Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

[Mrright]

Hi all,
Fellow UK person, 41 years old. Had high blood pressure since late 20s, memory loss, brain fog, high stress, extreme hunger reactions between meals (sweats, shivering etc) at the time, constant fatigue and feeling cold. My belly fat started to appear at the same time and to me, those were signs of diabetes. Thinking back, the extreme hunger reactions were there from when i was a child...so could i have had insulin resistance issues since then? perhaps. I was always ill as a child and had stunted growth. Parents who were health professionals took me off various foods eg wheat, sugar when i was 14, and height shot up from 4ft 10 to 5ft 7 in 2 months. It was nothing short of astounding!. I am now 5ft 10. Following the blood pressure issues especially in my late 20s, i began to apply dietary interventions with low carb around 13 years ago but feared eating fat at the time which was a major issue. my health did get better but over time, things were getting worse, so i eventually tried low carb high fat around 5 years ago and now that is how i eat all the time.
Improvements:
+90% of the body fat around my belly disappeared. Body type has returned to when i was a teen.
+blood pressure got back to normal
+memory has got significantly better and brain fog disappeared
+gums stopped bleeding
+significantly greater amount of energy.
+I can fast at will and do multi-day fasting and keep energy levels.

Downsides:
-when i eat badly, i feel the effects far quicker. Eg can get a sore throat immediately after eating foods cooked in vegetable oils (signs of inflammation?)

I am also a graduate biochemist and research health and nutrition and hopefully can benefit the diabetes.co.uk community. That's what i am here for!

 

[Snapsh0t]

- What is your name?
Jonathan
- How old are you?
66
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
UK
- Which city/area do you live in?
Devizes
- Are you religious?
No
- Do you have any pets?
We share our neighbours' cats
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Shooting
- Do you get angry easily?
Not as much as I used to now my testosterone levels have dropped
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
No
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Rock/blues
- Ever gone camping?
Yes but I was much younger then
- Ever been in love?
I've been married for 37 years. Does that count?
- Ever used fake tan?
No. Why would I?
- Which countries have you visited?
Most of Scandinavia, the Baltic, northern Med, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Israel, Morocco, New Zealand, Ecuador
- Favourite city?
Salisbury
- List your five favourite films.
Heat
- Are you wealthy?
No
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Retired IT support and server farmer
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Computer Science
- What do you like least about yourself?
I'm fat and lazy

Medical history:
NIDDM 1985
MI 1993
IDDM 1998
CABG 2000

 

[Rossmlboro]

Hi All,

I'm new here - I'm a student at Loughborough university involved in a new insulin storage product development project, and I'm hoping to learn about some of the experiences of the wide range of insulin users here! Where would be the most appropriate forum to share a short insulin usage survey?

Thanks!

 

[carol50]

Sorry but I haven't a clue as to what I am supposed to do to introduce myself. I am sixty five years old and I am very computer illiterate in certain areas and have never used a site such as this before so I haven't a clue if anyone will be able to read this message or not. Or indeed if I am approaching things correctly. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes some years ago (October 2012 might have been the time) but have remained in blissful ignorance about the seriousness of the condition up to a few weeks ago when I was talking to a newly introduced family member. She was quite horrified about my casual approach to the whole thing. Back in the early days of my condition I went to the first part of a two part introduction to diabetes but fell asleep halfway through the talk and never went back.

Back in June ( my most recent test) my HbA1c level reading was 81 up from 59 in July last year. But I still didn't think there was much wrong even then. I had stopped taking Metformin last September as I didn't think (in my ignorance) it was doing much good. I am now back on it and have also been taking my blood sugar levels with a little machine she gave me.

I am due to go back and see the diabetic nurse next Monday as I have now asked for three monthly appointments again at the instance of my lady relative. Since meeting her I have changed my eating habits. I am now on a low carb diet.

Fantastic news Anthony hope all goes well in the future for you

 

[CollaredDove]

What happened to the:
"Ever been attracted to a member of the same sex?" question...

Hi, isnt that a kind of strange question? I dont mean yours. It's like that would be a bit unusual/tricky/whatever. Just asking about sexuality in a straightforward way seems better to me (and Im a lesbian!)

 

[CollaredDove]

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.
Later
- What is your name?
Jean / aka CollaredDove
- How old are you?
73
- Are you male or female?
Im female (but what about including trans in your question?)
- Which country are you from?
England with Northern Irish/Scottish roots.
- Which city/area do you live in?
Whitstable, Kent
- Are you religious?
Socialist, feminist and atheist
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Up and down
- Do you have any pets?
Used to - dogs are good for the soul.
- Microsoft or Apple?
Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Table tennis, tai chi, weight training
- Do you get angry easily?
Sometimes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
None, only old healed-over ear piercings. (Even if I had a clitoral piecing, do you seriously think I'd tell you lol?)
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Dylan, Fugees, Proclaimers, Alison Krauss, Blondie - (generally a bit old-school)
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Too many to list
- What is your favourite flag?
Palestinian and gay rainbow flag
- Ever gone camping?
Many times - France, U.K., U.S.A
- Ever been in love?
Private!!
- Ever used fake tan?
No way - strange question. Haven't had any cosmetic surgery either
- Which countries have you visited?
All of UK, France, Italy, Germany, the old Yugoslavia, Greece, Norway, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, U.S.A., Canada - think that's it
- Favourite city?
Berlin or NYC
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Mash Report, EastEnders, Keeping Faith, anything directed by Sally Wainwright like Last Tango in Halifax. Lots of Netflix documentaries, e.g. watched '13th' last night
- List your five favourite films.
Hard to pick - seldom blockbusters. Just seen 'Sorry to Bother You', about to see 'Woman at War'.
- Are you wealthy?
Haha!
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Semi-retired - previously art therapist; photographic artist, found object sculptor, domestic violence refuge worker.
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Too long ago
- What do you like most about yourself?
Having survived so far
- What do you like least about yourself?
Not sure

Have fun!

 

[Angel14]

What is your name? Dawn
- How old are you? 54
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? England
- Are you religious? No
- Do you have any pets? Yes 3 cats Sweep, Jess and Maya
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Watch tennis and volleyball (used to play but no more)
- Do you get angry easily? More frustrated
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Have ears pierced but no tags but planning on just getting a small unicorn
- List your five favourite musicians/bands: Lady Antebellum, Paloma Faith, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Madonna
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Soft rock
- What is your favourite flag? The LGBT flag
- Ever gone camping? Yes
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? Yes
- Which countries have you visited? Australia, Japan, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, USA.
- Favourite city? So many
- List your five favourite TV programmes. The Walking Dead, American Horror story, Casualty, Holby City, Peaky Blinders
- Are you wealthy? Nope
- Do you work? If so, as what? Medically retired
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Nursing, criminology, forensic science, qualifications in travel industry(BA ticketing and fares, ABTA trained, Trained holiday Rep)
- What do you like most about yourself? Compassionate, loving and trustworthy, honest
- What do you like least about yourself? Having diabetes and no legs

 

[alezxa]

What is your name? - Alexa
How old are you? - 33
Are you male or female? - Female
Which country are you from? - US
Are you religious? - Yes
Do you have any pets? - 2 cats Popo and Bubu
Microsoft or Apple? - Apple
Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? - Yoga
Do you get angry easily? - Nope, just chill
Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? - None
List your five favourite musicians/bands - Spotify
What would you say your favourite music genre is? - Chill
What is your favourite flag? - US flag
Ever gone camping? - Yes
Ever been in love? - Yes
Ever used fake tan? - Nope
Which countries have you visited? - Canada, Brazil, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Maldives, Hong Kong, France
Favourite city? - Chicago
List your five favourite TV programmes - Many
Are you wealthy? - Average
Do you work? If so, as what? - Work at hospital
List the subjects you study/have studied - Many
What do you like most about yourself? - Just be me
What do you like least about yourself? - None

 

[Benkastroud]

Hello everyone...
It's Benedict! New in the forum

 

[Diakat]

Hello everyone...
It's Benedict! New in the forum

Hello,
Why not tell us a little about yourself, what type of diabetes do you have?

 

[Nacchan]

Hi there, as you already guessed I'm new here. My name is Wiktoria and I'm from Poland. I'm 18 yro. I was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 eleven years ago when i was 7. I'm female, and hella insecure about my health.

 

[Diakat]

Hi there, as you already guessed I'm new here. My name is Wiktoria and I'm from Poland. I'm 18 yro. I was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 eleven years ago when i was 7. I'm female, and hella insecure about my health.

Hello there, no need to be insecure about it, it’s hard work but it is manageable.Welcome.

 

[mohamad_alahmar]

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 Mo al ahmar
- How old are you? 63 so far
- Are you male or female? male
- Which country are you from?i never know
- Which city/area do you live in? wakefield
- Are you religious?noooooo
- Pick three words to describe your personality. funny strong caring
- Do you have any pets?no
- Microsoft or Apple?Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? i wish i dos
- Do you get angry easily? not that easy
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?no
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. just a slow romance
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? the best always
- What is your favourite flag?united
- Ever gone camping?many times
- Ever been in love?all my life but i don't know who !!!
- Ever used fake tan?i can't remember
- Which countries have you visited? 47 so far
- Favourite city?Banjul
- List your five favourite TV programmes.i don't watch TV..!!!
- List your five favourite films.in general western movie
- Are you wealthy? am happy with what i have
- Do you work? If so, as what?helping peoples
- List the subjects you study/have studied.big list ..but anyway am a civil engineer.
- What do you like most about yourself?the 110 kg am carrying
- What do you like least about yourself?no complain

Have fun!

 

[Tangia]

Hello Forum. My name is Darla. I am 54. Have been a Type 1 for 39yrs. My hypoglycemic unawareness has definitely gotten the best of me. Glad to be able to talk. Thank you so much.

 

[trigrabber]

Hello everyone, my name is Dave been active all my life, forces, engineer, plenty of walking, running etc, diagnosed with type 2 in 2014, and been taking Metformin and for about 6 months Gliclazide, the about 5 weeks ago my stable mmol 5 to 7.5, decided to take a journey without my permission and jumped on the No 25 bus, oh but not happy on that one ran and caught the 33, and for that five weeks it's been up and down and all numbers in between, finally got an appointment with the surgery diabetes nurse who is very experienced and runs a department for diabetes in a local hospital, I handed my all my test readings I had taken, asked in depth questions and then suggested either one or two decisions, more tablets that would have side effects or start insulin, I decided insulin, two reasons, first I am taking other medication which was a lot until I decided to reduce these drugs, the fist on the hitlist was MSI, I was taking 50mg twice a day, now it is reduced to 20mg daily and falling, other medication I had been taking for a number of years were removed AFTER discussions with my doctor, so I was reducing my medication, back to diabetes after the short interlude, so here I am now on insulin, Gliclazide removed and metformin reduced by half, so injecting insulin is not in anyway hard for me, under advice, I have raised the dose slowly twice a day to where my tests are ranging between 16 and 22, I have wiped out sugar, watch my carbs, drink plenty of water and walk about 4 to 5 miles a day, but I would appreciate any and all help on food intake etc, I am a young 68 (32), still going strong, I use 3d printers, build models and dioramas, paint them and use Microsoft and Android, never ever apple, have 6 rescue dogs, love them all as well as three cats who all get along, had a very varied life, 9 years forces, QA engineer in the oil, gas and nuclear industries, facilities management, and been to Germany, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, France, Austria, Italy, Hungary and the middle East, whew, I have a dark sense of humour and don't get angered easily talking is best, well that's me

 

[MrPeek13]

- What is your name? Adam
- How old are you? 40
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? near Basildon
- Are you religious? God no
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Lazy, contradictory,
- Do you have any pets? Yes, cat and tropical fish
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Golf to play, most others to watch
- Do you get angry easily? Yes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Tat on my left should for my kids
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Oasis, Nirvana, Beatles, Queen & U2
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Brit Pop
- What is your favourite flag? Brazilian
- Ever gone camping? Yes, always seems like a good idea at the time.
- Ever been in love? Yep
- Ever used fake tan? Nope
- Which countries have you visited? France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Tunisia, Australia and USA
- Favourite city? Sydney
- List your five favourite TV programmes. QI, House, GoT, Suits and Line of Duty
- List your five favourite films. The Longest Day, Schindlers List, Return of the Jedi, American Pie 2 and Wolf of Wall Street
- Are you wealthy? Is that the Labour or Tory party definition of wealthy?
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes, work for an Investment Manager in The City
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Nothing since GCSE
- What do you like most about yourself? My intelligence
- What do you like least about yourself? My stupidity

 

[jadmx]

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? Hi my name is Mo
- How old are you? 60-70
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? North East
- Are you religious? Sometimes?
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Fun, serious, sentimental
- Do you have any pets? Yes, a lovely Cockerpoo name Oscar
- Microsoft or Apple? Both
- 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? None
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. (Old time = Beatles, Beach boys, Temptations, all Motown)
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Motown, Northern Soul.
- What is your favourite flag? Union Jack
- Ever gone camping? Yes
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? Yes
- Which countries have you visited? Many places in Canada, Many places in America, a lot of Europe
- Favourite city? Prague
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Create and Craft, anything to do with art, crafts, home improvement, and documentaries
- List your five favourite films. Withering Heights, Gone with the Wind, A Christmas Carol, War Horse, The Lion King.
- Are you wealthy? No!
- Do you work? If so, as what? No
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Travel and Tourism, Photography, Art.
- What do you like most about yourself? My happy friendly disposition
- What do you like least about yourself? I don’t suffer fools gladly

Well, that wasn’t too painful! As mentioned my name is Mo and I have been a previous member of Diabetes Uk, but when I started this journey of Diabetes about 7 or so year ago (maybe longer?) I couldn’t accept it had happened to me! I discovered I had diabetes T2 a month after being in hospital for a serious flare up of my Ulcerative Colitis and had been put on a drip of steroids and put on an intensive course of prednisorone (sp) for 8 weeks after I left hospital. Don’t get me wrong, those steroids saved my life, but they also gave a life changing Condition which I still have trouble coming to terms with today! Plus I gained more weight with the steroids than I’ve ever weighed in my life! My Drs practice have not confirmed it was the steroids that caused my diabetes, but my Colitis consultant did in so many words. So, I was put on 2 x 500 mg of Metformin twice per day. It’s been a roller coaster of diets, missed medication, more weight gain, WW, Slimming World, Dr Mosely’s 5-2, Trying my own version of low carb on and off, mostly off. I’ve found that low carb definitely works for me, even though it’s tough, as I enjoy my food and I love specialty bread!. I have just downloaded a fab app ( don’t know if I’m allowed to mention it) which does everything for me and takes the hassle out of counting fats, carbs, proteins calories etc, and I can see what every food values are!. I’m determined this time to get my weight and medication reduced. I didn’t participate very much in the forums last time, but I’m ready to “partially” HaHa accept what I have and get it under control at least, so I hope I can be as encouraging to others as I’m sure you will be for me

Have fun!

 

[Libby66]

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!

 

[Libby66]

- What is your name? Adam
- How old are you? 40
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? near Basildon
- Are you religious? God no
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Lazy, contradictory,
- Do you have any pets? Yes, cat and tropical fish
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Golf to play, most others to watch
- Do you get angry easily? Yes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Tat on my left should for my kids
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Oasis, Nirvana, Beatles, Queen & U2
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Brit Pop
- What is your favourite flag? Brazilian
- Ever gone camping? Yes, always seems like a good idea at the time.
- Ever been in love? Yep
- Ever used fake tan? Nope
- Which countries have you visited? France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Tunisia, Australia and USA
- Favourite city? Sydney
- List your five favourite TV programmes. QI, House, GoT, Suits and Line of Duty
- List your five favourite films. The Longest Day, Schindlers List, Return of the Jedi, American Pie 2 and Wolf of Wall Street
- Are you wealthy? Is that the Labour or Tory party definition of wealthy?
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes, work for an Investment Manager in The City
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Nothing since GCSE
- What do you like most about yourself? My intelligence
- What do you like least about yourself? My stupidity

Hi everyone

 

[Libby66]

Hi everyone

I live in West Sussex.
I'm 53 had type 1 for 22 years.
Anyone else who would like to swap notes etc? ☺