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Hello! I'm Samantha and my husband has recently been diagnosed type 2.
We are keen amateur musicians, and live on a Scottish island, with two pet cats and a pet snake. I mostly work from home, but sometimes travel a bit for work, too. I do virtually all of the cooking for us so I am keen to help my husband control his blood glucose through what he eats, and to find ways he can easily keep this up when I am away.
He's been a typical British white bread/potatoes/white rice/white pasta man for all his life but now flatly refuses to touch the white stuff - I'll be taking my spares to the food bank shortly!
We are in our 50s. We love to holiday in Scotland.
 
hi people

I'm pete I was diagnosed with type 2 a couple of years ago now and interested in peoples different ways of dealing with it or why so many getting it.

been extremely fit all my life now this bloody diabetes has ******** that up lol
 
Hi Pete and welcome, there is lots of information about so I would have a mooch around and see what if anything takes your fancy. the why is a mystery and a question with a million answers
 
- What is your name? Dan
- How old are you? 30
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? England
- Which city/area do you live in? Portgordon, Scotland
- Are you religious? Meh
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Outgoing, adventurous and caring
- Do you have any pets? Yes, two border collies called Max and Maisy
- Microsoft or Apple? Both
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Scuba diving, motorcycling, walking and climbing up the mountains of bonny Scotland, cooking, family time, socialising via the medium of alcohol to name a few.
- Do you get angry easily? Yes when driving and suffering incompetent drivers and Inconsiderate people
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? I have five tattoos in various places
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Metalica, iron maiden, anthrax, avenged sevenfold, alter bridge, pantera, trivium, scar the martyr...... Too many to list.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Metal
- What is your favourite flag? My own coat of arms flying high above my castle ;-)
- Ever gone camping? All the time
- Ever been in love? Recently married my fiancée of ten years
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? Australia, Canada, Germany, Portugal, France, Norway, Spain, Malaysia,
- Favourite city? Edinburgh
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Game of thrones, the good wife,
- List your five favourite films. Top gun
- Are you wealthy? No
- Do you work? If so, as what? Industrial and commercial heating engineer/ mechanical services
- List the subjects you study/have studied. All gcse suspects, industrial and commercial heating and ventilation, commercial gas, oftec oil, 17th edition electrical regulations. Want to do my degree in mechanical and electrical engineeringz
- What do you like most about yourself? I am really easy to get on with

- What do you like least ayourself?



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Hi to all! I am Liliya. I was diagnosed with type 2 nearly 10 years ago. I am from Russia. I live near Ekatherinburg city. I graduated from the University - english department .....I like classical music and play the piano. .... At first when i was diagnosed whith diabetes I controlled my blood glucose every day...Now i control my blood glucose once a week, because stripes to the glucometre here are very expensive.( I mean in Russia).
 
Hello Liliya and welcome :) You obviously dont have a national health service like we do here in the UK where we get our things on prescription and some people like my wife and myself get these things for free as we are on benefits.
 
Hello! ... We have a national health service here in Russia and we get tablets for free but we are not given stripes for free or sometimes we are given once in 6 months. And it is not enough to control my blood glucose . (sorry if there are mistakes in my writing, I am Russian as i have already told)
 
Liliya said:
Hello! ... We have a national health service here in Russia and we get tablets for free but we are not given stripes for free or sometimes we are given once in 6 months. And it is not enough to control my blood glucose . (sorry if there are mistakes in my writing, I am Russian as i have already told)
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Oh right that seems strange that you dont also get the strips for free also
 
I have been a type one since 1965.I am married tp Joan and we have two children and two grand children.I like dogs and cats and have three cats and, now ,only one Irish Setter (I used to have four ).
I am 70 but don't feel it!
I look forward to 'meeting' you on this group .
Howard
 
- What is your name? Claire
- How old are you? 32
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? England, UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Maidenhead
- Are you religious? Christian
- Pick three words to describe your personality... Honest, Sarcastic, *****!
- Do you have any pets? No
- Microsoft or Apple? Prefer a banana!
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Thumb-wars lol
- Do you get angry easily? YES!!!
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? Ears and a few other piercings :oops: 5 tatt's- sunburst on arm, ivy on arm, bee on boob, hearts on neck, music notes in the ear
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Wide variety of music across the genres
- Ever gone camping? Yep
- Ever been in love? Am married!!


Alright alright thats enough!!!!!! :facepalm:
 
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