Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

[Traceymac23]

Hey there, just got diagnosed with type 2 this week so starting out on a learning curve!

Here's my intro

- What is your name? Amanda

- How old are you? Same age as my tongue but older than my teeth haha! Honestly though... Too close to 40 for my liking!

- Are you male or female? Female

- Which country are you from? From Scotland but living in England.

- Which city/area do you live in? Washington

- Are you religious? Nope, however I absolutely respect anyone who is.

- Pick three words to describe your personality. Genuine, youthful (mentality), caring.

- Do you have any pets? An English Bull Terrier (Bailey), two monkeys and a gorilla (the kids and other half)

- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?do esports count? I love my online gaming on the ps4

- Do you get angry easily? Nah.

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? I love my ink Lower back, between shoulder blades and right lower leg

- List your five favourite musicians/bands. I genuinely couldn't limit myself to just 5!

- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Just 1?! Ooft!... Does Spotify count as a genre?

- What is your favourite flag? The one where everyone agrees to peace.

- Ever gone camping? Oh hell no, too many insects!

- Ever been in love? Oh yes... Unconditionally!

- Ever used fake tan? Yup

- Which countries have you visited? I have never been out of the UK

- Favourite city? Glasgow

- List your five favourite TV programmes. I prefer my music to be fair.

- List your five favourite films. Same problem as the music questions!

- Are you wealthy? Comfortable.

- Do you work? If so, as what? I'm a parent carer.

- List the subjects you study/have studied.

- What do you like most about yourself? I do my best to raise awareness about life with invisible illnesses.

- What do you like least about yourself? If procrastination was an Olympic sport the UK would have platinum every games! Getting a routine of blood testing, remembering meds and eating properly is going to be a challenge!

Welcome.....with a sense of humour like that you'll fit right in

 

[Caeseji]

Hey there, just got diagnosed with type 2 this week so starting out on a learning curve!

Here's my intro

- What is your name? Amanda

- How old are you? Same age as my tongue but older than my teeth haha! Honestly though... Too close to 40 for my liking!

- Are you male or female? Female

- Which country are you from? From Scotland but living in England.

- Which city/area do you live in? Washington

- Are you religious? Nope, however I absolutely respect anyone who is.

- Pick three words to describe your personality. Genuine, youthful (mentality), caring.

- Do you have any pets? An English Bull Terrier (Bailey), two monkeys and a gorilla (the kids and other half)

- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?do esports count? I love my online gaming on the ps4

- Do you get angry easily? Nah.

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? I love my ink Lower back, between shoulder blades and right lower leg

- List your five favourite musicians/bands. I genuinely couldn't limit myself to just 5!

- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Just 1?! Ooft!... Does Spotify count as a genre?

- What is your favourite flag? The one where everyone agrees to peace.

- Ever gone camping? Oh hell no, too many insects!

- Ever been in love? Oh yes... Unconditionally!

- Ever used fake tan? Yup

- Which countries have you visited? I have never been out of the UK

- Favourite city? Glasgow

- List your five favourite TV programmes. I prefer my music to be fair.

- List your five favourite films. Same problem as the music questions!

- Are you wealthy? Comfortable.

- Do you work? If so, as what? I'm a parent carer.

- List the subjects you study/have studied.

- What do you like most about yourself? I do my best to raise awareness about life with invisible illnesses.

- What do you like least about yourself? If procrastination was an Olympic sport the UK would have platinum every games! Getting a routine of blood testing, remembering meds and eating properly is going to be a challenge!

Good to see another online gamer, welcome to the forum and ask as many questions as you like!

 

[PurrrdyP]

Good to see another online gamer, welcome to the forum and ask as many questions as you like!

Thanks for the welcome! When I get Boy Wonder off to sleep I plan to start browsing the forum for advice and information so no doubt you will all become a mentor at one point or another lol!

 

[JTL]

Hey there, just got diagnosed with type 2 this week so starting out on a learning curve!

Here's my intro

- What is your name? Amanda

- How old are you? Same age as my tongue but older than my teeth haha! Honestly though... Too close to 40 for my liking!

- Are you male or female? Female

- Which country are you from? From Scotland but living in England.

- Which city/area do you live in? Washington

- Are you religious? Nope, however I absolutely respect anyone who is.

- Pick three words to describe your personality. Genuine, youthful (mentality), caring.

- Do you have any pets? An English Bull Terrier (Bailey), two monkeys and a gorilla (the kids and other half)

- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?do esports count? I love my online gaming on the ps4

- Do you get angry easily? Nah.

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? I love my ink Lower back, between shoulder blades and right lower leg

- List your five favourite musicians/bands. I genuinely couldn't limit myself to just 5!

- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Just 1?! Ooft!... Does Spotify count as a genre?

- What is your favourite flag? The one where everyone agrees to peace.

- Ever gone camping? Oh hell no, too many insects!

- Ever been in love? Oh yes... Unconditionally!

- Ever used fake tan? Yup

- Which countries have you visited? I have never been out of the UK

- Favourite city? Glasgow

- List your five favourite TV programmes. I prefer my music to be fair.

- List your five favourite films. Same problem as the music questions!

- Are you wealthy? Comfortable.

- Do you work? If so, as what? I'm a parent carer.

- List the subjects you study/have studied.

- What do you like most about yourself? I do my best to raise awareness about life with invisible illnesses.

- What do you like least about yourself? If procrastination was an Olympic sport the UK would have platinum every games! Getting a routine of blood testing, remembering meds and eating properly is going to be a challenge!

You know when you read something incorrectly well .... pervert carer! I'm thinking well I bet she's getting plenty of work ....

 

[PurrrdyP]

You know when you read something incorrectly well .... pervert carer! I'm thinking well I bet she's getting plenty of work ....

Lmao! You have just confirmed that I am not the only person who has to go back to confirm what I read! Thanks for humanising me hahaha

 

[MeiChanski]

- What is your name?
Mei

- How old are you?
26, is it midlife crisis soon?

- Are you male or female?
Female

- Which country are you from?
Brexit country

- Which city/area do you live in?
West Midlands at the moment

- Are you religious?
Nope
But I believe that we have no right to judge other people, let the man in the sky judge us. He probably is on his six 4K monitors and watching us in 1080p.

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
>Hangry 24/7
>Tired
>Pretty chill

- Do you have any pets?
I wish, I'd like a golden retriever, chowchow and shiba

- Microsoft or Apple?

BOTH hehehhe

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

- Do you get angry easily?
I get more upset than angry.

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

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
> Linkin Park
> Ludovico Einaudi - my boyfriend plays Nuvole Bianche very well ;_;

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
I'm inbetween 2000-2008 alternative rock music and classcial music

- What is your favourite flag?
Hmm, Canada's flag is nice, maple leaf = maple syrup.

- Ever gone camping?
Nope

- Ever been in love?
I am very in love

- Ever used fake tan?
I did once, hella orange like Trump orange, yikes

- Which countries have you visited?
>NYC, USA
>China
>Czech Republic
>Scotland

- Favourite city?
Ask me again when I've seen the world

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
>Friends
>Final Space
>Rick and Morty
>Santa Clarita Diet
>Jeremy Kyle show for my daily tea.

- List your five favourite films.
I don't know, probably can't think of any.

- Are you wealthy?
>My parents are and I, on the other hand is suffering with student debt.

- Do you work? If so, as what?
>I'll let you know

- List the subjects you study/have studied.
>Sociology
>Law

- What do you like most about yourself?
>I'm somewhat tidier than my boyfriend
>I'm too caring, sometimes I forget about myself in that process
>I am the most 'relatable' human being.

- What do you like least about yourself?
>Sometimes being too nice ends up the other person taking an advantage. I've seen it happen to my mum and it really upsets me.
>I can't say no or that I haven't learned to say no
>I beat myself too much about everything

 

[JTL]

- What is your name?
Mei

- How old are you?
26, is it midlife crisis soon?

- Are you male or female?
Female

- Which country are you from?
Brexit country

- Which city/area do you live in?
West Midlands at the moment

- Are you religious?
Nope
But I believe that we have no right to judge other people, let the man in the sky judge us. He probably is on his six 4K monitors and watching us in 1080p.

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
>Hangry 24/7
>Tired
>Pretty chill

- Do you have any pets?
I wish, I'd like a golden retriever, chowchow and shiba

- Microsoft or Apple?

BOTH hehehhe

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

- Do you get angry easily?
I get more upset than angry.

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

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
> Linkin Park
> Ludovico Einaudi - my boyfriend plays Nuvole Bianche very well ;_;

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
I'm inbetween 2000-2008 alternative rock music and classcial music

- What is your favourite flag?
Hmm, Canada's flag is nice, maple leaf = maple syrup.

- Ever gone camping?
Nope

- Ever been in love?
I am very in love

- Ever used fake tan?
I did once, hella orange like Trump orange, yikes

- Which countries have you visited?
>NYC, USA
>China
>Czech Republic
>Scotland

- Favourite city?
Ask me again when I've seen the world

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
>Friends
>Final Space
>Rick and Morty
>Santa Clarita Diet
>Jeremy Kyle show for my daily tea.

- List your five favourite films.
I don't know, probably can't think of any.

- Are you wealthy?
>My parents are and I, on the other hand is suffering with student debt.

- Do you work? If so, as what?
>I'll let you know

- List the subjects you study/have studied.
>Sociology
>Law

- What do you like most about yourself?
>I'm somewhat tidier than my boyfriend
>I'm too caring, sometimes I forget about myself in that process
>I am the most 'relatable' human being.

- What do you like least about yourself?
>Sometimes being too nice ends up the other person taking an advantage. I've seen it happen to my mum and it really upsets me.
>I can't say no or that I haven't learned to say no
>I beat myself too much about everything

is it midlife crisis soon? ... I'm in my late 60's and keep hearing about my second childhood coming around.
I've never got passed my first one not sure I need another.

 

[MeiChanski]

is it midlife crisis soon? ... I'm in my late 60's and keep hearing about my second childhood coming around.
I've never got passed my first one not sure I need another.

Hahaha, we need more people like you. my boyfriend keeps giving me hope that our mid life crisis starts much later.

 

[Viv19]

Hi Viv19, I initially took Metformin and had to go back to the Doctor with concerns over kidney pains and nausea, I was taken off the drug and relied on diet alone to control the beast, that has worked very well actually and I have recently been classed as now pre diabetes down from Type 2, this has been in just under 4 months, it is hard, still so very hard at times to maintain the control, however, I just had my first ever diabetic eye screening, and it has come back as being normal, with no complications other than age related, I am from an old fashioned family, "never discuss illnesses" so it was only when I said to one of my six sisters about being type 2, that she opened up and let me know they all had it, as well as my dad too, flabbergasted, just amazed and stupified all at once, what a world of secrecy we ancient ones live in.
Anyway, if you are having side effects on the Metformin, see your Doc and ask what else there is available, and go for it on the food changes, and you do not have to become a super athlete to get the excercise, simple 10 minutes of reasonably quick walking a few times a day does wonders, take care, you can do it.

Somehow I didn’t see your reply. Thanks for the support Groundgripper.I still intend to get there but it’s a real battle. I’m really fed up with non stop thinking about food - and I was so hungry yesterday!

 

[Traceymac23]

- What is your name?
Mei

- How old are you?
26, is it midlife crisis soon?

- Are you male or female?
Female

- Which country are you from?
Brexit country

- Which city/area do you live in?
West Midlands at the moment

- Are you religious?
Nope
But I believe that we have no right to judge other people, let the man in the sky judge us. He probably is on his six 4K monitors and watching us in 1080p.

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
>Hangry 24/7
>Tired
>Pretty chill

- Do you have any pets?
I wish, I'd like a golden retriever, chowchow and shiba

- Microsoft or Apple?

BOTH hehehhe

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

- Do you get angry easily?
I get more upset than angry.

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

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
> Linkin Park
> Ludovico Einaudi - my boyfriend plays Nuvole Bianche very well ;_;

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
I'm inbetween 2000-2008 alternative rock music and classcial music

- What is your favourite flag?
Hmm, Canada's flag is nice, maple leaf = maple syrup.

- Ever gone camping?
Nope

- Ever been in love?
I am very in love

- Ever used fake tan?
I did once, hella orange like Trump orange, yikes

- Which countries have you visited?
>NYC, USA
>China
>Czech Republic
>Scotland

- Favourite city?
Ask me again when I've seen the world

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
>Friends
>Final Space
>Rick and Morty
>Santa Clarita Diet
>Jeremy Kyle show for my daily tea.

- List your five favourite films.
I don't know, probably can't think of any.

- Are you wealthy?
>My parents are and I, on the other hand is suffering with student debt.

- Do you work? If so, as what?
>I'll let you know

- List the subjects you study/have studied.
>Sociology
>Law

- What do you like most about yourself?
>I'm somewhat tidier than my boyfriend
>I'm too caring, sometimes I forget about myself in that process
>I am the most 'relatable' human being.

- What do you like least about yourself?
>Sometimes being too nice ends up the other person taking an advantage. I've seen it happen to my mum and it really upsets me.
>I can't say no or that I haven't learned to say no
>I beat myself too much about everything

Linkin Park fan with NO tattoos......say it ain't so?

 

[MeiChanski]

Linkin Park fan with NO tattoos......say it ain't so?

Oh my parents will come after me if i'm covered in tattoos, but I've been looking at them for a few years. my mum said "you can't be a lawyer covered in tattooos" But I love Linkin Park

 

[Yai]

Master Po.


So who am I?


I am male, married,


5ft 8in 10st 4lb


Perfect BMI!





I am known by my friends and followers by my pen name ‘Po’ an abbreviation of Poemagraphic.


I live in the UK in North Norfolk. I have been writing poetry since the early eighties.


I have made a life study and practice of meditation, which I began after becoming only the fourth person in the UK to attain a black belt in the Korean martial art of Hap-Ki-Do.


I am also a Forth Degree Reiki Master Practitioner.


I have studied parapsychology for over forty years going on to appear on BBC ‘Look East Live’ and having my own weekly radio phone in and talk show on ‘Future FM’. I was a regularly contributor to the ‘Paranormal Norfolk’ magazine.


I am both psychic and mediumistic. I have in the past conducted literally hundreds of private consultations and undertaken ‘serious’ paranormal investigations throughout East Anglia over the last few decades.


My experiences have been a great source of inspiration for much of my poetry.



I am currently working in Forensics




The three words that best describe my personality are


1 Outgoing


2 Easy going


3 Friendly



My tastes in music are quite eclectic


I enjoy Motown/Soul, Country, Folk.


I love ‘Passenger’ The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Elvis, Brad Paisley


I greatly enjoy caravanning and camping getting away whenever and wherever I ca

Hello! Picked up on this thread as I see you are from North Norfolk as am I (resident, not from birth). I have been part of this community for 2 years- more reading than posting - and have always found members really helpful and willing to share their experience and information. I shall listen out for you on Future FM - if I can find it! Welcome.

 

[poemagraphic]

Hello! Picked up on this thread as I see you are from North Norfolk as am I (resident, not from birth). I have been part of this community for 2 years- more reading than posting - and have always found members really helpful and willing to share their experience and information. I shall listen out for you on Future FM - if I can find it! Welcome.

Hi Yai

I am not on the radio now. Thank you for your welcome. So you are in North Norfolk, what a wonderful place to live!

Keep reading. I will watch out for you.

Po

 

[StephenMM]

Hello everyone,
My name is Stephen. I am 66 and live in Scarborough. In December 2018 I was diagnosed with a pre-cancerous condition of my pancreas. In February, my pancreas, spleen and gall bladder were all removed and I therefore instantly became diabetic. My consultant says that technically this is called ‘secondary diabetes’ but is mostly similar to Type 1 although now I believe it may be considered to be Type 3c - who knows?. The key difference I think is that without a pancreas I don’t have the ability to produce the digestive enzymes (amylase, protease and lipase) and so have to take these orally with each meal or snack. Also, there is no feedback to the liver to regulate its release of glucose. Without a spleen, I have an impaired immune system and so must take a daily low dose of antibiotics.

I was in the Cottingham Cottage Hospital (Hull) for only 17 days during which time I received the most amazing nursing care one can imagine. The staff there performed wonderfully despite the strictures of the NHS and I am so grateful for their kindness and expertise.

For 2 days in intensive care and the next 7 days on the ward, I was fed through tubes and insulin was administered by a regulated drip feed into my blood stream and blood glucose (BG) levels were measured every 2 hours. Thereafter I was put onto Humalog Mix25 with BG levels measured every 4 hours. By the time I was fit enough to be discharged my blood glucose levels seemed to be consistently between 4 and 14 with only the occasional spike and only one dip down to 1.6 which, at least, was good to experience in a hospital environment. Everyone said it would take time for my body to get used to the new regime and not to expect to achieve ideal target BG levels for some time.

At home, the Humalog Mix25 required me to be a little too regimented about when I ate and so I agreed with my DSN to change to a Basal/Bolus regime using Lantus (Glargine) Basal doses and Humalog (Lispro) Bolus doses. After three weeks on the Basal/Bolus regime I was achieving reasonably consistent BG levels between 4 and 10 mmol/l. My DSN suggested another change to Levemir (Detemir) and I am now striving to regain the control I had achieved with Lantus. Hopefully it wont take too long as I have read good reports about Levemir. I am also considering swapping to Novo Rapid instead of the Humalog as it is made by the same company as the Levemir and, hopefully, they will probably work better together??

Generally, my biggest issue is calculating the time between eating and injecting insulin. It is clearly affected by the consumption of fats, time of day, amount of exercise before and after eating and, probably, stress level. Sometimes when I have injected 15 minutes before eating, my BG levels sink alarmingly yet on other occasions the insulin appears to have no effect and BG levels rise, equally alarmingly. I also seem to have a different requirement for insulin to carbohydrate ratio depending on the time of day.

I still have a long way to go in my education in Diabetes but there seems to be lots of support for which I am most grateful, especially on this forum.

So, as a newbie, I will dutifully try to answer the questions posed at the start of this thread:

- Include a photo here if you wish to - See my Avatar.
- What is your name? Stephen.
- How old are you? 66.
- Are you male or female? Male.
- Which country are you from? United Kingdom.
- Which city/area do you live in? Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
- Are you religious? I like singing at Weddings, Christenings and Funerals and respect all religions and those people that choose to follow them.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Loyal, Trustworthy, Compassionate.
- Do you have any pets? Yes - 2 inexhaustible Springer Spaniels.
- Microsoft or Apple? Both.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Fishing, Shooting (Clay pigeons), Rugby, Cricket, Snooker.
- Do you get angry easily? Define easily. Some people (mainly politicians) only need to open their mouths to get me going.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Pink Floyd, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Abba, The Eagles.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Anything as long as it has a good tune and intelligible lyrics.
- What is your favourite flag? The Union Flag.
- Ever gone camping? Yes.
- Ever been in love? Constantly.
- Ever used fake tan? Who hasn't?
- Which countries have you visited? Too many to list.
- Favourite city? London.
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Pie in the Sky, Line of Duty, Blue Planet, Pointless, The Bodyguard
- List your five favourite films. Couldn't possibly.
- Are you wealthy? I try to make sure that expenditure never quite rises to exceed available income!
- Do you work? If so, as what? I'm retired but had a bit to do with Information Technology. Since retiring, my wife and I run a modest smallholding with a few sheep, two pigs (every other year) and chickens and a vegetable patch.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Information Technology, Electronics ...
- What do you like most about yourself? My wife.
- What do you like least about yourself? Arthritis in my big toe. Keeps me awake at night and limits exercise - bad for diabetics.

 

[DrumAlert]

Hi folks, been T2 since 2007, currently on Metformin and Jardiance after several lengthy periods of careless management interspersed with shorter periods of good management. I had some recent physical symptoms which kicked me back into good/sensible management and joined up here looking for methods and motivations to maintain that for life.

- What is your name? Paul
- How old are you? 60. Sounds worse every time I say it.
- Which country are you from? England.
- Which city/area do you live in? South Yorkshire.
- Are you religious? Nah, All that death and fear and damnation and war and hate? Nah.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Patient, considerate, and not very good at self-analysis.
- Do you have any pets? Not anymore, used to love my German Shep though.
- Microsoft or Apple? Unix, but reluctantly Microsoft.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Does playing drums count? Heheh. I used to be a decent squash player though.
- Do you get angry easily? Not really, pretty laid back these days.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? Yes tattoos on right arm.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Peter Cincotti, UFO, Creed, RATM, Pink Floyd.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Classic/heavy rock.
- Ever gone camping? Yes, I think that was the last time I got angry easily.
- Ever been in love? Yes.
- Ever used fake tan? No, been on a sunbed a few times before a holiday though just so I didn't look like Casper round the pool.
- Which countries have you visited? USA, South Africa, Spain, France, Egypt.
- Favourite city? Boston MA.
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Big Bang Theory, Family Guy, Frasier, Breaking Bad, Sopranos.
- List your five favourite films. Zulu ("Because we're here lad, and nobody else"), Tombstone, Crimson Tide, Heat, Alien.
- Are you wealthy? Financially, no.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes I'm a web developer now having been a programmer since 1984.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Computer Science.
- What do you like most about yourself? My logic, my sense of rhythm, and knowing my kids love me.
- What do you like least about yourself? Allowing depression to interfere with all those things.

See y'all on the boards

 

[Traceymac23]

Hi folks, been T2 since 2007, currently on Metformin and Jardiance after several lengthy periods of careless management interspersed with shorter periods of good management. I had some recent physical symptoms which kicked me back into good/sensible management and joined up here looking for methods and motivations to maintain that for life.

- What is your name? Paul
- How old are you? 60. Sounds worse every time I say it.
- Which country are you from? England.
- Which city/area do you live in? South Yorkshire.
- Are you religious? Nah, All that death and fear and damnation and war and hate? Nah.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Patient, considerate, and not very good at self-analysis.
- Do you have any pets? Not anymore, used to love my German Shep though.
- Microsoft or Apple? Unix, but reluctantly Microsoft.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Does playing drums count? Heheh. I used to be a decent squash player though.
- Do you get angry easily? Not really, pretty laid back these days.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? Yes tattoos on right arm.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Peter Cincotti, UFO, Creed, RATM, Pink Floyd.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Classic/heavy rock.
- Ever gone camping? Yes, I think that was the last time I got angry easily.
- Ever been in love? Yes.
- Ever used fake tan? No, been on a sunbed a few times before a holiday though just so I didn't look like Casper round the pool.
- Which countries have you visited? USA, South Africa, Spain, France, Egypt.
- Favourite city? Boston MA.
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Big Bang Theory, Family Guy, Frasier, Breaking Bad, Sopranos.
- List your five favourite films. Zulu ("Because we're here lad, and nobody else"), Tombstone, Crimson Tide, Heat, Alien.
- Are you wealthy? Financially, no.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes I'm a web developer now having been a programmer since 1984.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Computer Science.
- What do you like most about yourself? My logic, my sense of rhythm, and knowing my kids love me.
- What do you like least about yourself? Allowing depression to interfere with all those things.

See y'all on the boards

\you sound like the sort of guy who will fit in just fine here!!

What were those 'physical symptoms' you speak of(if you're comfortable enough to divulge)?

 

[LindsayJane]

Hi folks, been T2 since 2007, currently on Metformin and Jardiance after several lengthy periods of careless management interspersed with shorter periods of good management. I had some recent physical symptoms which kicked me back into good/sensible management and joined up here looking for methods and motivations to maintain that for life.

- What is your name? Paul
- How old are you? 60. Sounds worse every time I say it.
- Which country are you from? England.
- Which city/area do you live in? South Yorkshire.
- Are you religious? Nah, All that death and fear and damnation and war and hate? Nah.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Patient, considerate, and not very good at self-analysis.
- Do you have any pets? Not anymore, used to love my German Shep though.
- Microsoft or Apple? Unix, but reluctantly Microsoft.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Does playing drums count? Heheh. I used to be a decent squash player though.
- Do you get angry easily? Not really, pretty laid back these days.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? Yes tattoos on right arm.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Peter Cincotti, UFO, Creed, RATM, Pink Floyd.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Classic/heavy rock.
- Ever gone camping? Yes, I think that was the last time I got angry easily.
- Ever been in love? Yes.
- Ever used fake tan? No, been on a sunbed a few times before a holiday though just so I didn't look like Casper round the pool.
- Which countries have you visited? USA, South Africa, Spain, France, Egypt.
- Favourite city? Boston MA.
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Big Bang Theory, Family Guy, Frasier, Breaking Bad, Sopranos.
- List your five favourite films. Zulu ("Because we're here lad, and nobody else"), Tombstone, Crimson Tide, Heat, Alien.
- Are you wealthy? Financially, no.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes I'm a web developer now having been a programmer since 1984.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Computer Science.
- What do you like most about yourself? My logic, my sense of rhythm, and knowing my kids love me.
- What do you like least about yourself? Allowing depression to interfere with all those things.

See y'all on the boards

Hello Paul and welcome. I've been diagnosed T2 since December last year. I found this site quite early on and to be frank, it's the best place for useful, accurate information and support. Have a troll around and use the forum

Hi folks, been T2 since 2007, currently on Metformin and Jardiance after several lengthy periods of careless management interspersed with shorter periods of good management. I had some recent physical symptoms which kicked me back into good/sensible management and joined up here looking for methods and motivations to maintain that for life.

- What is your name? Paul
- How old are you? 60. Sounds worse every time I say it.
- Which country are you from? England.
- Which city/area do you live in? South Yorkshire.
- Are you religious? Nah, All that death and fear and damnation and war and hate? Nah.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Patient, considerate, and not very good at self-analysis.
- Do you have any pets? Not anymore, used to love my German Shep though.
- Microsoft or Apple? Unix, but reluctantly Microsoft.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Does playing drums count? Heheh. I used to be a decent squash player though.
- Do you get angry easily? Not really, pretty laid back these days.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? Yes tattoos on right arm.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Peter Cincotti, UFO, Creed, RATM, Pink Floyd.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Classic/heavy rock.
- Ever gone camping? Yes, I think that was the last time I got angry easily.
- Ever been in love? Yes.
- Ever used fake tan? No, been on a sunbed a few times before a holiday though just so I didn't look like Casper round the pool.
- Which countries have you visited? USA, South Africa, Spain, France, Egypt.
- Favourite city? Boston MA.
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Big Bang Theory, Family Guy, Frasier, Breaking Bad, Sopranos.
- List your five favourite films. Zulu ("Because we're here lad, and nobody else"), Tombstone, Crimson Tide, Heat, Alien.
- Are you wealthy? Financially, no.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes I'm a web developer now having been a programmer since 1984.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Computer Science.
- What do you like most about yourself? My logic, my sense of rhythm, and knowing my kids love me.
- What do you like least about yourself? Allowing depression to interfere with all those things.

See y'all on the boards

Hi folks, been T2 since 2007, currently on Metformin and Jardiance after several lengthy periods of careless management interspersed with shorter periods of good management. I had some recent physical symptoms which kicked me back into good/sensible management and joined up here looking for methods and motivations to maintain that for life.

- What is your name? Paul
- How old are you? 60. Sounds worse every time I say it.
- Which country are you from? England.
- Which city/area do you live in? South Yorkshire.
- Are you religious? Nah, All that death and fear and damnation and war and hate? Nah.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Patient, considerate, and not very good at self-analysis.
- Do you have any pets? Not anymore, used to love my German Shep though.
- Microsoft or Apple? Unix, but reluctantly Microsoft.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Does playing drums count? Heheh. I used to be a decent squash player though.
- Do you get angry easily? Not really, pretty laid back these days.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? Yes tattoos on right arm.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Peter Cincotti, UFO, Creed, RATM, Pink Floyd.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Classic/heavy rock.
- Ever gone camping? Yes, I think that was the last time I got angry easily.
- Ever been in love? Yes.
- Ever used fake tan? No, been on a sunbed a few times before a holiday though just so I didn't look like Casper round the pool.
- Which countries have you visited? USA, South Africa, Spain, France, Egypt.
- Favourite city? Boston MA.
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Big Bang Theory, Family Guy, Frasier, Breaking Bad, Sopranos.
- List your five favourite films. Zulu ("Because we're here lad, and nobody else"), Tombstone, Crimson Tide, Heat, Alien.
- Are you wealthy? Financially, no.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes I'm a web developer now having been a programmer since 1984.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Computer Science.
- What do you like most about yourself? My logic, my sense of rhythm, and knowing my kids love me.
- What do you like least about yourself? Allowing depression to interfere with all those things.

See y'all on the boards

 

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\you sound like the sort of guy who will fit in just fine here!!

What were those 'physical symptoms' you speak of(if you're comfortable enough to divulge)?

Hi Traceymac,

Thanks Yes I started getting infections, first Balinitis, followed by an additional yeast infection in my mouth, and a swelling in my right midrift which gave occasional pain pangs and made me feel bloated, like a pot belly type thing - it was an enlarged fatty liver caused by months of processing all those bags of skittles and doughnuts etc. Getting my sugars down fixed it all pretty quickly.

 

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Hi Traceymac,

Thanks Yes I started getting infections, first Balinitis, followed by an additional yeast infection in my mouth, and a swelling in my right midrift which gave occasional pain pangs and made me feel bloated, like a pot belly type thing - it was an enlarged fatty liver caused by months of processing all those bags of skittles and doughnuts etc. Getting my sugars down fixed it all pretty quickly.

Good.....sounds like you're on top of it

 

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Hello everyone,
My name is Stephen. I am 66 and live in Scarborough. In December 2018 I was diagnosed with a pre-cancerous condition of my pancreas. In February, my pancreas, spleen and gall bladder were all removed and I therefore instantly became diabetic. My consultant says that technically this is called ‘secondary diabetes’ but is mostly similar to Type 1 although now I believe it may be considered to be Type 3c - who knows?. The key difference I think is that without a pancreas I don’t have the ability to produce the digestive enzymes (amylase, protease and lipase) and so have to take these orally with each meal or snack. Also, there is no feedback to the liver to regulate its release of glucose. Without a spleen, I have an impaired immune system and so must take a daily low dose of antibiotics.

I was in the Cottingham Cottage Hospital (Hull) for only 17 days during which time I received the most amazing nursing care one can imagine. The staff there performed wonderfully despite the strictures of the NHS and I am so grateful for their kindness and expertise.

For 2 days in intensive care and the next 7 days on the ward, I was fed through tubes and insulin was administered by a regulated drip feed into my blood stream and blood glucose (BG) levels were measured every 2 hours. Thereafter I was put onto Humalog Mix25 with BG levels measured every 4 hours. By the time I was fit enough to be discharged my blood glucose levels seemed to be consistently between 4 and 14 with only the occasional spike and only one dip down to 1.6 which, at least, was good to experience in a hospital environment. Everyone said it would take time for my body to get used to the new regime and not to expect to achieve ideal target BG levels for some time.

At home, the Humalog Mix25 required me to be a little too regimented about when I ate and so I agreed with my DSN to change to a Basal/Bolus regime using Lantus (Glargine) Basal doses and Humalog (Lispro) Bolus doses. After three weeks on the Basal/Bolus regime I was achieving reasonably consistent BG levels between 4 and 10 mmol/l. My DSN suggested another change to Levemir (Detemir) and I am now striving to regain the control I had achieved with Lantus. Hopefully it wont take too long as I have read good reports about Levemir. I am also considering swapping to Novo Rapid instead of the Humalog as it is made by the same company as the Levemir and, hopefully, they will probably work better together??

Generally, my biggest issue is calculating the time between eating and injecting insulin. It is clearly affected by the consumption of fats, time of day, amount of exercise before and after eating and, probably, stress level. Sometimes when I have injected 15 minutes before eating, my BG levels sink alarmingly yet on other occasions the insulin appears to have no effect and BG levels rise, equally alarmingly. I also seem to have a different requirement for insulin to carbohydrate ratio depending on the time of day.

I still have a long way to go in my education in Diabetes but there seems to be lots of support for which I am most grateful, especially on this forum.

So, as a newbie, I will dutifully try to answer the questions posed at the start of this thread:

- Include a photo here if you wish to - See my Avatar.
- What is your name? Stephen.
- How old are you? 66.
- Are you male or female? Male.
- Which country are you from? United Kingdom.
- Which city/area do you live in? Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
- Are you religious? I like singing at Weddings, Christenings and Funerals and respect all religions and those people that choose to follow them.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Loyal, Trustworthy, Compassionate.
- Do you have any pets? Yes - 2 inexhaustible Springer Spaniels.
- Microsoft or Apple? Both.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Fishing, Shooting (Clay pigeons), Rugby, Cricket, Snooker.
- Do you get angry easily? Define easily. Some people (mainly politicians) only need to open their mouths to get me going.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Pink Floyd, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Abba, The Eagles.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Anything as long as it has a good tune and intelligible lyrics.
- What is your favourite flag? The Union Flag.
- Ever gone camping? Yes.
- Ever been in love? Constantly.
- Ever used fake tan? Who hasn't?
- Which countries have you visited? Too many to list.
- Favourite city? London.
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Pie in the Sky, Line of Duty, Blue Planet, Pointless, The Bodyguard
- List your five favourite films. Couldn't possibly.
- Are you wealthy? I try to make sure that expenditure never quite rises to exceed available income!
- Do you work? If so, as what? I'm retired but had a bit to do with Information Technology. Since retiring, my wife and I run a modest smallholding with a few sheep, two pigs (every other year) and chickens and a vegetable patch.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Information Technology, Electronics ...
- What do you like most about yourself? My wife.
- What do you like least about yourself? Arthritis in my big toe. Keeps me awake at night and limits exercise - bad for diabetics.

Hi Stephen and welcome.

You are so right this site is cramed full of 'stuff' to read up on and learn about.

I wish you well and look forward to reading how you are progressing.

Po