Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

[glampuss2012]

Hi, I’m Lorraine, 62, diagnosed 3 years ago with type 1. I currently use 8unit of Novorapid before my evening meal and 8 units of Levimir at bedtime.
I generally dog walk 3-4 miles a day and go to aqua aerobics 4 times a week and the rest of the day I’m quite active.
I moved to Scotland from England in April and 8 months later I’m still waiting for an appointment with the local diabetic specialist/department.
Since moving to this beautiful country with fantastic people, my stress levels have disappeared and have been replaced with “happy” hormones which I think have contributed to my blood sugars going down to 6.2. X

 

[vic the brick]

hi im 70 years of age with type 2 diabetes
live in the south east
have 2 dogs tigger and jack
love football and cricket
still go to games been to australia south africa sri lanka to watch the cricket
watch blackpool fc home and away
m
go out walking with the dogs and bike riding
love going to the netherlands

 

[Smarty_pants]

I’ve been a member of this forum for a very long time. Not sure why I’m being asked to introduce myself, again,

 

[LairQueen]

This does seem a bit like a phishing email but.....
- What is your name? Gill
- How old are you? 51
- Are you male or female? F
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Birmingham
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. crazy cat lady

- Do you have any pets? cats
- Microsoft or Apple? hmm, Apple for phones, tablets etc, Microsoft for computers
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Walking, jogging, used to do tawkwondo a lot
- Do you get angry easily? nah
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? ears only
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. mixed
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? clasical
- What is your favourite flag? really?
- Ever gone camping? yep, not a massive fan
- Ever been in love? nope
- Which countries have you visited? too many to list ( over 30 at last count)
- Favourite city? Vancouver
- Do you work? If so, as what? IT
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Engineering

 

[Captur34]

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!

My name is lee

Age is 47
I my male
UK
I live in Northamptonshire
Christian
Kind and caring
I have two dogs
Microsoft
Use to go camping alot

 

[Gill Wright]

- Include a photo here if you wish to. Too scary - perhaps later
- What is your name? Gillian but am called Gill (amongst other things!!)
- How old are you? 64
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? Berkshire
- Are you religious? No particular religion just try to lead a decent, kind life
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Shy but learnt to hide it/helpful/bit of a worrier
- Do you have any pets? Yes - 2 cats, Jemima & Jessica (Jem & Jess) sisters who don't like each other!!!
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Motorsports and most field sports
- Do you get angry easily? No - in my job it wouldn't be good
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Just the pierced ears
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Queen, David Bowie, Tinariwen, Bob Marley, Adele
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? I like most genres
- What is your favourite flag? Don't have one
- Ever gone camping? Yes - mostly when taking my son karting before he could drive.
- Ever been in love? Yes, a couple of times
- Ever used fake tan? Yes a couple of times
- Which countries have you visited? Mainly France (my sister lives there), Antigua, Spain, Italy, Wales, Singapore
- Favourite city? Barcelona (I'm a Gaudi fan)
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Don't watch TV much but liked Call the Midwife/Bridgerton - usually Netflix or Amazon Prime
- List your five favourite films. Avatar/Star Wars/New Star Treks/The Host/Sci Fi mainly
- Are you wealthy? I wish
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes I still work. I'm a Quantity Surveyor in Heavy Civils Construction
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Zoology, Physiology, Quantity Surveying
- What do you like most about yourself? I still care about others after some pretty awful years in my life
- What do you like least about yourself? Having Fibromyalgia which has curtailed my life too much

Have fun!

 

[Jakoushka]

Hi there. I’m newly diagnosed and struggling with the whole thing. Basically I was given metformin and told they’d recheck my bloods in February. No guidance, advice or anything.

What is your name? Jackie (Jakoushka)
- How old are you? I’m 50
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? Scotland
- Which city/area do you live in? Outer Hebrides
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Friendly, caring,
- Do you have any pets? Yes, 8(!) cats!
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft for work but Apple for phone and iPad
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I used to enjoy horse riding, but I have dodgy shoulders now, so can’t ride.
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Nope
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. The Cure, The Smiths, REM, Biffy Clyro,
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Indie rock
- What is your favourite flag? Nepal
- Ever gone camping? Not a chance!
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? Yes, as a teenager with disastrous results
- Which countries have you visited? Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, USA,
- Favourite city? Glasgow
- List your five favourite TV programmes. New Amsterdam, the Walking Dead, Masterchef Australia, Stranger Things, House of the Dragon
- List your five favourite films. Grease, Dirty Dancing, Shakespeare in Love, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady
- Are you wealthy? Nope
- Do you work? If so, as what? I’m a teacher
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Education, pedagogy, psychology …
- What do you like most about yourself? Not much
- What do you like least about yourself? Too many to mention

 

[RDUDLEY]

Hi everyone. Just joined this group and forum as I am prediabetic have recently found out and need to kick myself into gear in 2023 and get this reversed and pay more attention this this and get myself back into better health and frankly shape. Looking forward to all the useful info, contacts and inspiration.

I think my pre diabetes was a combo of menopause, a period of chronic stress, age, it's in the family AND eating really badly. Put them all together at the same time and bam. Finding it hard now to turn it back but I really need to for me and to be a good role model for my daughter.

And so to my answers
- What is your name?
RACHAEL
- How old are you?
52
- Are you male or female?
FEMALE
- Which country are you from?
UNITED KINGDOM
- Which city/area do you live in?
BUCKS
- Are you religious?
TOTAL ATHIEST
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
ASK MY FRIENDS
- Do you have any pets?
TWO CATS - DEFFO A CRAZY CAT PERSO
- Microsoft or Apple?
APPLE
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
TOTALLY RUBBISH AT ALL SPORT AND DON'T REALLY WATCH IT - A BIT OF TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON MAYBE?
- Do you get angry easily?
NOT PARTICULARLY, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOT TO BE ANGRY ABOUT
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
JUST TWO BORING EAR PIERCINGS. AM A WIMP
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
CHEMICAL BROTHERS, MASSIVE ATTACK, RADIOHEAD, PRODIGY.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
- What is your favourite flag?
THE CAPE VERDEAN FLAG
- Ever gone camping?
YES BUT I PREFER GLAMPING
- Ever been in love?
YES, BUT SADLY NOW AM TOTALLY CYNICAL ABOUT THAT
- Ever used fake tan?
HELL YEAH
- Which countries have you visited?
A LOT - too many to list.
- Favourite city?
LONDON TOWN
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
ANYTHING IN THE STORYVILLE DOCUMENTARY STRAND, BLACKADDER, NATHAN BARLEY, THE KEN BURNS DOC SERIES ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR
- List your five favourite films.
THE GOOD STAR WARS FILMS, NIL BY MOUTH. ANYTHING BY KEN LOACH, BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE, NAKED BY MIKE LEIGH, WITHNAL AND I
- Are you wealthy?
COMPARED TO MOST OF THE WORLD YES, COMPARED TO MOST PEOPLE IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, NOT AT ALL
- Do you work? If so, as what?
SENIOR LEADERSHIP OPERATIONAL OR HR ROLES
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
HUMAN RESOURCES, ENGLISH LIT, FRENCH. IF I EVER RETIRE AND HAVE POTS OF CASH I WOULD LIKE TO STUDY THE HISTORY OF ART OR INTERIOR DESIGN
- What do you like most about yourself?
THAT I AM FUNNY AND MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH AND AM THOUGHTFUL
- What do you like least about yourself?
THAT I AM A HARSH CRITIC OF MYSELF AND CONSTANT NEGATIVE SELF-TALK

Have fun!

 

[RDUDLEY]

Hi there. I’m newly diagnosed and struggling with the whole thing. Basically I was given metformin and told they’d recheck my bloods in February. No guidance, advice or anything.

What is your name? Jackie (Jakoushka)
- How old are you? I’m 50
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? Scotland
- Which city/area do you live in? Outer Hebrides
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Friendly, caring,
- Do you have any pets? Yes, 8(!) cats!
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft for work but Apple for phone and iPad
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I used to enjoy horse riding, but I have dodgy shoulders now, so can’t ride.
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Nope
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. The Cure, The Smiths, REM, Biffy Clyro,
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Indie rock
- What is your favourite flag? Nepal
- Ever gone camping? Not a chance!
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? Yes, as a teenager with disastrous results
- Which countries have you visited? Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, USA,
- Favourite city? Glasgow
- List your five favourite TV programmes. New Amsterdam, the Walking Dead, Masterchef Australia, Stranger Things, House of the Dragon
- List your five favourite films. Grease, Dirty Dancing, Shakespeare in Love, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady
- Are you wealthy? Nope
- Do you work? If so, as what? I’m a teacher
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Education, pedagogy, psychology …
- What do you like most about yourself? Not much
- What do you like least about yourself? Too many to mention

8 cats! You are my hero x

 

[Ray F.K.]

Hello all. I'm Herry from Sabah, Malaysia, an uncle to a T1DM diagnosed niece. She was diagnosed 3 years ago at 15. We've had a rollercoaster of a ride ever since but we're learning and coping as best we could. Looking forward to learning more from this community.

Regards

 

[Kimbo007]

Hi I'm Kim, 61yrs old and diagnosed type 2 less than 2weeks ago. Not yet seen the nurse so no idea about medication etc. I'm trying to cut out carbs but love bread and potatoes! I'm in UK, have a pet budgie who's called Rollo. Seeing nurse 28th Dec so am trying not to get stressed until I know what I've got to do etc.

 

[MrsA2]

Welcome @Gill Wright . We have 2 black cats too, now 18. @Antje77, one of the forum mods, has 2 new black kittens. It's nice to talk non diabetic stuff sometimes, cats especially

 

[Diohgie]

Hi MAC73,

Yes, food, especially "Carbohydrates", are the primary thing which we Diabetics obsess over.

But always remember, especially when hunger hit, EAT ANIMAL!

We Diabetics have medical 'permission' to, in a sense, eat all the protein we wish, whenever we wish, wherever we wish.

Also, remember that Carbs in of themselves are not off-limits.

Learn the True, Real, difference between actual 'Whole' grains, and 'Entire' grains.
If the grains in a food are ground or otherwise physically processed, they cease to be actual Whole Grains. Even if, the entire grain is included.
-- This is of HUGE importance because if a grain is intact, Whole, it requires more, more work, more effort, by our bodies to process it into sugar.
The Entirety of a grain, once no longer intact, Whole, is much simpler for our bodies to process into sugar.

Here in the United States, in Oregon State, right near Portland, there is a company: Bob's Red Mill. Bob's Red Mill, makes a great many wonderful products, for we Diabetics, their best product is the: "10 Grain Hot Breakfast Cereal"
Just boil & eat. I like it with a 1 Tablespoon, or more, of baking Cream Cheese, and 1 Tablespoon of Peanut Butter.

So you see, it is possible for we Diabetics to fill our bellies with COMPLEX Carbs. As well as all the 'Animal' we want. Meat, Fish, Chicken, and Animal protien products.

Yepp, we get to learn to Track, first Carbohydrate consumption, then Protien, Fats, Sodium and more.
We get to learn how our Diabetes affects the specific health of our body and organs.

It can actually be fun!
Just remember, Yes - Lower your Carbs (Minimize Simple Carbs!), but do not illiminate COMPLEX Carbs.

Hungry? First Protein, then Complex Carbs, then High Fiber. This is the order in which EVERY Human should eat.

Being Diabetic.....it just means we have THAT much more reason to eat healthy and behave actively.

If your hungry, it's ok to eat. Just learn how to eat as a Diabetic should, also known as eating a properly Healthy diet.
Feeling lethargic, especially right after eating?
Get out of the house and go for a walk! Help your cells consume the influx of fuel, aka glucose, by bring physically active, which makes your cells 'Hungry'.

Take care, have fun learning to be your own personal best Diabetic.

 

[bowersgifford]

I don't seem able to respond to your questions?

 

[bowersgifford]

HI
I have had Type 1 diabetes for 56yrs. I am using a Ypsomed pump.
HI
I have had Type 1 diabetes for 56yrs. I am using a Ypsomed pump.
- What is your name
Zoë
- How old are you?
56
- Are you male or female
Female
- Which country are you from?
Great Britain
- Which city/area do you live in?
Essex
- Are you religious?
No but do believe
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
absent minded, fun & careing
- Do you have any pets?
3 dogs;- Two Weimaraner's and one staffie
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
I used to play badminton fir the County
- Do you get angry easily?
No,
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Just 3 in one ear and one in the other
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.Brian Ferry & Roxy, Marvin Gay, Stones, a ything Motown.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Motown
- What is your favourite flag? Union Jack
- Ever gone camping?
YES!
- Ever been in love?
Oh my, yes
- Ever used fake tan?
yes
- Which countries have you visited?
It would take too long to list
- Favourite city?
Madrid
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Game of Thrones, RHO, Handmaid's Tail
- List your five favourite films. Midnight Express
- Are you wealthy?
No
- Do you work? If so, as what?
I retired this year!
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
All kinds of things
- What do you like most about yourself?
I love animals and have rescued many.
- What do you like least about yourself?
I am diabetic.
Zoë

 

[Karl Curtis]

Got halfway through and as part of my job involves cyber security I thought hmmmmmm giving a lot of info away here which could potentially be used in phishing etc so just happy to say Im called Karl, 61, married and have 2 children lol

 

[Outlier]

I wasn't at all happy with the questions either, so did the same as you. Paranoia has never let me down! I wonder if the forum Powers That Be might consider rejigging the questions to something friendlier and safer sometime?

 

[Karl Curtis]

I wasn't at all happy with the questions either, so did the same as you. Paranoia has never let me down! I wonder if the forum Powers That Be might consider rejigging the questions to something friendlier and safer sometime?

I agree. I have no doubt that the admins have the best intentions in mind but sadly we now live in a world where data is power and as well as can be used for good can also be used for bad/criminal purposes e.g password crackers and security question prompts

 

[Justamoment]

- Include a photo here if you wish to. no
- What is your name? (not sure)
- How old are you? enough
- Are you male or female?
- Which country are you from? here
- Which city/area do you live in?
- Are you religious? 100%
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Happy & fun & happy
- Do you have any pets? some
- Microsoft or Apple? no
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? football/football/others
- Do you get angry easily? never once
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? no/no
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. mu$ic
- 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?

 

[Brian Redcar]

- What is your name? Brian Pollitt
- How old are you? 78
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? Redcar, North Yorkshire
- Are you religious? Yes, Christian, Church of England
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Funny - Friendly - Helpful
- Do you have any pets? Yes, a dog called Cindy
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? None
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Alfie Boe, Michael Ball,
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Light Classical and Musicals (eg Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera etc.
- What is your favourite flag? Union Flag/Jack
- Ever gone camping? Yes, Many years ago
- Ever been in love? Yes, and she is still my wife
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? Norway, USA, Canada, Spain, France, Italy, Greece
- Favourite city? Florence
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Any Mystery series
- List your five favourite films. Top Gun, Topgun 2
- Are you wealthy? Not really but I can just about manage to pay my way without benefits
- Do you work? If so, as what? Retired. Had my own Florist retail shop for 47 years
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
- What do you like most about yourself? I am reasonably healthy until I was diagnosed with diabetes
- What do you like least about yourself? I don't have as much energy as I used to have