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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
 

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.
 
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!
 
- 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
 
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 airportthey 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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Hi Sue
Testing and going low carb is the way to go
Plenty of support around. Have a read of threads and join in!
 
wiseowl_123 said:
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
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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?
 
MrsA2 said:
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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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
 
- 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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- 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
 
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
 
Welcome, @PoppieP , and a hug for your lost dog.
 
 
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
 
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.
 
Outlier said:
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.
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Thank you for your message, Outlier. That certainly was encouraging. May I ask you the kind of diet you followed? Also, Is Fasting allowed?
 
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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