
West Indies. I have visited Canada, New York, Miami, Guyana and St. Lucia. Where my health is
concerned, I like to take preventative steps, rather than wait for something to happen. So, five years ago
I had a GTT done. This indicated that I was pre-diabetic. So, I started a diet and exercise program, with
AIC results of: in 2014- 6.1%, 2015- 6.2%, 2016- 6.3%, 2017- 5.5%. Normal for this lab is 4.5%-6.3%.
I prefer not to take medication, unless it is strictly necessary, so as not to end up with the whole pharmacy
in my medicine cabinet. So far, so good. But still wonder whether I will regret not taking Metformin as
one doctor suggested....
 
My name is Keith. I'm a young 74 years of age, retired and an ex Londoner living this past 40 years on the Isle of Wight with my wife. We have one daughter and two granddaughters - one 18 and the other 14. I was diagnosed with type 2 in 2006. This year was a turning point for me in the diabetes saga when I received a letter telling me I had mild maculopathy. As you can see by my avatar I am a enthusiast photographer and the thought of losing my eyesight was more frightening than having diabetes. Anyway, it made me take this disease more seriously than I had been doing. For me carbohydrates were my biggest problem: potatoes in all their forms and rice spike me so much that I have now cut them from my regular diet. I eat home made bread a couple of times a week but usually for lunch and no carbs after 5pm. This works for me, keeping my BG levels on the straight and Narrow. I test twice a day and have done since the maculopathy letter. My goal is to turn that part around. Onward and upwards as they say.
 
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Hi all. My name is Yvonne and I have been watching this forum for a while although have never got round to posting before. I was diagnosed in 2007 with a reading of 30 (don't know what that is in %). Nurse didn't know how I was still standing. Caused by stress - 15 years of parents taking it in turns to have cancer and holding down a full time teaching job at same time. After losing both parents within months my system imploded. Took docs 2 years to decide which type of diabetic I was because it came on so quickly. Have been on insulin, diet only and tablets. Finally decided I was T2. Was on metformin and gliclazide. Last year was taken off gliclazide. Only take 500mg metformin twice a day now but have only had HbA1C done once a year in June or July. Took early retirement in 2012 after stress at work meant sugars were out of control and BP was sky high. Everything now under control, BP normal.

Sorry for the long intro and background but it is relevant to this post. My problem is that a couple of days ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer so now have something else to stress over. Am trying not to because it's been caught early and is apparently very treatable. I do worry how everything is going to affect my diabetes though having just got it sorted out over the last year since finding out about low carb.

Not sure what I'm wanting from the forum - reassurance, support maybe or perhaps just to put this out there. I am normally a positive person and that's how I intend to stay but sometimes a little help from others is just what is needed.
 
Perhaps you would like to tell us more about your diet and exercise regimes? You might be able to improve your A1c results just by tweaking them, if you want to. I think everybody here would agree that to lower bg, diet is more important than Metformin, and many would say exercise is too. I have the impression that we are divided into four views on Metformin. (1) People who think Metformin is helpful and take it. (2) People who have been told to take Metformin by their doctors but don't want to or refuse to. (3) People who would like to take Metformin but can't persuade their doctors to prescribe it. (4) People who have been inspired to greater efforts to lower their bg because they REALLY don't want to take Metformin. I was in category (3) until recently but am now delighted to have persuaded my GP to prescribe Metformin for me.

Metformin is considered a very safe drug as it has been in use since the 1950s. It is claimed to have heart protective benefits and may also protect against cancer. In the UK NICE now advises GPs to prescribe it to pre-diabetics, after they have tried diet and exercise, in order to stop them from progressing to full diabetes. You might enjoy this article by David Mendosa, who was a much appreciated member of this Forum until his recent death (not from diabetes!)

http://www.mendosa.com/blog/?p=1261

Good luck!
 
busygardener said:
My problem is that a couple of days ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer so now have something else to stress over.
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Sorry you have been and are going through so much. I can't write much now, but I think @donnellysdogs is a cancer survivor and might be able to help you. (Apologies to donnellysdogs if I got this wrong! ) I have lots of fellow feeling for you, as I used to be a teacher, and I have to say, early retirement was the best thing that ever happened to me! There seem to be quite a few new members posting all at once just now. If you don't get enough replies, don't hesitate to ask questions on other sections eg you could scroll right down to "Other Health Conditions and Diabetes" and post there.
 
 

Thank you so much for your response. Before I go further, I must indicate that I made a mistake in my HAB1C results, which should read mmol and not %. Since I am asymptomatic, and pre-diabetic, I have been trying to improve my numbers with diet and exercise before increasing the number of pills I must take. I keep a log of the meals I eat each day, together with blood test results which are taken two hours after the start of each meal. I try to keep these readings under 140 mg/dl, and this gives me a good idea which foods cause spikes and which should not be eaten together. Lot of work, but worth it. Also, I walk for half hour each day and, when it rains - I dance for an hour. I also mow the lawn, cut the hedge etc to ensure I spend two hours in the sunlight each day. I prefer not to have to take too many medications, because all drugs have side effects, and then there are also drug interactions. I am also fearful of the possible toxic effects (of taking a large number of pills) may have on the brain, which in an elderly person could mean symptoms of (fake) dementia. Did I mention I'm 79.
 
Hi, New to this site but not new to diabetes unfortunately!
Runs in the family so when I tested for it at age 20 they immediately classed me as type 2 until I almost died and they realised that none of the treatments they were trying were working so did further investigations.
I'm Type 1 it turns out.
I'm now 34 and mum of 1 so they got the treatment right just in time lol

- What is your name?
Lindsey
- How old are you?
34
- Are you male or female?
Female
- Which country are you from?
UK
- Which city/area do you live in?
North East
- Are you religious?

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Sarcastic, friendly, geeky
- Do you have any pets?
yes - Dog
- Microsoft or Apple?
ooohhhhhhh hard one, apple for phone, Microsoft for computer
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
I'm a fat bird so none
- Do you get angry easily?
when my sugars are high yes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?, various parts of my body
yes 6 tattoo's
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Imagine Dragons, Nickelback, Creed, Ed Sheeran, Eminem
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
I'm a mixed bag
- What is your favourite flag?
Welsh
- Ever gone camping?
Yes love it
- Ever been in love?
Yes
- Ever used fake tan?
Nope
- Which countries have you visited?
Spain, Gran Canaria, Cyprus
- Favourite city?
Swansea
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Big Bang, Wynona Earp, Supernatural, all Marvel ones
- List your five favourite films.
Harry Potter, LOTR, Marvel, DC
- Are you wealthy?
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Not at moment for first time in 20yrs
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Psychology, criminology, health & social care, Admin, HR, Midwifery
- What do you like most about yourself?
My ability to see the best in others
- What do you like least about yourself?
my weight
 
John 53 male uk St Neots. Non practicing catholic. Shy, family man, mostly happy.
Family dog,
Both
Football (Chelsea) boxing, rugby
Only my ear form the 80s
Paul Weller, led zeppelin, pink Floyd, ELP, the Jam.
Rock.
Skull & crossbones
Was in the scouts so lots
Wife, kids & granddaughter
No
London- birth place
Arrow, the flash, taken, scorpion, all dc shows
Few good men. Blues brothers. All Star Wars. A beautiful mind.
No - have to work - sadly
Engineering manager
Engineering
I try and help and get on with everyone
Fat & bald

Now having being diagnosed with t2 life just got a bit harder

Been looking at this site and learning a lot. Thanks to all
 
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