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<blockquote data-quote="Bobobo" data-source="post: 1020399" data-attributes="member: 204459"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed at the end of Aug / beginning of Sept 2015 which i had a health check at work. Showed a glucose level of 10.3 with 4 hours fasting, my cholesterol was 8, Blood pressure was slightly raised (he thought it was worse than what my GP did) and my BMI was 29.9. I booked an appointment with my GP and signed up to the gym. Had a fasting blood test (10.2), Hba1c (88) and cholesterol test (6) so the GP sent me to an education course (3 sessions with a diabetes nurse and a diabetes dietitian). I am not on any medication and since diagnosis i have reduced my Hba1c to 53 (2 months ago) and lost 3 stone (now a health bmi of 23. Got my first appointment with the diabetes team at the GP surgery in a couple of weeks so hopefully when they do my tests there will be more improvements.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, just a quick introduction.. I have included my answers below</p><p></p><p>-<span style="color: #ff0000"> What is your name? <span style="color: #000000">Steve</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- How old are you? </span><span style="color: #000000">32</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Are you male or female? <span style="color: #000000">Male</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Which country are you from? <span style="color: #000000">UK</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Which city/area do you live in? <span style="color: #000000">Bournemouth</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Are you religious? <span style="color: #000000">Not at all</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Pick three words to describe your personality. </span><span style="color: #000000">all about family</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Do you have any pets? <span style="color: #000000">No</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Microsoft or Apple? <span style="color: #000000">Microsoft</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? <span style="color: #000000">football & ice hockey mainly (Washington Capitals are the best sports team ever!)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Do you get angry easily? </span><span style="color: #000000">Not really, only on certain topics which i feel strongly about.....</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? <span style="color: #000000">None</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- List your five favourite musicians/bands. <span style="color: #000000">wow, far too many and changes a lot, but at the moment Il Divo, Lara Fabian, Linkin Park, Yo-Yo Ma & Oceanlab</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- What would you say your favourite music genre is? </span><span style="color: #000000">I don't have one, i listen to most things apart from DnB, Rap & Garage types which i just don't get.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- What is your favourite flag? <span style="color: #000000">Alpha Flag (means 'I have a diver down, keep clear and slow') as it means i am scuba diving...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite70" alt=":woot:" title="Woot :woot:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":woot:" /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Ever gone camping? <span style="color: #000000">yes, don't like it...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Ever been in love? <span style="color: #000000">yes, managed to marry her as well <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Ever used fake tan? <span style="color: #000000">No</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Which countries have you visited? <span style="color: #000000">USA, France, Spain, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Cyprus, Greece, Egypt and a few more which i can't for the life of me remember.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Favourite city? <span style="color: #000000">Don't have one</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- List your five favourite TV programmes.<span style="color: #000000"> Can't keep it to 5 so here is a short list....The West Wing, The Newsroom, Arrow, The Flash, The Rachel Maddow Show, The Last Word, Daily Show, Top Gear, Big Bang Theory, Wonders of the Solar System, Wonders of the Universe.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- List your five favourite films. <span style="color: #000000">Casablanca, Star Wars, A Few Good Men, The Zodiac & Divergent</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Are you wealthy? <span style="color: #000000">No, most certainly not...</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- Do you work? If so, as what? </span><span style="color: #000000">Yes, Risk Consultant</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- List the subjects you study/have studied. </span><span style="color: #000000">Just about to do a qualification in Risk Management but outside of work i read a lot about history, philosophy, theology & physics (makes me sound somewhat boring....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite19" alt=":bookworm:" title="Bookworm :bookworm:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":bookworm:" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- What do you like most about yourself? </span><span style="color: #000000">Nothing in particular, pleased with what i have achieved since being diagnosed as i don't usually have the will power to do something like this.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">- What do you like least about yourself? <span style="color: #000000">Nothing in particular.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bobobo, post: 1020399, member: 204459"] Hi all, I was diagnosed at the end of Aug / beginning of Sept 2015 which i had a health check at work. Showed a glucose level of 10.3 with 4 hours fasting, my cholesterol was 8, Blood pressure was slightly raised (he thought it was worse than what my GP did) and my BMI was 29.9. I booked an appointment with my GP and signed up to the gym. Had a fasting blood test (10.2), Hba1c (88) and cholesterol test (6) so the GP sent me to an education course (3 sessions with a diabetes nurse and a diabetes dietitian). I am not on any medication and since diagnosis i have reduced my Hba1c to 53 (2 months ago) and lost 3 stone (now a health bmi of 23. Got my first appointment with the diabetes team at the GP surgery in a couple of weeks so hopefully when they do my tests there will be more improvements. Anyway, just a quick introduction.. I have included my answers below -[COLOR=#ff0000] What is your name? [COLOR=#000000]Steve[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- How old are you? [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]32[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Are you male or female? [COLOR=#000000]Male[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Which country are you from? [COLOR=#000000]UK[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Which city/area do you live in? [COLOR=#000000]Bournemouth[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Are you religious? [COLOR=#000000]Not at all[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Pick three words to describe your personality. [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]all about family[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Do you have any pets? [COLOR=#000000]No[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Microsoft or Apple? [COLOR=#000000]Microsoft[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? [COLOR=#000000]football & ice hockey mainly (Washington Capitals are the best sports team ever!)[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Do you get angry easily? [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Not really, only on certain topics which i feel strongly about.....[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? [COLOR=#000000]None[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- List your five favourite musicians/bands. [COLOR=#000000]wow, far too many and changes a lot, but at the moment Il Divo, Lara Fabian, Linkin Park, Yo-Yo Ma & Oceanlab[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- What would you say your favourite music genre is? [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]I don't have one, i listen to most things apart from DnB, Rap & Garage types which i just don't get.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- What is your favourite flag? [COLOR=#000000]Alpha Flag (means 'I have a diver down, keep clear and slow') as it means i am scuba diving...:woot:[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Ever gone camping? [COLOR=#000000]yes, don't like it...:([/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Ever been in love? [COLOR=#000000]yes, managed to marry her as well :)[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Ever used fake tan? [COLOR=#000000]No[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Which countries have you visited? [COLOR=#000000]USA, France, Spain, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Cyprus, Greece, Egypt and a few more which i can't for the life of me remember.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Favourite city? [COLOR=#000000]Don't have one[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- List your five favourite TV programmes.[COLOR=#000000] Can't keep it to 5 so here is a short list....The West Wing, The Newsroom, Arrow, The Flash, The Rachel Maddow Show, The Last Word, Daily Show, Top Gear, Big Bang Theory, Wonders of the Solar System, Wonders of the Universe.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- List your five favourite films. [COLOR=#000000]Casablanca, Star Wars, A Few Good Men, The Zodiac & Divergent[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Are you wealthy? [COLOR=#000000]No, most certainly not...[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- Do you work? If so, as what? [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Yes, Risk Consultant[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- List the subjects you study/have studied. [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Just about to do a qualification in Risk Management but outside of work i read a lot about history, philosophy, theology & physics (makes me sound somewhat boring....:bookworm:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- What do you like most about yourself? [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Nothing in particular, pleased with what i have achieved since being diagnosed as i don't usually have the will power to do something like this.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]- What do you like least about yourself? [COLOR=#000000]Nothing in particular.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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