MrsA2
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
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Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions
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Hi
Im umran and lived in uk my whole life. 46 and diagnosed with type 1 at 4 years old (still have vivid memory of day i was diagnosed and journey in ambulance to the hospital)
Spent most of my single digit years in and out of hospital sometimes for weeks at a time purely down to very bad diabetes control (my own fault but being young i couldnt fathom not eating whatever i wanted and hating taking insulin). Also put my parents through hell with worry which i deeply regret as they took me to hospital.
I decided from young age that diabetes would not dictate my life and would just a live a normal life so lived life to the full and started better control and never been back to hospital due to diabetes since single digits. Oddly i had not checked blood sugar levels almost my entire life and based on guess work until got the freestyle libre sensor about 4 or 5 years ago which was a revolution for me and most important factor of keeping my diabetes in check
Later in teens found a sport i loved and side effect of that was i found excercise kept my diabetes in check and as a result wanting to be super fit i was eating healthier. Sadly i was declined the opportunity to make a career of that sport profesionally due to diabetes (which was finally overturned a few years ago in uk by the governing body so diabetics can compete with additional precautions)
Could say hit mid life crisis 3 months ago and decided wanted to get very healthy again and lose a lot of weight as piled on the pounds and im on track
Diabetes control is fantastic. Couldnt say why but never been involved in any diabetic community until joining this forum a few hours ago for my own education.
Bit of long intro but thats me
Im umran and lived in uk my whole life. 46 and diagnosed with type 1 at 4 years old (still have vivid memory of day i was diagnosed and journey in ambulance to the hospital)
Spent most of my single digit years in and out of hospital sometimes for weeks at a time purely down to very bad diabetes control (my own fault but being young i couldnt fathom not eating whatever i wanted and hating taking insulin). Also put my parents through hell with worry which i deeply regret as they took me to hospital.
I decided from young age that diabetes would not dictate my life and would just a live a normal life so lived life to the full and started better control and never been back to hospital due to diabetes since single digits. Oddly i had not checked blood sugar levels almost my entire life and based on guess work until got the freestyle libre sensor about 4 or 5 years ago which was a revolution for me and most important factor of keeping my diabetes in check
Later in teens found a sport i loved and side effect of that was i found excercise kept my diabetes in check and as a result wanting to be super fit i was eating healthier. Sadly i was declined the opportunity to make a career of that sport profesionally due to diabetes (which was finally overturned a few years ago in uk by the governing body so diabetics can compete with additional precautions)
Could say hit mid life crisis 3 months ago and decided wanted to get very healthy again and lose a lot of weight as piled on the pounds and im on track
Diabetes control is fantastic. Couldnt say why but never been involved in any diabetic community until joining this forum a few hours ago for my own education.
Bit of long intro but thats me
How old are you? 75
- Are you male or female? male
- Which country are you from? South Africa
- Which city/area do you live in? Pretoria
- Are you religious? no
- Pick three words to describe your personality. loyal, nerdish, intelligent
- Do you have any pets? Two dogs
- Microsoft or Apple? Both, whaever works
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Target shooting
- Do you get angry easily?
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? no
- 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? yes
- Ever used fake tan?
- Which countries have you visited? UK, France
- Favourite city?
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
- List your five favourite films.
- Are you wealthy? Comfortable
- Do you work? If so, as what? Retires
- List the subjects you study/have studied. BSc (Chemistry), MBA various networking courses, Business Analysis
- What do you like most about yourself? Goal centred
- What do you like least about yourself?
daffy1
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 98
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- garlic, pubs
Ive hovered around here for years so can’t remember if I’ve already filled this in .
Which city/area do you live
Ossett West Yorkshire
- Are you religious?
No
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Quiet, determined, prone to silliness
- Do you have any pets?
Did have a lovely At for 18 years but non now
- Microsoft or Apple?
Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Walking to the kitchen lol
- Do you get angry easily?
No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
One, butterfly on my wrist I remembrance of my late partner
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Coldplay , stones , lewis capaldi, Santana, al Stewart
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Very eclectic from stone to Santana to Ed Sheeran and some c lassical
- What is your favourite flag?
Must be the Union Jack I’m patriotic to my country
- Ever gone camping?
Once on Christmas eve high in the hills in the Lake District. Never again I set the tent on fire then it collapsed under the snow
- Ever been in love?
Yes
- Ever used fake tan?
On occasion
- Which countries have you visited?
Switzerland Germany Tenerife lanzarotte corfu pathos men orca
- Favourite city?
Not a city but a cou,ple of places Anglesey in north wales and Switzerland . Would move to Anglesey in a heartbeat
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Crime and mystery holiday progs and history most documentaries
- List your five favourite films.
Showing my age, whistle down the wind , my fair lady , sixth sense, Truman show, any decent comedy
- Are you wealthy?
No but have enough to pay my bills
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Retired projects tester
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Apar form school just in house courses on bookkeeping and computing. And a hairdressing course
- What do you like most about yourself?
I’m a placid person rarely gets angry. Has learnt over decades that you can’t stress and worry yourself over what other people do as long as it’s not directly affecting you
- What do you like least about yourself?
Could be more assertive
Which city/area do you live
Ossett West Yorkshire
- Are you religious?
No
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Quiet, determined, prone to silliness
- Do you have any pets?
Did have a lovely At for 18 years but non now
- Microsoft or Apple?
Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Walking to the kitchen lol
- Do you get angry easily?
No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
One, butterfly on my wrist I remembrance of my late partner
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Coldplay , stones , lewis capaldi, Santana, al Stewart
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Very eclectic from stone to Santana to Ed Sheeran and some c lassical
- What is your favourite flag?
Must be the Union Jack I’m patriotic to my country
- Ever gone camping?
Once on Christmas eve high in the hills in the Lake District. Never again I set the tent on fire then it collapsed under the snow
- Ever been in love?
Yes
- Ever used fake tan?
On occasion
- Which countries have you visited?
Switzerland Germany Tenerife lanzarotte corfu pathos men orca
- Favourite city?
Not a city but a cou,ple of places Anglesey in north wales and Switzerland . Would move to Anglesey in a heartbeat
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Crime and mystery holiday progs and history most documentaries
- List your five favourite films.
Showing my age, whistle down the wind , my fair lady , sixth sense, Truman show, any decent comedy
- Are you wealthy?
No but have enough to pay my bills
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Retired projects tester
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Apar form school just in house courses on bookkeeping and computing. And a hairdressing course
- What do you like most about yourself?
I’m a placid person rarely gets angry. Has learnt over decades that you can’t stress and worry yourself over what other people do as long as it’s not directly affecting you
- What do you like least about yourself?
Could be more assertive
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My name is Dana, I'm researching diabetes as part of a project for a course I'm taking. I live in the US. I just registered for this forum and am excited to interact with people here to learn more about diabetes.
1. Chris.
2. Feeling Ancient!
3. Female
4. England
5. Lincolnshire
6. No
7. Honest, Private, Stubborn
8. No
9. Microsoft
10. N/A
11. No
12. Yes - where no-one sees it unless i choose to let them!
13. Bruce Springsteen, Rick Springfield, Queen, Slipknot and The Dubliners
14. Rock, though it normally depends on my mood!
15. Nepal just because...!
16. Yes
17. Yes
18. No
19. Too many too count but there are still some on my bucket list!
20. My Hometowm - London
21. Numb3rs, NCIS, Death in Paradise, Haven and Blue Planet
22. Pretty Women, Lady and the Tramp, Cool Hand Luke, The Great Escape and The Italian Job
23. Yes
24. Yes
25. BSL, Business and Finance, Childcare, French and Arabic (work in progress)
26. Refusal to give up on life
27. My left foot
28. Type 1 diagnosed 10 weeks ago due to complications with treatment for another medical condition....oh the joy!
Searching for answers......if only I knew the questions!
2. Feeling Ancient!
3. Female
4. England
5. Lincolnshire
6. No
7. Honest, Private, Stubborn
8. No
9. Microsoft
10. N/A
11. No
12. Yes - where no-one sees it unless i choose to let them!
13. Bruce Springsteen, Rick Springfield, Queen, Slipknot and The Dubliners
14. Rock, though it normally depends on my mood!
15. Nepal just because...!
16. Yes
17. Yes
18. No
19. Too many too count but there are still some on my bucket list!
20. My Hometowm - London
21. Numb3rs, NCIS, Death in Paradise, Haven and Blue Planet
22. Pretty Women, Lady and the Tramp, Cool Hand Luke, The Great Escape and The Italian Job
23. Yes
24. Yes
25. BSL, Business and Finance, Childcare, French and Arabic (work in progress)
26. Refusal to give up on life
27. My left foot
28. Type 1 diagnosed 10 weeks ago due to complications with treatment for another medical condition....oh the joy!
Searching for answers......if only I knew the questions!
Gothkitty
Newbie
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
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- Animal cruelty
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This is the real me
- What is your name?
Gothkitty
- 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?
This is the real me
- What is your name?
Gothkitty
- 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?
NeeNee87
Active Member
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- 37
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hey everyone! New member here from the USA. 35/F been diabetic for around 5 years now.
- Include a photo here if you wish to.
- What is your name?
Renee
- How old are you?
35 (will be 36 soon)
- Are you male or female?
Female
- Which country are you from?
USA
- Which city/area do you live in?
Alabama
- Are you religious?
Not really. Maybe agnostic.
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Shy/Nerdy/Kind
- Do you have any pets?
No
- Microsoft or Apple?
Ummm..Microsoft I suppose.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Not really into sports. Do video games count?
- Do you get angry easily?
Not really.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Yes to both. Ears pierced, tattoos on legs and arm.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Depeche mode, Slipknot, Moonspell, Crematory, Orgy
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Industrial/Goth rock
- What is your favourite flag?
Ummm not sure?
- Ever gone camping?
No
- Ever been in love?
Yes
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
Just the USA
- Favourite city?
Mobile
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
AHS, What we do in the Shadows, Rick and Morty, Clone Wars, TWD
- List your five favourite films.
Anything Star Wars, Saw, Final Destination, The Conjuring, Addams Family
- Are you wealthy?
I wish
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Yes, support analyst.
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Does high school count? I do kind of like history.
- What do you like most about yourself?
I'm fun, quirky, easy to get along with.
- What do you like least about yourself?
The fact that I'm fat lol
- Include a photo here if you wish to.
- What is your name?
Renee
- How old are you?
35 (will be 36 soon)
- Are you male or female?
Female
- Which country are you from?
USA
- Which city/area do you live in?
Alabama
- Are you religious?
Not really. Maybe agnostic.
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Shy/Nerdy/Kind
- Do you have any pets?
No
- Microsoft or Apple?
Ummm..Microsoft I suppose.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Not really into sports. Do video games count?
- Do you get angry easily?
Not really.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Yes to both. Ears pierced, tattoos on legs and arm.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Depeche mode, Slipknot, Moonspell, Crematory, Orgy
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Industrial/Goth rock
- What is your favourite flag?
Ummm not sure?
- Ever gone camping?
No
- Ever been in love?
Yes
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
Just the USA
- Favourite city?
Mobile
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
AHS, What we do in the Shadows, Rick and Morty, Clone Wars, TWD
- List your five favourite films.
Anything Star Wars, Saw, Final Destination, The Conjuring, Addams Family
- Are you wealthy?
I wish
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Yes, support analyst.
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Does high school count? I do kind of like history.
- What do you like most about yourself?
I'm fun, quirky, easy to get along with.
- What do you like least about yourself?
The fact that I'm fat lol
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Gothkitty
Newbie
- Messages
- 2
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Animal cruelty
Trying again!
Include a photo here if you wish to.
Please see earlier post for photos! We both sparkle in our own magical way! hehe
- What is your name?
Gothkitty
- How old are you?
I'm mentally around late teens I think
- Are you male or female?
Female
- Which country are you from?
UK
- Which city/area do you live in?
North West
- Are you religious?
Not really, I'm spiritually pagan
Also a struggling vegan... and wheat intolerant to boot!
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Only 3... erk!
CrazyCatLady (yes it's one word!)
Huggable
Curious
- Do you have any pets?
A tabby rescue called Princess, fluffy, opinionated and adorable!
-Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
People watching
Cat herding
MMORPG gaming (yes it's a sport lol)
- Do you get angry easily?
No, but when I do I'm a ninja!
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Piercings: Tongue, snake bites, labret, nose, left ear 5, right ear 5 and a stretch 10mm.
Wanted a tatt or two for as long as I can remember, but have always had other things to spend on! I'm sure I'll get round to it eventually...
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Depends on my mood but Muse are always in there.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Eclectic.
Since having depression, I find music really hard to listen to without it driving me nuts! Can usually only manage 2 or 3 tracks before having to turn it off.
I really miss it as I always had tunes on.
- What is your favourite flag?
Erm... probably Wales. Who doesn't love a dragon?
- Ever gone camping?
Yes. Used to love it (cept for the spiders!)
Was a re-enactor once upon a time, so did lots of tent-life, sleeping in fields and historic ruins etc!
- Ever been in love?
Yes
- Ever used fake tan?
Choice of Tangoman or Bananaman? No thank you! Gothkitty is pale and interesting!
- Which countries have you visited?
UK, France. Would love to go to Japan, Canada, Netherlands and Iceland though.
- Favourite city?
I don't have one. I loved cities during COVID though. All those wild animals mooching about, elephants, moose, panthers and penguins in the streets! I was rather thankful there were no zombies... next time maybe?!
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Currently: Walking Dead, Good Omens, Wheel of Time, Star Trek Discovery, The Orville.
Honorary mentions: Another Life, Rings of Power, Black Books, IT Crowd.
- List your five favourite films.
All Harry Potter/Wizarding World (apart from Secrets of Dumbledore which I hated...). Avatar, Aliens, Guardians of the Galaxy, anything with interesting aliens really!
- Are you wealthy?
Sadly not. Even if I was, I wouldn't be as I'd probably spend it on cats or donate it to cats lol
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Not at the mo due to ill health.
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
3D Art and Design (multimedia/ stained glass/ fabrics,/ceramics/ metals)
Would have loved to study Magizooology though! Lol
- What do you like most about yourself?
I'm a square peg. It makes life interesting
- What do you like least about yourself?
I'm a square peg. People don't like that lol
Anyway hello and sorry for the preemptive earlier post!
Include a photo here if you wish to.
Please see earlier post for photos! We both sparkle in our own magical way! hehe
- What is your name?
Gothkitty
- How old are you?
I'm mentally around late teens I think
- Are you male or female?
Female
- Which country are you from?
UK
- Which city/area do you live in?
North West
- Are you religious?
Not really, I'm spiritually pagan
Also a struggling vegan... and wheat intolerant to boot!
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Only 3... erk!
CrazyCatLady (yes it's one word!)
Huggable
Curious
- Do you have any pets?
A tabby rescue called Princess, fluffy, opinionated and adorable!
-Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
People watching
Cat herding
MMORPG gaming (yes it's a sport lol)
- Do you get angry easily?
No, but when I do I'm a ninja!
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Piercings: Tongue, snake bites, labret, nose, left ear 5, right ear 5 and a stretch 10mm.
Wanted a tatt or two for as long as I can remember, but have always had other things to spend on! I'm sure I'll get round to it eventually...
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Depends on my mood but Muse are always in there.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Eclectic.
Since having depression, I find music really hard to listen to without it driving me nuts! Can usually only manage 2 or 3 tracks before having to turn it off.
I really miss it as I always had tunes on.
- What is your favourite flag?
Erm... probably Wales. Who doesn't love a dragon?
- Ever gone camping?
Yes. Used to love it (cept for the spiders!)
Was a re-enactor once upon a time, so did lots of tent-life, sleeping in fields and historic ruins etc!
- Ever been in love?
Yes
- Ever used fake tan?
Choice of Tangoman or Bananaman? No thank you! Gothkitty is pale and interesting!
- Which countries have you visited?
UK, France. Would love to go to Japan, Canada, Netherlands and Iceland though.
- Favourite city?
I don't have one. I loved cities during COVID though. All those wild animals mooching about, elephants, moose, panthers and penguins in the streets! I was rather thankful there were no zombies... next time maybe?!
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Currently: Walking Dead, Good Omens, Wheel of Time, Star Trek Discovery, The Orville.
Honorary mentions: Another Life, Rings of Power, Black Books, IT Crowd.
- List your five favourite films.
All Harry Potter/Wizarding World (apart from Secrets of Dumbledore which I hated...). Avatar, Aliens, Guardians of the Galaxy, anything with interesting aliens really!
- Are you wealthy?
Sadly not. Even if I was, I wouldn't be as I'd probably spend it on cats or donate it to cats lol
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Not at the mo due to ill health.
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
3D Art and Design (multimedia/ stained glass/ fabrics,/ceramics/ metals)
Would have loved to study Magizooology though! Lol
- What do you like most about yourself?
I'm a square peg. It makes life interesting
- What do you like least about yourself?
I'm a square peg. People don't like that lol
Anyway hello and sorry for the preemptive earlier post!
georgemiller
Newbie
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- 3
- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hi everyone, I'm George, a 45-year-old engineer from Norway. I'm not religious, have two tattoos, and two piercings. I'm here to learn.
Hi. Just joined today. Been Type 2 for over 20 years though managed to control it through exercise and diet for many years. Went into hospital in October 2019 for an unrelated procedure and ended up spending 3 months there often on a life support machine. The hospital put me on insulin to control my diabetes. That worked well for two years when my blood sugars went out of control and I was injecting enormous doses in an attempt to stabilise them. The local diabetic centre gave me the libre free style sensors to monitor levels more frequently. I'm now on 140 units of long lasting insulin and three lots of 40 units of rapid. I'm still having problems regulating my levels which rise and fall suddenly for no apparent reason. I've bought into the carbs and cals app which so far indicate I'm following a low carbohydrate diet.
When in hospital I lost 7 stone but since being on insulin I've gained 10 stone which has meant I'm now obese with a very large belly. I get to the gym 3 times a week in an effort to reduce this.
Any advice forum members can give would be greatly appreciated.
When in hospital I lost 7 stone but since being on insulin I've gained 10 stone which has meant I'm now obese with a very large belly. I get to the gym 3 times a week in an effort to reduce this.
Any advice forum members can give would be greatly appreciated.
Welcome to the forum. I'm a Type 2 in remission due to Low Carb way of eating, so little knowledge of insulin.
Please repost your request for advice by starting a thread in the sub-forum for Type with Insulin
here : https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/type-2-with-insulin.57/
emerson.marini
Newbie
- Messages
- 4
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
Before the questionnaire, I would like to mention I have been diagnosed with T1 back in late 1997, whist I still lived in Brazil. My treatment was what you would expect from a third world country, even though I used to live in/near Sao Paulo.
All has changed to much better since I've moved to Cambridge around 17 years ago. I've completed the DAFNE training, started counting carbs, etc.
For the last 2 years I've been on a closed loop treatment with the Tandem t:slim X2 pump + Dexcom G6 CGM. It definitely improved my control even more, with my BG staying between 85-92% of the time in range.
But I've been placed on the pump treatment mainly because I gradually lost my perception of when my levels are going too low while I am at sleep, culminating with me rushed to A&E with seizures twice (luckily my wife woke up and called the ambulance on these occasions).
Now to the questions...
- Include a photo here if you wish to.
That guy there, on the left.
- What is your name?
Emerson.
- How old are you?
45.
- Are you male or female?
Male.
- Which country are you from?
Brazil, but also an Italian double-citizen.
- Which city/area do you live in?
Ely, Cambridgeshire.
- Are you religious?
Not really.
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Perfeccionist, musical, friendly.
- Do you have any pets?
Yes! A cat named Sheena (is a Punk rocker).
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft at work, Apple at home.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
I do bouldering, cycling and lots of hiking.
- Do you get angry easily?
Unfortunately, yes.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Nope.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
That's very, very hard. With a musical taste spanning from Brutal Death Metal to cheesy 80s...
Ramones, Cannibal Corpse, R.E.M., The Smashing Pumpkins, Obituary.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Death Metal (the real deal, early 90s).
- What is your favourite flag?
Is there such thing?
- Ever gone camping?
Just twice. I'm more a comfy bedroom kind of guy.
- Ever been in love?
Always!
- Ever used fake tan?
Nope.
- Which countries have you visited?
I've lived (was born) in Brazil and in Italy. Have visited Paraguay, France, Belgium, Hungary (several times - wife's from there), Germany, Austria, Sweden, Spain, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ireland, Canary Islands.
- Favourite city?
Budapest.
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Parks & Recreation, Brooklyn 99, Schitts Creek, Criminal Minds, NCIS.
- List your five favourite films.
Natural Born Killers, Pulp Fiction, The Crow, "Any Marvel one", Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain.
- Are you wealthy?
Nope. Is anyone nowadays?
- Do you work? If so, as what?
I'm a Senior Software Engineer (front-end focused).
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
I got a degree in Software Engineering and currently study languages on my free time.
- What do you like most about yourself?
That I care more about others than about myself.
- What do you like least about yourself?
That I got a short fused temper.
All has changed to much better since I've moved to Cambridge around 17 years ago. I've completed the DAFNE training, started counting carbs, etc.
For the last 2 years I've been on a closed loop treatment with the Tandem t:slim X2 pump + Dexcom G6 CGM. It definitely improved my control even more, with my BG staying between 85-92% of the time in range.
But I've been placed on the pump treatment mainly because I gradually lost my perception of when my levels are going too low while I am at sleep, culminating with me rushed to A&E with seizures twice (luckily my wife woke up and called the ambulance on these occasions).
Now to the questions...
- Include a photo here if you wish to.
That guy there, on the left.
- What is your name?
Emerson.
- How old are you?
45.
- Are you male or female?
Male.
- Which country are you from?
Brazil, but also an Italian double-citizen.
- Which city/area do you live in?
Ely, Cambridgeshire.
- Are you religious?
Not really.
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Perfeccionist, musical, friendly.
- Do you have any pets?
Yes! A cat named Sheena (is a Punk rocker).
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft at work, Apple at home.
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
I do bouldering, cycling and lots of hiking.
- Do you get angry easily?
Unfortunately, yes.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Nope.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
That's very, very hard. With a musical taste spanning from Brutal Death Metal to cheesy 80s...
Ramones, Cannibal Corpse, R.E.M., The Smashing Pumpkins, Obituary.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Death Metal (the real deal, early 90s).
- What is your favourite flag?
Is there such thing?
- Ever gone camping?
Just twice. I'm more a comfy bedroom kind of guy.
- Ever been in love?
Always!
- Ever used fake tan?
Nope.
- Which countries have you visited?
I've lived (was born) in Brazil and in Italy. Have visited Paraguay, France, Belgium, Hungary (several times - wife's from there), Germany, Austria, Sweden, Spain, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ireland, Canary Islands.
- Favourite city?
Budapest.
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Parks & Recreation, Brooklyn 99, Schitts Creek, Criminal Minds, NCIS.
- List your five favourite films.
Natural Born Killers, Pulp Fiction, The Crow, "Any Marvel one", Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain.
- Are you wealthy?
Nope. Is anyone nowadays?
- Do you work? If so, as what?
I'm a Senior Software Engineer (front-end focused).
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
I got a degree in Software Engineering and currently study languages on my free time.
- What do you like most about yourself?
That I care more about others than about myself.
- What do you like least about yourself?
That I got a short fused temper.
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Aubrey101
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Hello! I'm today starting the Newcastle Shakes / Prof Roy Taylor diet to get out of dietary very bad, sloppy habits.
I live in Holland but might move back to the UK if I can drop enough weight to reverse T2 and get fit enough to do that.
- How old are you? Buspass!
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Dire Straits of course!
- What is your favourite flag? Sheldon and Leonard's appartment flag
- Favourite city? Oxford and Lucern
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Detectorists, Blankety Blank!
- List your five favourite films. The Enchanted April
I live in Holland but might move back to the UK if I can drop enough weight to reverse T2 and get fit enough to do that.
- How old are you? Buspass!
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Dire Straits of course!
- What is your favourite flag? Sheldon and Leonard's appartment flag
- Favourite city? Oxford and Lucern
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Detectorists, Blankety Blank!
- List your five favourite films. The Enchanted April
MrsA2
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- Diet only
Hi, I’m David and I’ve just joined the Forum. Trying to find the page to introduce myself.. ? 
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Looks like you found it, this is the page to introduce yourself if you like.Hi, I’m David and I’ve just joined the Forum. Trying to find the page to introduce myself.. ?
Apart from introducing yourself here, you can start a new thread if you have any specific questions or experiences to share, or you can chip in on any thread you find interesting.
Welcome to the forum!
Indeed it is, always good to see a new member living in my country @Aubrey101
