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Pruey

Pruey

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Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Insulin
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- What is your name?
My name is Prue
- How old are you?
I am 52
- Are you male or female?
Female
- Which country are you from?
I am from Australia
- Which city/area do you live in?
I live in Launceston on the island state of Tasmania
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Friendly, caring and dedicated
- Do you have any pets?
I have a cat named Keto and an extremely anxious Labradoodle named Monty
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
No - go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week.
- Do you get angry easily?
Depends - can do so but patient in other circumstances
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Pierced ears and a tattoo on my shoulder
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Not really a 'name the band' type of person - just know if I like a song or not
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Easy listening
- What is your favourite flag?
Australian I guess
- Ever gone camping?
Many times over the years - tenting in very 'natural locations', caravan escapades, on-site caravans - now my idea of camping is pursued in hotels!
- Ever been in love?
Guess I must have been - married for 28 years.
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
New Zealand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
- Favourite city?
Queenstown, New Zealand
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
CSI , Criminal Minds and similar shows
- List your five favourite films.
Dirty Dancing, The Book Thief, Red Dog (even though I cry every time!) - can't think of others but I'm sure there must be.
- Are you wealthy?
I wish - I have kids so NO
- Do you work? If so, as what?
I am a Primary School teacher
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Bachelor of Education, Masters of Education - all associated subjects
- What do you like most about yourself?
I am dedicated to my family
- What do you like least about yourself?
I have no will power and i eat what I know I shouldn't!!
 
Hi Pruey,

Welcome to the forum, you are in a good place to get loads of information and support. Hope to see you here again soon :)
 
"I have no will power and i eat what I know I shouldn't!!"

G'day Prue, I'm from adelaide and we'll beat that out of you while you're here:p
are you T2?
 
Thanks for your welcome folks. First time on a forum for me so not really that confident in how it all works - guess I will get there.
Just realised I put nothing about my diabetes.
I am a type 2 diabetic who is insulin dependent. recently visited a different doctor who advised me to try the Low Carb high fat diet in an attempt to lose weight and improve my readings. Also put me on Byetta as well. I'm not really sure this new medication is doing anything though!
 
If you're going LCHF, a cats name Keto is appropriate (ketogenic diet)
so there is an enlightened Dr in australia who recommended LCHF
 
jack412 said:
If you're going LCHF, a cats name Keto is appropriate (ketogenic diet)
so there is an enlightened Dr in australia who recommended LCHF
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Yes - one it seems. Pity I hadn't met him 20 years ago and I might never have ended up on insulin. We also have an orthopedic surgeon named Gary Fettke who is very much an advocate of this for everyone. No surprise they are friends!
 
Welcome to the Forum Pruey. Lots of nice people and plenty of advice on here.
 
Hi Prue and welcome to the forum. If you need to know anything just ask and someone will be able to help.
 
Hi Prue. Just ask any questions. Byetta is commonly prescribed for those T2s who are overweight and usually helps a bit. Yes, do keep up the low-carbing as most of us find it helps with both blood sugar and weight control. I personally wouldn't say 'high-fat' as it's the low-carb that's important just have enough fat to give you the calories you need overall; more than that and it's another source of weight gain. Have plenty of protein, veg and so on.
 
He'll, just dropped into to say a quick hello, look forward to chatting to you more ....best wishes Kat
 
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