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No idea if Im doing this right, but here goes..... Im 54yrs old, and live in North Oxfordshire, UK with my long sufferring husband.

I no longer work due to poor health, but enjoy sewing (I made all tbe gifts we gave this year), and going for long, slow walks.

Oh and ive just been diagnosed as having Diabetes Type 2
 
Hi Sallybee,

Welcome to the forum you have come to the right place for a lot of help & support.

I going to tag @daisy1 who should come along with a very long list of very helpful information for a new members. Daisy may not be along until the morning now

I understand it can be a bit confusing at first but it will all start to make sense.

Ask as many questions as you want. there will always be some around to answer.

Neil
 
@sallybee

Hello Sallybee and welcome to the forum Below, in my signature, is a link to the information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. If you have any questions, start a new thread and ask as much as you like as there is always someone who will help.
 
Hi sallybee. Big warm welcome from me too. have a good scout around the forums and ask any questions you like.
 
HI my name is Tim. Live in Cheshire with my wife and dog. Im here to find more info about diabetes for my friend at work as he is overweight and suffers with type 2. He's asked me for help as I managed to lose 2 stone recently myself.
 
HI my name is Tim. Live in Cheshire with my wife and dog. Im here to find more info about diabetes for my friend at work as he is overweight and suffers with type 2. He's asked me for help as I managed to lose 2 stone recently myself.
Ay up Timnut, what would you like to know? Just ask away and someone will be along to answer your questions.
 
 
Honesty here!!!!

- Include a photo here if you wish to. Not working for me. I'll put it as my Avatar instead....
- What is your name? Diohandi is my daughter's name but my name is Sonja
- How old are you? 45
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? London
- Are you religious? Yes, Christian.
- Pick three words to describe your personality:.Bubbly, extrovert, caring
- Do you have any pets? 2 small Yorkshire terriers (brother and sister)
- Microsoft or Apple? Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Incapacitated but I love swimming and last swam in summer of 2014
- Do you get angry easily? Depends on my mood.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Only basic ear piercing for one earring on each ear. Too risky for me as adiabetic, to go further.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Jaki Graham, Luther Vandross (he was diabetic), Scritti Politti, Go West, Pet Shop Boys.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Pop
- What is your favourite flag? The Greek one as it represents the land and sea as white and blue respectively.
- Ever gone camping? Yes, as a teenager with diabetes.
- Ever been in love? Definitely. Still in love with my husband so many years later!
- Ever used fake tan? Never. There are enough chemicals in my life without adding extra ones.
- Which countries have you visited? 60 in total as a diabetic. Europe, Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand.
- Favourite city? Sydney, Australia
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Who do you think you are? Would I lie to you? Call the midwife. One born every minute. Masterchef.
- List your five favourite films. Sound of Music, Dirty Dancing, High Fidelity, You've Got Mail, Forrest Gump.
- Are you wealthy? Yes, in the lessons of life, thanks to being diabetic.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Retired due to health discrimination. I used to do clinical research. I still keep it up 3 times a week as a dialysis patient.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Cell biology, biomedical sciences. Even with brittle diabetes upsetting the cart several times!
- What do you like most about yourself? The fact that I am still alive.
- What do you like least about yourself? My children are affected by my health issues. They really are not coping well with my frequent hospitalisations.

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Fascinated by people who like Sydney. I live 693 kms from the joint and that is just NOT far enough away

Welcome and love your spirit
 
Thank you so much! I have been diabetic for 37 years now, and my humour stems from simply watching doctors and nurses lose their cool over my glucose levels. They give me slight injections and I end up going hypoglycemic on them. They seriously have a hard time, poor things!!!
 
Hello new peeps and welcome to this lovely forum
Thank you! Love your user name - are you needing extra novamix when a bell rings? Woof woof! Thanks to such dogs, insulin was developed, so I respect beagles immensely....
 
HI my name is Tim. Live in Cheshire with my wife and dog. Im here to find more info about diabetes for my friend at work as he is overweight and suffers with type 2. He's asked me for help as I managed to lose 2 stone recently myself.
You are such a lovely, caring person. Good luck for your friend. Weight loss is more complicated for us as ketone formation is contra-indicated as a general rule. But the best thing for your friend is exercise to start off with, and to take things easy. And to work with his diabetes clinic nurse, to get the weight off diet-wise, as she/he can refer him to a dietician, all on the good old NHS, free of charge. Best wishes.
 
WELCOME to all new members to the best forum on diabetes out there. Personally this site has helped me a lot so stick with it !
 
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