Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

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No pics as i break cameras !!!
- What is your name?
Bill Taylor
- How old are you?
46
- Are you male or female?
male
- Which country are you from?
Originally from NE Scotland but now in southern englandshire
- Which city/area do you live in?
Farnborough, Hants
- Are you religious?
Not in the slightest
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Stubborn, loyal, caring
- Do you have any pets?
I have a pet lodger who cleans the house if that counts
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft all the way - have no time for the evil empire aka apple and their overpriced/overhyped products
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
I like football (Glasgow Rangers) and boxing, no longer play any sports
- Do you get angry easily?
I've been known to lose my temper occasionally
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
4 tattoo's in total - left side of chest, both upper arms and right calf - no longer have any piercings
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
The Jam, Otis Redding, Runrig, Marvin Gaye, Red Hot Chilli Pipers
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
I have no real favourite but at a push i'd say old motown/northern soul
- What is your favourite flag?
Scottish Saltire
- Ever gone camping?
Yes - few places around the UK but my favourite has been near Carnac in Brittany
- Ever been in love?
once long ago, didn't work out and i've avoided it ever since
- Ever used fake tan?
When i was 16 on a holiday to Ibiza in order to make my parents think i'd been in the sun instead of clubbing all night & sleeping all day!!!
- Which countries have you visited?
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg, Holland, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Rep, Egypt, Turkey, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, China, Singapore, US, Canada, Spain, Malta .. and probably some others
- Favourite city?
Aberdeen
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
House, MASH, Cheers, NCIS, Rab C Nesbitt
- List your five favourite films.
The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars, Alien, Pale Rider
- Are you wealthy?
only in my dreams
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Working full time as a forensic engineer
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Engineering Ceramics, Metallurgy and a few others over the years
- What do you like most about yourself?
- What do you like least about yourself?

Hello! lets get this started...

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- What is your name?
Holly-Marie. just call me Holly
- How old are you?
29
- Are you male or female?
Female last time i checked
- Which country are you from?
Britain baby
- Which city/area do you live in?
Surrey
- Are you religious?
NO
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
dazed, confused, tired!
- Do you have any pets?
no, insert sad face here
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
love watching rugby, not really into participating unless you count walking everywhere
- Do you get angry easily?
sometimes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
x2 ear piercings (not wearing them currently), had a nose piercing that closed up earlier this year, belly piercing. Japanese kanji tattoo on belly, Smashing Pumpkins logo on right hip and Dishwalla album cover on back
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
too many! i am going to add to the two listed above.... David Bowie, Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, Pitchshifter, Stabbing Westward
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
look above! my parents will tell you i have always been all about the rock, doesnt matter which subcategory it fits into
- What is your favourite flag?
not sure. never really thought about it. when im being really patriotic i usually say Union Jack
- Ever gone camping?
yep, hated it
- Ever been in love?
yrp, still am
- Ever used fake tan?
dont need to
- Which countries have you visited?
France, Belgium, USA
- Favourite city?
Las Vegas
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Doctor Who, CSI, X Files, Charmed. i know the last two are no longer on, just dont get time to watch a hell of a lot of TV
- List your five favourite films.
only five?! ****. Labyrinth, Underworld, The Fly, Fight Club, Dorian Gray
- Are you wealthy?
hell no
- Do you work? If so, as what?
not currently working
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
the usual
- What do you like most about yourself?
not much tbh, not a bad cook though
- What do you like least about yourself?
everything! currently my pet hate is my skin


phew, that was long! what else? lets see, im married, have a 2 year old that is obsessed with Thomas tthe Tank Engine

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Could not work out how to do this lol

- What is your name?
Glenn

- How old are you?
53

- Are you male or female?
Male

- Which country are you from?
UK but living in Maldives right now

- Which city/area do you live in?
Male' Maldives

- Are you religious?
Not in the classical sense but I have my beliefs.

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Kind, Dependable, Honest.

- Do you have any pets?
Nope

- Microsoft or Apple?
Defo apple

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
F1, football, cricket, skiing,

- Do you get angry easily?
Yes ;o( I am a diabetic!

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

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
James Taylor, HM Grenadier Guards Band, Tom Waits, Christy Moore, Queen

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Anything actually musical, ie that follows classical norms.

- What is your favourite flag?
Pirate

- Ever gone camping?
Yes
- Ever been in love?
Absolutely and am right now ;o)

- Ever used fake tan?
Once, an orange experience in California

- Which countries have you visited?
Maldives, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Holland, France, Germany (w & e), Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Ireland, Nigeria, Belize, USA, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Singapore.

- Favourite city?
London

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
The Bill, Spooks, Cold Feet, Rising Damp, Lost.

- List your five favourite films.
A matter of life and death, The Rock, Meet Joe Black, Bourne Trilogy, Grease.

- Are you wealthy?
Dunno, I'm ok though.

- Do you work? If so, as what?
Consultant Trainer, Life Coach, Facilitator.

- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Music (college), Personal Development, Motivational Psychology, Ropes Courses, Neuro Linguistic Programming.

- What do you like most about yourself?
I like to help people, and do.

- What do you like least about yourself?
The fact that I know which foods will make me very ill if I over indulge n them, but sometimes do it anyway.

Introduction from Marie

Hi there,

Here are my answers to the introduction:

- What is your name? Marie
- How old are you? 61
- Are you male or female? female
- Which country are you from? England, UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Pendle
- Are you religious? closest would be buddhism.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. humourous, positive, compassionate
- Do you have any pets? 3 dogs
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Walking
- Do you get angry easily? Depends on the situation
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? None
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. I don't have any favourites.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Jazz
- What is your favourite flag? Peace
- Ever gone camping? As a young girl
- Ever been in love? Many times
- Ever used fake tan? Yes
- Which countries have you visited? Ireland, Prague, U.S.A.
- Favourite city? Prague
- List your five favourite TV programmes. I rarely watch TV
- List your five favourite films. I don't have any favourites.
- Are you wealthy? No
- Do you work? If so, as what? Retired
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Art
- What do you like most about yourself? Endurance
- What do you like least about yourself? Poor health

Best wishes

Marie

- What is your name? - Heather but always been known as Tumble
- How old are you? - 29
- Are you male or female? - Female
- Which country are you from? - I was born in Canada and moved to the UK when I little.
- Which city/area do you live in? - Hertfordshire
- Are you religious? - Nope, never have been.
- Pick three words to describe your personality - Emotional, loyal, honest
- Do you have any pets? - 1 chocolate Labrador
- Microsoft or Apple? - Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? - Shooting, horse riding, walking, rugby, swimming, badminton, cycling, running, speedway.
- Do you get angry easily? - I'm quite hot headed at times.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? - I have a horse on my lower back, stars on my belly and I'm booked in on Thursday for a bird on my foot. Already looking for my next one.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. - Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters, Paloma Faith, Adele, Caro Emerald
- What would you say your favorite music genre is? - Indie, Rock
- What is your favourite flag? - Never really thought about it!
- Ever gone camping? - Yeah loads of times
- Ever been in love? - Very much in love now to a fabulous man
- Ever used fake tan? - Only the tinted moisturizer, not sure if that counts, it gave me tide marks after the first application, so gave it away.
- Which countries have you visited? - Not nearly as many as I wanted to by now but I've seen most of Europe
- Favourite city? - Not really a city fan, chuck me in a field in the middle of no where with some wellie boots and I'm happy.
- List your five favourite TV programmes. - Great British Bake Off, Big Bang Theory, Don't Tell the Bride, Top Gear, Celebrity Juice, Strictly.
- List your five favourite films. - Labyrinth, Legend, 50 First Dates, I am Sam, Dumb & Dumber, Ace Venturer
- Are you wealthy? - Not yet, one day I'll win the lottery.
- Do you work? If so, as what? - I'm a Treasury Analyst
- List the subjects you study/have studied. - English, Art, Psychology, Qualified groom/teaching instructor,
- What do you like most about yourself? - The ability to see good in people.
- What do you like least about yourself? - I speak before I think.

- What is your name? Ken
- How old are you? 51 (Born in 1961)
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? Near Birmingham
- Are you religious? I have some beliefs - C of E
- Pick three words to describe your personality Compassionate, Thoughtfull, Genuine
- Do you have any pets? Yes - Wife, Budgie & Rabbit
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft P.C, Apple 'phone
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I have coached 7 Managed Non League football for a while
- Do you get angry easily? I can, Yes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? None of either
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. KISS, Metallica, Bullet For My Valentine, My Chemical Romance, Slash
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Heavy Metal
- What is your favourite flag? Welsh Dragon (my late father was a proud Welshman)
- Ever gone camping? Yes, but not for a lonnnng time
- Ever been in love? Yes - I am now
- Ever used fake tan? No, I don't think I ever will
- Which countries have you visited? Wales, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Sweden, USA
- Favourite city? I don't honestly think I have one
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Match Of The Day, Lead Baloon, Would I Lie To You, Green Wing, Inbetweeners
- List your five favourite films. Children Of A Lesser God, JFK, Schindlers List, TED, Battle Of Britain
- Are you wealthy? If the question is about monetary wealth then no.
- Do you work? If so, as what? No - I am a full time carer for my wife. But, I have allways been office based
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Too many to mention, honestly
- What do you like most about yourself? Sense of humour
- What do you like least about yourself? Im flabby

Hello everyone! i just can't understand why diabetes is hereditary?.. To bad for me since I love sweets specially chocolates.

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- What is your name? Hayley
- How old are you? 41
- Are you male or female? f
- Which country are you from?England
- Which city/area do you live in? Doncaster
- Are you religious? no
- Pick three words to describe your personality. honest, moody, tired
- Do you have any pets? yes
- Microsoft or Apple? both
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?play none, watch athletics
- Do you get angry easily?sometimes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?3, foot,stomach,shoulder
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.David Bowie, female singers(random), Nirvana, def leppard, smoochy stuff
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?emotional
- What is your favourite flag?St George
- Ever gone camping?yes
- Ever been in love?yes
- Ever used fake tan?yes
- Which countries have you visited?Germany, France, Florida, Lanzarote, Ibiza, Spain
- Favourite city?don't have one
- List your five favourite TV programmes.Neighbours, H&A, Eastenders, Shameless, Grand Designs
- List your five favourite films.Warriors(70's), Battale Royale, Flashdance, Knocked up, The King & I
- Are you wealthy?no
- Do you work? If so, as what?no
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
- What do you like most about yourself?hmm?
- What do you like least about yourself?my ****

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- What is your name?
Grotbags

- How old are you?
50 + a bit

- Are you male or female?
Female
- Which country are you from?
England
- Which city/area do you live in?
Cumbria
- Are you religious?
no although oh god gets shouted quite a bit :lol:

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Friendly, moody and kind
- Do you have any pets?
no
- Microsoft or Apple?
microsoft

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

- Do you get angry easily?
oh yes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
just my ears pierced and only the once

- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Queen, Elvis.

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
60's and 70's
- What is your favourite flag?

- Ever gone camping?
no

- Ever been in love?
yes
- Ever used fake tan?
no
- Which countries have you visited?

- Favourite city?

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
corrie, emmerdale, will 2 do ?
- List your five favourite films.
Mary Poppins can't be bothered listing any more roblem:
- Are you wealthy?
hahaha no
- Do you work? If so, as what?
no

- What is your name? Debs
- How old are you? Somewhere between 35 and 44
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? Between Cheshire and Staffordshire
- Are you religious? No but I have a faith
- Pick three words to describe your personality.Quirky, bipolar and compassionate
- Do you have any pets? 2 Whippets and a British Shorthair cat
- Microsoft or Apple? Apple aspirations with a Microsoft wallet
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Don't play any but torture myself weekly by supporting Ipswich Town
- Do you get angry easily? Not usually although injustice and politicians make me pretty riled
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Boring ears but seriously considering becoming betatted
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Muse, Elbow, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters and Biffy Clyro specifically but like anything from musicals to pop
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Probably rock looking at the above
- What is your favourite flag? I like a bit of bunting
- Ever gone camping? Yes. It was intents :lol:
- Ever been in love? Yes. My hubby rocks!
- Ever used fake tan? God no!!
- Which countries have you visited? Most of Europe and bits of Canada
- Favourite city? Barcelona
- List your five favourite TV programmes. At the moment, The Chase, Downton Abbey, good documentaries, CSI and Law and Order (all variations)
- List your five favourite films. Gladiator, Jean de Florette, Couscous, The Great Escape and The Magnificent Seven
- Are you wealthy? Not financially although we get by. Generally happy with my lot
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes. Evil Senior NHS Manager. I know, my Daily Mail reading mother wants to sack me and hire more nurses :roll:
- List the subjects you study/have studied. I have four O Levels and an MBA
- What do you like most about yourself? I am bloody resilient
- What do you like least about yourself? My body's weakness and propensity to develop chronic health conditions

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- What is your name? Autumn
- How old are you? 47
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Beds
- Are you religious? Pagan/Biker
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Insane, loyal, caring
- Do you have any pets? 3 kids, 1 grandchild :crazy:
- Microsoft or Apple? microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Rugby League, Motorbike Racing
- Do you get angry easily? sometimes
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? 11 piercings, ears, tongue, nose etc...... 8 tatts so far inc lower leg, back, arms, chest
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Metallica, Shinedown, The Almighty, Led Zeppelin, Black Acid Souls
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Metal/Rock
- What is your favourite flag? Scottish Saltire
- Ever gone camping? Yep
- Ever been in love? Maybe
- Ever used fake tan? Nope
- Which countries have you visited? Scotland, Wales, Holland, Ibiza, Spain, France, USA
- Favourite city? Las Vegas
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Csi, Alphas, Person of Interest,
- List your five favourite films. Carlito's Way, 13th Warrior, The Vikings, Gunfight at the OK Coral, Big Jake
- Are you wealthy? Nooooooooo
- Do you work? If so, as what? not at moment
- List the subjects you study/have studied. usual school stuff, Nursing
- What do you like most about yourself? My Eyes
- What do you like least about yourself? my teeth

Re: Introduce Yourself:Hello All

- Hi My Name is Ken , I am joining this forum as my daughter of 13 was diagnosed with T1 Diabetes December 7th 2011
I am 55 yrs old born and bred in England, living in Northumberland , Guyzance , near Alnwick.
3words before 7/12/11 would be happy adventurous and occasionally stupid.
Post 7/12/11 , Disillusioned, scared and down right angry.
My wife used to say I was an awful person to have an argument with as I just did not argue , but now I snap at the smallest issue , I’m not too happy about that but I cant help it .

Pets yes we have a cat ( 20 yrs old ) 6 Ducks and many tropical fish. Bane of my life cleaning out the duck shed , poo poo and more poo , good for the finger nails I hear ( tried to inject a smiley but failed there too ).
I like all sports as does my daughter she achieved a first Dan Black belt in Karate at the age of 10 , it as taken until last week for her to gain the confidence to go back to training , something to be happy about I suppose , As for Computers I cant see the attraction of Apple it is not easy to use and in my experience is a pain in the a**e .
Music I like heavy rock , not that I get the chance to listen to it , too much little mix and Pink , just noise I hear my dad say . Which is exactly what he would say when I watched all the syfy programmes one after the other .
I work as a Technical Project Manager for Fujitsu UK, I good company to work for especially when you are asking for days off to go to the hospital with the little un.
My Quals , ONC,HNC & BSc Degree in electrical and electronic engineering , plus a few Industry quals and Member of BCS ( British Computer Society )

I have joined this forum for "Hope" really , I have offered my Pancras as a transplant but apparently it does not work . I saw a report on this forum when I was searching for T1 cures , where a Chinese Doc had cured mice totally and wondered if this was confirmed and if any euro companies were chasing a solution .
My underlying thoughts are that this is a multi million dollar business for the suppliers , so they don’t really want a cure , or am I being too cynical?

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- What is your name? Ceri
- Diabetes type? 1
- Control of diabetes? Insulin pump (spirit combo)
- How long have you had diabetes? 7 years
- How old are you? 21
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
- Are you religious? Baptised as CofE but on the fence really
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Cheerful, bright, honest
- Do you have any pets? Tabby cat named Silas
- Microsoft or Apple? Both really
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Horse riding, hockey
- Do you get angry easily? I'm an Aries so yes lol
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Belly button piercing, ears and next is my tragus
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. No doubt, pink, kasabian, alex Clare, arctic monkeys
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Indie/pop/rock
- What is your favourite flag? Got to be united kingdom
- Ever gone camping? Yes! Who doesn't love camping?!
- Ever been in love? Once and I'm still with him <3
- Ever used fake tan? yes
- Which countries have you visited? America, Spain, France
- Favourite city? London is ace
- List your five favourite TV programmes. One tree hill, house, revenge, celebrity juice, big bang theory
- List your five favourite films. Notting hill, top gun, paranormal films, pearl harbour, seabiscuit
- Are you wealthy? I wish I was
- Do you work? If so, as what? Customer service assistant at co-operative food group
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Computing, forensic computing, beauty therapy
- What do you like most about yourself? I'm a positive person
- What do you like least about yourself? I can get irritated easily

I had been a long serving member of the armed forces, a mountain leader, an experienced long distance hiker, a vegetarian, non-drinker, non-smoker with no family history of diabetes. I was diagnosed Type2 immediately after Christmas 2007 !! Happy New Year.... It's one hell of a steep learning curve, isn't it? Oodles of misconceptions, misinformation. Then the absolute horror of advancing years and worsening management of it. Helplessness, the feeling of being poisoned by what you eat, slipping into sense of isolation and purposelessness. I felt like I was packing my bags at 50 !!
Finally, about two weeks back and after my banging on about it to (unsympathetic) GPs, I've been prescribed insulin. Immediate re-empowerment, better more effective therapy, relief from muscle pain, circulatory complications, overarching fatigue and the psychological side effects. I wish it hadn't taken so long to get here, but I am just so grateful to my DSN, the doctor who listened for more than the statutory 5 minutes and Bayer chemicals for the kit. :thumbup: :thumbup:
I've learned to take responsibility for what I eat, how much I exercise, and how I feel in my head. That's when I turned my own corner and stopped kidding myself that it wasn't going to affect me, I was the exception. None of us is exceptional, so knuckle down, be prepared to self-examine lifestyle, habits etc and DO something positive to change yourself. You're too valuable as a human being to your families, friends and this planet to succumb to this condition.

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well i would but im **** at tech , its in my avi though lol

- What is your name?

my name is neil , you may call me neil

- How old are you?

40shhhhh

- Are you male or female?

male

- Which country are you from?

liverpool , england

- Which city/area do you live in?

the famous L13 , liverpool

- Are you religious?

no , dont even go there

- Pick three words to describe your personality.

border line insane

- Do you have any pets?

2 dogs , Jack Russel (tessy) Japanese Akita (sasha) (cleverest dog in the world)

- Microsoft or Apple?

both

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

played for liverpool back in 88 , cant play now im semi paralysed

- Do you get angry easily?

very much so

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

liverbird sitting on top of shankly gates , upper arm

- List your five favourite musicians/bands

to many to mention,,,,,,lots of ska

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?

ska

- What is your favourite flag?

the one that says "were scouse not english"

- Ever gone camping?

er yes

- Ever been in love?

yes and still am.....love you dawn

- Ever used fake tan?

dont be fkn silly

- Which countries have you visited?

lots to many to mention

- Favourite city?

isanbul for obvious reasons

- List your five favourite TV programmes.

red dwarf , motd , celebrity juice , ancient aliens and news at 10

- List your five favourite films.

starwars an all that kinda stuff , most sci-fi

- Are you wealthy?

in spirit and mind i am

- Do you work? If so, as what?

self employed telecomms engineer

- List the subjects you study/have studied.

women , im still seeking answers

- What do you like most about yourself?

my sense of humour and my desire to help others

- What do you like least about yourself?

very very impatient

ok so my name is neil....ill keep this short as its a very long story......up untill october 2009 i was a happy chappie working away minding my own business when on the 15th of said month i woke up paralysed.i was hospitalised and diagnosed with something called guillian barre syndrome.i was released from hosp just before christmas 09. in jan of 2010 i was then diagnosed with type 2 diabetes out the blue. i am convinced that the 2 are connected.and this is what brings me here...is there anyone similar

i hate the pharmasuitical and food industries and my goal is to sue a certain company for what they have done to me.

my brain dosent function like it used to so if anyone has any questions please ask away

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- What is your name?
richard foster
- How old are you?
32
- Are you male or female?
male
- Which country are you from?
england
- Which city/area do you live in?
durham
- Are you religious?
no
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
funny serious strong
- Do you have any pets?
hamster named speedy
- Microsoft or Apple?
both
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
MMA football ice hockey
- Do you get angry easily?
depends on whos winding me up but usually no
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
12 tattoos all over
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
dont have a fave just what i am in the mood for at the time
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
all
- What is your favourite flag?
jolly rodger
- Ever gone camping?
lots of time
- Ever been in love?
yes
- Ever used fake tan?
no
- Which countries have you visited?
none
- Favourite city?
london
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
24 - smallville - lost - stargate - supernatural
- List your five favourite films.
independence day - terminator - bad boys - days of thunder - top gun
- Are you wealthy?
i wish lol
- Do you work? If so, as what?
house husband
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
none
- What do you like most about yourself?
my determination
- What do you like least about yourself?
my knees

so i am richard i am 32 and have been a diabetic (type1) since 18 nov 1999 some people i know who suffer with it act as if the world owes them something myself i do what i need to do and get on with it i dont let it bother me just thought i would join here to maybe swap stories and get some tips and also help if i can

chow for now howlin

Re: HELP!!!!!

Hi my name is Dee and I am very confused and would be grateful for any help whatsoever. I have just turned 54 (although it is said that I neither look it or act it, I agree with the bit about not acting it).
I currently have an overactive thyroid and am waiting for an appointment to have radio iodine treatment. I have been classed as pre-diabetic for the past 3 years following blood tests and Glucose tolerance testings. Just before the symptoms of my overactive thyroid started in August of this year I was experiencing the symptoms of diabetes (weeing a lot, very tired, dry mouth, drinking a lot, dizziness, bad memory etc). The results of my subsequent blood tests showed that I was still apparently pre-diabetic and that my thyroid was overactive. The nurse told me that we should get my throid sorted before dealing with the diabetes. I am on medication for my thyroid which includes a drug to help with the shaking. Last week I attended the hospital for my thyroid and whilst there experienced my third "funny turn" in the space of 1 week - I shake badly, I get a headache, my mouth becomes really dry and my vision is not good (although not blurred) and I become very dizzy and confused. The consultant checked my previous blood test on the computer and asked me what my GP had put me on for my diabetes. He wasn't pleased when I told him that I was still being treated as a pre-diabetic and not on medication and he immediately put me on Metformin 500mg twice a day. Today I had to attend the diabetic clinc at my GP's and they are still saying that I am only pre-diabetic and do not have Diabetes but that I should stay on the Metformin and even gave me another prescription. The nurse told me that my last 2 blood tests showed a level of 47 (can't remeber what she said - mg's or someting) and only when they have a reading of 48 on 2 tests will I be classed as diabetic. I had no advice about diet or how to manage this and I feel very angry and confused.
I would be grateful for any advice or helpful comments. I am sorry that this is so long but I feel that it is all relevant.