Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

john396

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
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anything that makes me feel sad and unhappy
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?John
- How old are you? 71 years young
- Are you male or female?male
- Which country are you from?uk
- Which city/area do you live in?South Shields
- Are you religious?yes to a degree
- Pick three words to describe your personality.Funny,caring, loving and supportive (when its needed)
- Do you have any pets?1 dog,blackpatterdale terrier,17 years old
- Microsoft or Apple?microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?golf,football,International Rugby
- Do you get angry easily?depends on the situation
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?Tattoos on arms from old army days
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.ac/dc,any motown and classical,cream and "some"present day.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?easy listening and relaxing
- What is your favourite flag?union flag
- Ever gone camping?being a armed forces veteran it came with the job,in all kinds of weather...didnt have much of a choice of packing up and going home..at least thats what the Sgt Major told us??and nobody was going to disagree with him thats for sure.
- Ever been in love? Oh yes most definatly..met my beautiful wife and married 4 month later..while serving in N Ireland on a 3 year tour in 1969.Very much in love still,even though God decided to call my wife back home to present her with her angel wings 2 1/2 years ago now, just before what should have been our 50th wedding anniversary.I kiss all her pictures goodnight before bedtime and sing her my song (glad nobody else can hear|).But happy that one day we'll meet up again and have our golden wedding party with all our family members who went before.So in the meantime i have treasuered memories,and our 3 daughters,8 grandchildren and recently 1 new great grandchild making it now 4...so they are walking about and visit me thanks to my beautiful wife.
- Ever used fake tan?no
- Which countries have you visited?Ireland ,Cyprus,Canada,Germany,Italy,France,Holland,Belgium,,Denmark,Norway,Iceland (not the shop)....does Scotland qualify???All kindly payed for by the MOD and ALL INCLUSIVE too!
- Favourite city?Derry,NI..where i met my beloved.Never went abroad for holidays, but always "back home" to Derry.Cant beat Irish family and hospitality.
- List your five favourite TV programmes Car SOS,Gardeners world,and peppa pig,.The latter comes with being a grandad
- List your five favourite films...
- Are you wealthy?You cant be serious!!!...a pensioner with that many daughters,their husbands, grandchildren and great grandchildren!!!!oh yes...I dont have much left to spend after ,pocket money,chocolate stash in fridge for my little visitors,birthdays,anniversary's and christmas .Im so greatfull for my greenhouse produce..it helps keep my stomach topped up
- Do you work? If so, as what?no.. retired long ago from being a qualified one handed turnip turner!!..wish i could though..i really do miss my turnips
- List the subjects you study/have studied. history,geography,....studied for managment qualifacation many year ago under emperor Nero.
- What do you like most about yourself? Havent gave it much thought?
- What do you like least about yourself? feeling lonely at nighttime..miss my wife

Have fun!
 
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Aud French

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Hi my name is Audrey (Aud to friends ). I have been a T1D for almost 48 years and can't wait for any suitable solutions to reducing insulin injections. I love it when doctors discuss moving sites believe me when I say after 48 years you run out of places
 

EllieM

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forum bugs
Hi my name is Audrey (Aud to friends ). I have been a T1D for almost 48 years and can't wait for any suitable solutions to reducing insulin injections. I love it when doctors discuss moving sites believe me when I say after 48 years you run out of places

Hi @Aud French (I hope we will be allowed to call you Aud) and welcome to the forums. After 52 years of T1 I can relate to your injection sites issue but I would also say that the treatments now available for T1 are fantastic compared to when we were both first diagnosed.
 

Susan Haines

Member
Messages
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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hello, I'm Sue. I was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic over 8 years ago. My medication has gradually increased over time - metformin at first, and now Sukkarto and Empagliflozin. Plus I've been injecting a semaglutide once a week since September.

I began a low-carb diet this week and have started testing my blood sugar levels today. Any advice going forward?

It's nice to be here. Just wish I'd joined years ago!
 

Shortee85

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- What is your name? Michele
- How old are you? 47
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? US
- Which city/area do you live in? Chicago
- Are you religious? I believe in God but do not believe in the Church
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Loud, Fun and out there
- Do you have any pets? 2 cats and a Dog
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I have back problems so I can't play anymore but used to: Run, Kick Ball, Soft Ball and Flag Football
- Do you get angry easily? Depends on the situation
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? No (but I want 3 different tattoos that all mean something)
- List your five favorite musicians/bands. Queen, ABBA, Florence and the Machine , Pink Floyd, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Kings of Leon, Black Sabbath, OneRepublic, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Lou Monte etc -really depends what I what I am in the mood for
- What would you say your favorite music genre is? Rock and Italian
- What is your favorite flag? None
- Ever gone camping? Yes and like cabins and hotels better
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? Yes when I was 16 and I turned Orange
- Which countries have you visited? Have not been outside the united states
- Favourite city? I don't have any ever were I have been reminds me of home
- List your five favourite TV programmes. I like Asian Novellas
- List your five favourite films. White Christmas, Harry Potter the first film, Grease, Howls moving Castle,
Ever After
- Are you wealthy? NO
- Do you work? If so, as what? YES + I work in the mortgage industry
- List the subjects you study/have studied. English Math and Psychology
- What do you like most about yourself? I never give up
- What do you like least about yourself? Things I have done that hurt people
 

wiseowl_123

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
Bullies & Cauliflower cheese
Good evening I joined here in october 2016 when I had just been diagnosed with Diabetes type 2 I was shocked and very frightened had tremendous help and advice so much that I was able to reverse my diabetes back to Prediabetes my last post was in April 2019 due to lots of unforseen circumstances in the next three years I had more CT scans than a suitcase at Heathrow airport;)they were all clear thank God and because of the lock down never saw a Doctor or Diabetic Nurse until this year in July ,from January this year owing to a couldn't care less stupid attitude and at a fit 77 year old I decided that I was fed up not eating some of my favourite food for 6 years so I started eating sausage rolls,a few biscuits ,choc ices when it was hot ,custard not every day but a couple of times a weekwent for my first yearly review on July 13th for 3 years and my Ha1bc was 55 ,so now I am back on my diet of egg on toast for breakfast at 7am /lunch at 12 midday a snack at 3pm raspberry sandwich on Nimble bread and cheese on toast at 5pm I have nothing to eat untill 7 am the next morning (14 hours fasting ) my fasting reading every morning is 5.2 the last 40 days ,after breakfast I walk across country 4 miles and when I take my BG reading it ranges from 4.9 to 5.2 The pharmacist phoned me up with my Blood test results (not a doctor as I haven't seen a doctor for almost 3 years and he was quite critical that I had put 7 lb of weight on and said he would test me again in 3 months and if my BG had not improved he would put me on Metformin and statins ,I then said he can forget that I will get back to better figures with diet and exercise well that's about it for now hopw I haven't bored you to much,I have already lost 7kg in 7 weeks and the way the Pharacist went on at me was disgusting to say the least,not to worry I will show him:)
 
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MrsA2

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Type of diabetes
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Diet only
Hello, I'm Sue. I was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic over 8 years ago. My medication has gradually increased over time - metformin at first, and now Sukkarto and Empagliflozin. Plus I've been injecting a semaglutide once a week since September.

I began a low-carb diet this week and have started testing my blood sugar levels today. Any advice going forward?

It's nice to be here. Just wish I'd joined years ago!
Hi Sue
Testing and going low carb is the way to go
Plenty of support around. Have a read of threads and join in!
 
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MrsA2

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Type 2
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Diet only
my diet of egg on toast for breakfast at 7am /lunch at 12 midday a snack at 3pm raspberry sandwich on Nimble bread and cheese on toast at 5pm I ha
Welcome wiseowl.
That daily diet would be far too carb heavy for most of us.
Could you look at increasing protein, green veg and dairy and cut out the bread?
 
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wiseowl_123

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893
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
Bullies & Cauliflower cheese
Welcome wiseowl.
That daily diet would be far too carb heavy for most of us.
Could you look at increasing protein, green veg and dairy and cut out the bread?

Good morning @MrsA2 my friend I only have 4 small slices of Nimble bread a day which amounts to 32g of carbs with respect we are all different and I do a an awful lot of exercise and I soon burn the carbs off ,my carb count I keep to 60g to 80g a day and my BG is kept at 5.2 most of the time,how many carbs a day would you say that most people on this forum adhere to,when you consider that I used to eat over 200g a day I think I am doing quite well:)
 
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Kenn54

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Type of diabetes
Prefer not to say
Treatment type
Insulin
- What is your name?
My nom de plume is Kenn54

- How old are you?
Currently 67 years old.

- Are you male or female?
I'm male.

- Which country are you from?
I live in the United Kingdom of America.

- Which city/area do you live in?
In a hot and dusty shire in the middle of Texas.

- Are you religious?
I'd rather be surprised.

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Shy, thoughtful, humorous.

- Do you have any pets?
In the past, yes. My ex-wife has them now.

- Microsoft or Apple?
Windows 10, with a chaser of Google Chrome

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Right now, not a bloody one.
- Do you get angry easily?
Should I?

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
No tattoos.

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
At 67, most of the music I like probably would not be familiar to the folks on here. I like Petula Clark and Vikki Carr and The Seekers, to name a few.

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
If it sounds good, I'll give it a listen.

- What is your favourite flag?
Don't have one.

- Ever gone camping?
Yes.

- Ever been in love?
Love is a personal thing, rather amorphous and hard to define. But as a feeling, I certainly came close.

- Ever used fake tan?
No.

- Which countries have you visited?
Canada, Mexico, Japan, Germany, France, Belgium, Austria.

- Favourite city?
I haven't seen enough to make a judgement.

- Are you wealthy?
No - are they hiring?

- Do you work? If so, as what?
Retired.

- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Human existence.

- What do you like least about yourself?
There's enough there without dwelling on it.
 
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Smiter55

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Include a photo here if you wish to.


- What is your name?
Freda
- How old are you 66
- Are you male or female? F
- Which country are you from? Scotland, now England
- Which city/area do you live in? Merseyside
- Are you religious? Nope
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Can't think
- Do you have any pets? Too many
- Microsoft or Apple? Android
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Nope
- Do you get angry easily? At moment yes

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Loads, various sites

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Queen
Smokies
Eagles
Dr hook
Jean Micheal Jarre

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Glam rock/country

- What is your favourite flag?
St andrews Cross

- Ever gone camping?
Yep still do

- Ever been in love?
Yes still am

- Ever used fake tan?
Couple times

- Which countries have you visited?
Wales, Germany, mainland Spain, ibiza, gran canaria

- Favourite city?
Edinburgh
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Holby
Casualty
Dr who

- List your five favourite films.
Don't really have any

- Are you wealthy?
Cash wise no.

- Do you work? If so, as what?
Retired
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PoppieP

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hello everyone, I’m Cheryl. Been diagnosed type 2 for years. This is the year I plan to up my game with diabetes.

What is your name? Cheryl
- How old are you? 60
- Are you male or female? female
- Which country are you from? Uk
- Which city/area do you live in? Kent
- Are you religious? Yes
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Silly, friendly,
- Do you have any pets? I just lost my Dog
- Microsoft or Apple? Apple all the way!
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I don’t
- Do you get angry easily? No, unless it’s about politics!
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? 1
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. John Denver, Reg Miles, disturbed, Hollywood Vampires, Kate Bush
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? I have no idea!
- What is your favourite flag? Our own
- Ever gone camping? Yes. Hate it!
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? No.
- Which countries have you visited? Malta, Spain, Greece
- Favourite city? Canterbury
- List your five favourite TV programmes. TV? Wossat?
- List your five favourite films. Pretty woman, I robot,
- Are you wealthy? Depends how you define wealth.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Retired
- List the subjects you study/have studied. I’m currently studying different artists
- What do you like most about yourself? My friendliness
- What do you like least about yourself? My negativity
 
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cagreen

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
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!
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!
 

krishk

Active Member
Messages
44
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hello Everyone, I will introduce myself through the following questions. English is not my first language, so please bear with me.

What is your name?
Krishen.​

How old are you?
33 years old.​

Are you male or female?
Male​

Which country are you from?
India​

Which city/area do you live in?
In the state of Uttarakhand.​

Are you religious?
No, my name might tell otherwise.​

Pick three words to describe your personality.
gregarious, caring, witty (according to some of my friends at least).​

Do you have any pets?
No, but I do love dogs​

Microsoft or Apple?
As a company to work for: Google
Laptop: Apple
Mobile: Android
Windows: hopefully, their products will catch up with the rest of them.​

Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Used to play cricket, table tennis, and badminton. Not a single one these days.

Do you get angry easily?
The furniture in my house knows it all. Jokes apart, not really, unless someone has made their life goal to get on my nerves.​

Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
None​

List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Coldplay, Adele, Anne-Marie, Ed Sheeran, Glen Hansard, Maroon V, Bill Withers, Sonu Nigam, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghosal, Hariharan, etc. - Basically, too many to mention​

What would you say your favourite music genre is?
No particular genre - if it hits you, it hits you.​

What is your favourite flag?
No preferences.​

Ever gone camping?
Yes.​

Ever been in love?
Not even sure what that is. Perhaps, one day, I will put meaning to that abstract notion.​

Ever used fake tan?
I am Indian. Do I need to say more?​

Which countries have you visited?
Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, and Switzerland.​

Favourite city?
It's quite difficult to name one even when I have seen quite a few.​

Are you wealthy?
No​

Do you work? If so, as what?
Software Engineer.​

List the subjects you study/have studied.
Computer Science, Mathematics, and related subjects​

What do you like least about yourself?
Seeking perfection.
I week ago or so, I got diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. My fasting blood sugar came out to be 150, and my HbA1C read 8.5. It was quite a shock for me at first, as no one in my family tree has diabetes. But, as things settled down, I realized that I am here because I am overweight. The doctor has prescribed metformin er, but I am not sure if I should take it. I have read and been told that If you go down that road, it's hard to come out of it. They rather suggest reducing weight and working on diet. Can you all please suggest me a way out of this dilemma?

Thank you!

Regards,
Krishen
 

Outlier

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1,543
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
It's easy to come off metformin. I did. waited until my bloods were in the right readings, came off one (I was on 2 a day) then after a month of good readings, stopped the other. Now I am diet-controlled only.
 

krishk

Active Member
Messages
44
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
It's easy to come off metformin. I did. waited until my bloods were in the right readings, came off one (I was on 2 a day) then after a month of good readings, stopped the other. Now I am diet-controlled only.

Thank you for your message, Outlier. That certainly was encouraging. May I ask you the kind of diet you followed? Also, Is Fasting allowed?
 
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Outlier

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
I was and continue to follow a keto diet, and I fast for 18-20 hours a day. I never actually meant to fast, but I don't eat until I'm hungry, so have brunch and an evening meal. Keto did away with the awful hunger I had when eating carbs and sugars, even though they were "healthy" carbs and sugars. I do still get hungry but it's a different sort of hungry.
 
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