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I forgot to mention that I am type 2 Diabetic I also have got borderline personality disorder. I am a recovering Alcoholic but I have been dry and sober for 9 years.
I have got prostate Cancer but can't have chemotherapy or Radiotherapy due to been on warfarin. I don't celebrate Christmas or the new year it's just another day to me. But worse of all I haven't had any of my Covid injections.
 
 
Hi I'm Chrissy I'm 54. British but live in Bulgaria. Left UK in 06. 10 years in Turkey. 5 years here in Bulgaria.
Type 2 diabetic from 2000. Was well controlled until moving here.
Given incorrect insulin.
Wrong medication for A-FİB
Now have hypothyroidism, extreme weight gain breathing problems bradycardia with super ventricular tachycardia and PACs.

I have a husband who's 12 yrs old than me. He's fab we met 02, married 04.
Have 3 horses 3 dogs and 3 cats.
Life is good.

I have only just managed to find a good English speaking endocrinologist here in Sevlievo.
 
 
I have got prostate Cancer but can't have chemotherapy or Radiotherapy due to been on warfarin.
You might like to consider and discuss with your doctor the possibility of switching from Warfarin to one of the NOAC drugs, which are supposed to do the same job, only better. I take one of them, Dabigatran. I chose this one over Apixaban as it is less likely to raise my blood glucose. I don't know how anyone copes with Warfarin, I'm sure I couldn't. With the NOACs there are no restrictions on diet and no testing.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informations...ine/medical/drug-cabinet/novel-anticoagulants
 
- What is your name? David
- How old are you? 44 years young
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Scotland
- Are you religious? Believe in Jesus, but don’t like too much religious behaviour
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Faithful, laid back
- Do you have any pets? Would love to have a dog
- Microsoft or Apple? 75% Microsoft, 25% Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Gymnastics, rugby and pool
- Do you get angry easily? Only if people are being deliberately mean
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No, I travel to Japan a lot and don’t engage with yakuza
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Dave Brubeck, Rick Astley, Pete Tong, Bon Jovi & Max Richter
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Jazz
- What is your favourite flag? Japan
- Ever gone camping? In Australia, good fun…
- Ever been in love? Yep
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? About 75% of them
- Favourite city? Used to be Hong Kong; now Vancouver
- List your five favourite TV programmes. The Simpsons, West Wing, Frasier, Dynasty & Saved by the Bell
- List your five favourite films. Fight Club, The Importance of Being Earnest, Airplane, Back to the Future & James Bond
- Are you wealthy? Nope
- Do you work? If so, as what? Postgrad Student
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Lots.
- What do you like most about yourself?
- What do you like least about yourself? Bipolar diagnosis
 
- What is your name?
Maria

- How old are you?
21

- Are you male or female?
Female

- Which country are you from?
Brasil

- Which city/area do you live in?
London

- Ever gone camping?
Yes

- Do you have any pets?
Yes. 3 cats

- Microsoft or Apple?
Apple

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Pop

- Which countries have you visited?
Brasil
Scotland
France
Switzerland

- Favourite city?
Rome (but haven’t been there)

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
The Witcher
Sex Education
Modern Family
Criminal Minds
Sponge Bob

- List your five favourite films.
10 things I hate about you
The hangover II
Mamma Mia
Moana
Fast and Furious 5

- Are you wealthy?
I wish

- List the subjects you study
Psychology at University of Warwick

- What do you like most about yourself?
My eyes?

- What do you like least about yourself?
My ability to procrastinate
 
Hi @MariaTebas2021, welcome to the forum!

Out of curiosity, your profile says you don't have diabetes, so now I'm curious why you joined the forum.
Care to tell us a bit more?

Hi! Thank youu !

Yes, that’s right I don’t have diabetes, though there are cases in my family (my grandpa had Type 2 diabetes and my great aunt as well)

I have a close university friend who has diabetes Type 1, we’re doing our final year project together (we both are 3rd year psychology students). So I guess I joined for 2 main reasons;

To get a better understanding of the condition so I’m not completely clueless and be able to help if she needs.

Also because she had the idea to do our project topic on people with diabetes.

Since I don’t know much about the condition and of how receptive people in the community are about taking part on surveys I thought joining a forum would be useful .

Are there many other member that don’t have diabetes in the forum?? Or is it a rare thing?
 
To get a better understanding of the condition so I’m not completely clueless and be able to help if she needs.
Thank you for that, it's very nice to have people with some understanding!
Are there many other member that don’t have diabetes in the forum?? Or is it a rare thing?
We have quite a few, often family members, sometimes others who are interested. And of course we have a lot of members who have their diabetes in remission by diet, so as long as they keep up the diet they don't see diabetic numbers.
Also because she had the idea to do our project topic on people with diabetes.
You're free to ask away about anything which interests you from a personal point of view, and you can chip in in threads if you like, but be mindful that any research for your project, whether it be a survey or just a question, needs prior approval from our head office.
Should you wish to post a research thread, please send a message to one of the moderators and we'll send you the form to fill out to apply for approval.
 
- What is your name?
Andy but mst call me something much less polite
- How old are you?
59
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
UK
- Which city/area do you live in?
Essex
- Are you religious?
Not at all
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Miserable pesimistic and grumpy
- Do you have any pets?
dog
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Bg disapointment to my father as hate sport
- Do you get angry easily?
Not so much now i am older and wiser
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
No
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Pink Floyd Led Zepplin Amy Lee Motothead scorpians
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
rock
- What is your favourite flag?
None people fight over them too much
- Ever gone camping?
yes
- Ever been in love?
yes and still am
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
Saudi Arabia Jordan Israil Egypt France Monaco Spain Germany Belgium Itally Austria Iceland UK Thailand Signapore Malayisa Burma Laos and the Isle of Wight
- Favourite city?
Bangkok
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
News 24
- List your five favourite films.
The wall dont like watching films so just that one
- Are you wealthy?
Some would say yes i would say not compared to Elon Musk
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Yes doing what ever i can to support my family
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Biology and geology
- What do you like most about yourself?
I am always right
- What do you like least about yourself?
My age

Have fun![/QUOTE]
 

It’s great to know there are some others like me . that’s great that people are in remission! Are those in remission Type 2 or can people with both Type 1 and Type 2 be in remission?

Thanks for the information about the guidelines for surveys it was really helpful!
 
Are those in remission Type 2 or can people with both Type 1 and Type 2 be in remission?
Remission is usually defined as having normal blood glucose (either completely non diabetic or in the pre-diabetic range, depending on who you ask) without needing medication.
A T1 can never go without insulin, because the pancreas has stopped producing it. So no remission, although for some non diabetic numbers are achievable.
 
 
 
 
Hello. I'm Rosemary, 83 and diagnosed type 2 in 2009. Which I didn't believe and took no notice of until March 2021 when I lost my daughter aged 51 to a Brainstorm Haemorrhage and on her death certificate in 2nd place was Diabetes Mellitus. I was told that diabetes causes the vascular system to become more fragile. That made me sit up and take notice. So now I follow a low carb diet and take my bg tests every day. It's surprisingly easy to follow low carb and you do lose your sweet tooth. Which for me is a bonus as my sweeth tooth loved chocolate and cakes and biscuits. It also gives you a chance to experiment with foods you would probably never have tried before. I look at the 'what have you eaten today' thread as I get good ideas from it. Keep up the good work!
 
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