Newbies - say hello here!

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Hi Everyone.

Only joined yesterday and love the message board.

My name is Elaine, live in Swindon, 36 years old. Had Type 1 diabetes for nearly 30 years. Been on a pump since January this year.

Look forward to chatting!

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Hi Elaine my name is steve, i am 39 years old and have had type 1 diabetes since i was 16 i was just wondering what it is like using a pump instead of doing injections look forward to chatting soon
 
justamom said:
Thank you Admin for creating this site. I am a mother of a 15yr old son with Type 1 Diabetes who was diagnosed in 2004 at the age of 11. It has been a general nightmare ever since with high blood sugars, behavioral problems, etc.
Im hoping to get my son involved with this site as he has nobody else to share his Diabetic problems with. Love, T x
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Hi justamom, that is what I am, my daughter Elle has had diabetes type 1 for two yrs now, she has just moved to secondry school and the transistion has been so stressful , she has just come out of hospital as bms were 33 feeling sick dizzy all the signs of Dka but thankfuly was'nt,so nice to talk with other parents who no how stressful having a diabetec child is! the school have been awful just like you are saying they were making her inject in the disability toilet as they did not want her injecting in the dinner hall! have put my foot down🙂HX
 
Hi all

Good afternoon all.

I have just been diagnosed with type 1 (now aged 54) and am beginning to acquaint myself with what diabetes is, how it might be controlled, what I can and cannot do etc.

I think this board is an excellent idea and I look forward to contributing when I can but also learning from others' experiences.

With best wishes to all.

Geoff
 
Hello,
Am very pleased to see this forum and hope it thrives. I was diagnosed about a year ago with type 2 and after failing to control it with diet and exercise am now on metformin and a statin. Today I have been prescribed gliclazide, so obviously I need to work harder at controlling and learning about all this. I am 42 and very overweight but have recently started walking 8000-10000 steps a day. My mid morning tests are between 10-15 and mid afternoon tests are usually between 6-9, with Hba1c between 7.2 and 9 at the highest. At present I'm finding advice to be quite general and finding it even harder to limit carbs to 60g a day. Hopefully I'll learn more from this site.
 
Hi to you all!

Hello everyone, what a great idea and it aint based in the USA!
I have been diabetic Type 1 since Friday 13th February 1977, Yes I think that must of scarred me for me to remember that date.
Anyway 32 odd years later after seeing substantial changes in the development and advances in insulin treatment I have for the past 3 months been fitted to a pump and yes what a difference, its brill!
I wish this new site all success in the future and meet some interesting people.
 
hi my name's mark, i've been diabetic for 24 years now... in that time i've moved from one injection a day to two and then on to the basal - bosal regime (novorapid and lantus) a couple of years ago.... reasonable good control throughout my diabetes career from a caring mother and then on my own two feet and a mother who cannot understand the flexibility that novorapid gives me

i decided a long time ago / was made to not allow my diabetes from stopping me doing things that i wanted to do and i like to think i've lived up to that mantra... can't stand people who say they can't do something just because it might be a little harder for them, harsh i know but just the way i was brought up

anyways congrats on the site, good idea well executed :D
 
I'm David, live in Newcastle, diagnosed type 2 14 months ago, on Metformin to keep it under control, which I seem to be doing ok so far. After the initial shock I read as much as I could about diabetes and decided to take positive steps to manage it rather than mope about it. I view it as a chance to eat far more healthily than I would if I wasn't diabetic and haven't noticed any huge changes other than feeling much better and more energetic than I did in the 6 months prior to being diagnosed!

Have got to say this forum is an excellent idea - although my doc and diabetes nurse are excellent I only see them every few months, it's great listening to people on here and their experiences of living with and managing their diabetes.
 
Hi everyone, my name's Michelle and i'm 37 years old from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. My son was diagnosed with type 1 10 years ago at the age of 3. He's currently on Novo rapid and Levemir but his blood sugars are erratic at the moment which is a nightmare. He copes with it very well but has days when he gets annoyed with continuous blood tests and injections and he has been known to sneak the odd chocolate bar into his room!
 
The New boy on the block

Hi all just found the site today & joined also on D Daly
Best Regards
Mike..
 
Hi my name is Vicki and I am 22. I have had Type 1 diabetes since 11th April 2007 officially (probably a few months longer in reality!) This forum is a great idea as I don't know any diabetics. I am hoping to find out how people cope with going out drinking, injecting in public, eating 'normally' and hypos. I am finding the Diabetes nurses wonderful, easy to talk to and so helpful. The doctors and GP's are not so great, they don't really care about what it is like to live with on a day to day basis.
I am currently taking NovoRapid x 3 and Levemir x 1.
Chat soon 🙂
 
Hello everyone. What a good idea this board is!!! Looking forward to getting to know you all!
 
Hi Everyone - good to read all your messages, it somehow feels better to know you are not on your own - I have had Type 1 for over 50 years.
Sue
 
hey im neil, been diagnosed with type 1 for 4 months. Im in the army and was in afghanistan when i got diagnosed.
This site has been great as i can now finally speak to so many of you that have been or are going through the same things.

Thanks you admin
 
Hi guys. I'm Katie, i'm 22 from Dorset and I've had type 1 diabetes since I was 18 (Just before my A Levels damnit!). I'm glad there is finally a UK forum for Diabetics 🙂
 
Hi There. Im new as well and as so glad to have found this site. I too now dont feel so alone. My mum was T1 but sadly passed away 10 years ago and my other half just didnt know what to say to please me. He too now can also get so much from this site. We do also have to think of the people around us as well and they are going through this as well.

Thanks again.
 
Welcome Ann!

Indeed this forum is not only for pwople with diabetes but also those that live around it - I hope you and your husband will find it useful!
 
Hi Everyone

It has been great reading people's stories and what a fantastic idea this forum is. I can see everyone being able to help each other.
I'm 35 and was diagnosed t2 in April. It runs in my family, but I did not have a clue as to what i needed to do, eat etc.
My Doctors refered me to a specialist - who I still see on a monthly bases, with his team of nurses and they are great. I did a lot of research myself and have completely changed my eating habbit and exercise routine. I've lost 3 stone in weight and stick to a low sat - no sugar diet and I still go to the gym 3 times a week.
If anyone wants any help or tips please feel free to ask and I will try and help as best I can, give support etc.
 
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Hi - Just joined today!
I'm Tamsin, 41, married, no children and from North West Kent.
Owner of 2 adorable cats, aged almost 17!
Was diagnosed with Type II in Jan '06. Not on any meds (yet!), just diet/exericse (ho!ho!)
Look forward to getting to know you all!

Tamsin
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Hi, everyone. I'm 30 and have had type 1 since I was 4. I've been on an insulin pump for almost 2 years and finding it really hard work. It has brought my HBA1c down and kept in work, but it takes so much effort. it will be great to talk to somebody else other than my sister who is also type 1.

Margaret🙂
 
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