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Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

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Welcome Sinead! I like "Bones" too :-) 'The last season was quite boring to be honest, but it's a nice show anyway :-)

Welcome to the community :-)

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Hi my name is Mike :wave: . I am 57 from Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire UK :thumbup: , and I was diagnosed this morn with type 2 diabetes and I am unsure of what comes next :problem: I have also been diagnosed with hypertension. I love single malt whisky :clap: but have lost my HGV licence due to my medical conditions so technically unemployed :( open to suggestions :) so hello to you all :wink:
 
lin2177mk said:
Hi my name is Mike :wave: . I am 57 from Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire UK :thumbup: , and I was diagnosed this morn with type 2 diabetes and I am unsure of what comes next :problem: I have also been diagnosed with hypertension. I love single malt whisky :clap: but have lost my HGV licence due to my medical conditions so technically unemployed :( open to suggestions :) so hello to you all :wink:
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Giverny said:
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.

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My name is Gretha, female, and I am 79 years old and was diagnosed with type 2- about 7 years ago. At that time I was only on a diet. Since moving to England from Canada I was placed on Metformin. Over a long period, about a year I slowly became more and more ill. My husband died and I blamed that grief. Then I thought it was c.diff. but wasn't sure. My bowels were out of control, very liquid, very smelly. I hardly dared go anywhere. I was finally so ill I was bed ridden.

As I live in a retirement complex, an administrator came to see me asking if a doctor was coming. I said I had a telephone appointment. A resident came to see me and I answered the same. He said, Not good enough and left and within the hour a nurse practitioner was at my side. she said have you considered you might be having a reaction to Metformin? I said my doctor and my diabetes nurse know of my condition - they haven't mentioned this. She said STOP taking Metformin for a few days and see what happens. I DID AND WITHIN THREE DAYS my bowels were back to normal, and I began to feel quite perky, my appetite returned. I challenged my doctor on this and she said stay off Metformin for 2 weeks and then we will try Gliclazide. I am now fine and feel good and it works. Now all you poor upset and smelly folks might take this up with your doctor. I was so ill and now I am fine. There is hope !
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Giverny said:
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.

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- What is your name? Andy
- How old are you? 35
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? Wales
- Which city/area do you live in? Oxford
- Are you religious? Only at funeral
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Humerous sarcastic quiet
- Do you have any pets? The kids have 2 goldfish called Dori and Bruce
- Microsoft or Apple? android
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? F1
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Nope
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. To many to list
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Rock
- What is your favourite flag? Welsh
- Ever gone camping? As an ex serviceman yes too many times
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? See camping so you will know tje ones
- Favourite city? Limassol
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Sons of anarchy, gold divers, gold rush, game of thrones, myth buster
- List your five favourite films. Too many to list
- Are you wealthy? I wish
- Do you work? If so, as what? Just started my oem business
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Electronic
- What do you like most about yourself? Calmness
- What do you like least about yourself? Laidback
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- Include a photo here if you wish to. Will do later
- What is your name? Mark
- How old are you?39
- Are you male or female?Male
- Which country are you from?England
- Which city/area do you live in?Nottinghamshire
- Are you religious?No
- Pick three words to describe your personality.oh thats hard
- Do you have any pets?yes a dog
- Microsoft or Apple? Android
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?swimming
- Do you get angry easily?no
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?no
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.70s Rock 80s stuff mixed other
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?mixed
- What is your favourite flag?union jack
- Ever gone camping?yes
- Ever been in love?yes
- Ever used fake tan?no
- Which countries have you visited?lots
- Favourite city?depends
- List your five favourite TV programmes.walking dead and almost any documentary
- List your five favourite films.to late to think that hard
- Are you wealthy?no
- Do you work? If so, as what?sales
- List the subjects you study/have studied.environmental BSc
- What do you like most about yourself?not sure
- What do you like least about yourself?not sure not being a women i haven't thought much about it
 
Hi everybody, My name is Matthew :wave:
- How old are you? I will be 59 years old later this week
- Are you male or female? I'm a Bloke dressed disguised as a gentleman.
- Which country are you from? I'm from London which is a small country in England!
- Which city/area do you live in? I now live in Norwich, A Fine City,
- Are you religious? I avoid religion like the plague.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Happy, Enthusiastic and Surprised!
- Do you have any pets? Nope!
- Microsoft or Apple? Linux , Ubuntu, it's free and it works!
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I used to play Football - Soccer, My efforts on behalf of one of England's oldest Clubs leave me sore all over.
- Do you get angry easily? No, but when I do it's never clear who regrets it most...me, usually.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No, Just some interesting stitch work by some high-class surgeons
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Any incarnation of Paul Weller, Ronnie Laine and the Small Faces, The Kinks, Counting Crows, Steely Dan...and ever onwards
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? R&B and Soul
- What is your favourite flag? The Welsh dragon
- Ever gone camping? Love it!
- Ever been in love? Love it!
- Ever used fake tan? Why? Ummm, nope!
- Which countries have you visited? All of the UK, The America's, New Zealand, Australia, most of Europe...
- Favourite city? depends on the weather but on the right day, The Thames in West London is very special.
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Not massively fond of TV but I'm liking Inspector Montalbano this week.
- List your five favourite films. Magnificent Seven, High Noon, One Flew... too many to mention, American Road movies covers it..
- Are you wealthy? Run out of money but it's not everything is it!
- Do you work? If so, as what? No longer working but just wandering....may go back to being a Restauranteur very soon.
- List the subjects you study/have studied. People watching while drinking coffee on street corners, I learnt that there's just nothing like them humans!
- What do you like most about yourself? My will to see the best and if it's awful try and make it better.
- What do you like least about yourself? My dumb stupidity in doing stuff I shouldn't
 
- What is your name? Elizabeth, usually known as Lizzie
- How old are you? 62
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Birmingham. Born in Bradford, moved to Brum 10 years ago, retiring soon and moving to Scarborough.
- Are you religious? Pagan
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Generous, reliable, independent
- Do you have any pets? Not at present
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? None. Love walking, swimming and belly dancing
- Do you get angry easily? Not now my BG is under control! Undiagnosed diabetes made me vile and nasty
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? 12 tats - back, arms, upper chest and ankle. Multi-pierced ears and both nostrils
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Fields of the Nephilim, New Model Army, Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein, Marilyn Manson
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Rock - goth and industrial
- What is your favourite flag?
- Ever gone camping? Yes. Never again!
- Ever been in love? Yes and still am. My lovely husband, Max.
- Ever used fake tan? No.
- Which countries have you visited? France, Germany, Italy, most of Scandinavia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Morocco
- Favourite city? Birmingham - love it
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Erm ... pass. Not a great tv fan.
- List your five favourite films. Pan's Labyrinth. Babe. Grease. Shrek. Will 4 do? :?
- Are you wealthy? In money, no. In love and happiness, yes.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Admin and IT officer with an adoption service
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Nursing, midwifery. Modern languages at a-level. Now studying diabetes and nutrition. :wink:
- What do you like most about yourself? My determination and independent nature - my husband calls it stubornness but loves me anyway!
- What do you like least about yourself? Tendency to be a bit of a nag :oops:
 
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- What is your name? Mark Tuttle
- How old are you? 51
- Are you male or female? Make
- Which country are you from? USA
- Which city/area do you live in? Pittsburgh, PA
- Are you religious? Yes, I am very active in my Assemblies of God church.
- Pick three words to describe your personality. easy going, friendly
- Do you have any pets? A cat that showed up are house as a stray.
- Microsoft or Apple? Micrsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Bicycling and Kayaking
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Billy Joel, Eddie Rabbit, Willie Nelson, George Strait
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? I like both Country and Western
- What is your favourite flag? "Betsy Ross" (13 star American flag)
- Ever gone camping? A lot as a child but not recently.
- Ever been in love? I am still in love after 30 years of marriage.
- Ever used fake tan? Why when it is so easy to get a real tan?
- Which countries have you visited? Canada, Mexico, Philippians, Japan, Germany, UK, Spain and France
- Favourite city? Paris
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Adam 12, Dragnet, Hogan's Hero's, Get Smart, The Last Days of WWII.
- List your five favourite films. Das Boat,
- Are you wealthy? No
- Do you work? If so, as what? Currently unemployed. IT specialist working with Technical Documentation
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
- What do you like most about yourself?
- What do you like least about yourself?
 
Hi my name is Wilma I am 50 yrs old I live in West Lothian in Scotland I am married with , three children two boys aged 30 and28 yrs old who have their own houses thank god, and a teenage daughter aged 16yrs old who is sitting five higher's at present and stressing us all out lol we have a large Rottweiler X GS dog who is a big baby and we all love, I am to be a gran in May 2014.
I have been diabetic for nearly 17 years gestational first, then type two due to polycystic ovearies was put on metformin very high doze by the endocrinologist but managed for a good few years then seen by diabetic consultant at St Johns Hospital told to change over to that department by him what a mistake that was after several visits taken off metformin put back on taken off again, slipped through the net for a good 7 years went back to my GP about 3/4 years ago wanting a glucose torrent test (and thank god I did) as the readings were very high came back at 17.5 so referred back to diabetic clinic put on insulin humilin m3 metformin and byeta as really ill taken off metformin kept on humilin m3 and byeta but byeta but I was sensitive to byeta put on victoza and humilin M1 went up to the max doze of 1.8 on the victoza stayed on that for 6 months to a year then it stopped working but my sugars have always been high 9.0 etc taken off victoza tried back on Humilin M3 ending up at 80 units morning and 80 at night my sugars have been climbing now sitting at an average 14.5 changed to a 50/50 insulin combi 60 in the morning 60 afternoon and 50 at night average 12 at present for the last two weeks giving it three weeks before I go back to the diabetic nurse see how it goes, the only time my sugars are ok are when I forget to eat or cannot be bothered to eat, over the years my weight has pilled on I am know 19 stone find it hard to do things due to pain neuropathy in feet and hand plus I have thorasic , lumber and hip problems, just had a cataract operation on my right eye, the whole thing only took a year to develop and mature how fast was that. I have high blood pressure 145/95 on pills for the last six years 20mg Lisinoperizil plus chorestrial tablets
I have asked what will happen if this insulin does not work was told that I would be put on a 24 hour insulin then every time it eat something I would have to inject myself.
Well that's me thanks for reading
 

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- What is your name? Callum
- How old are you? 22
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? Middlesbrough, North East
- Are you religious? No
- Do you have any pets? A dog called Lottie
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Yeah, I got a Celtic type cross on my upper arm
- List your five favorite musicians/bands. Enter Shikari, All Time Low
- What would you say your favorite music genre is? Most new genres of rock, (pop punk, post hardcore, etc)
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Arrow, Grimm, Spernatural, Agents of SHIELD, Dexter
- List your five favourite films. Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spiderman, Ironman 1 and 3
- Are you wealthy? No
- Do you work? If so, as what? Comercail Apprentice
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Music Technology
 
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