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05-06-2008, 01:45 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 1,074
| | | Survey for Diabetics
1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 2
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 41
3. What type of treatment are you using? Oral Medication, Metformin 500mg x 2 daily, low carb diet
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? I test myself, no insulin
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? Generally 4-6
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? No, I can do more things now than I could before I was diagnosed
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? No
8. How many times a week do you exercise? 2-3 times on good weeks, zero on bad weeks
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low?
Rarely, not every week
10. How many times a week does it go high? I rarely allow it go above 140, maybe once every two weeks.
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? This forum is my support group
*** Could I suggest that if you are using this questionaire again that you consider defining what you mean as "low", as you will find (even here) that "low" has a different meaning for each person. I "feel" low at 70-72, whereas others don't have that feeling until much lower (50-60)
Hope this helps,
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Diagnosed Type II on 26th November 2007
Metformin 500mg twice daily
Enap 5mg
Initial A1c (14th Dec07): 11.6%
15th Jan'08: 9% 
3rd March'08 6.8%  |
05-06-2008, 05:41 PM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 731
| | | 1. What type of diabetes do you have? type 2
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 34
3. What type of treatment are you using? two oral meds, low carb diet, exercise, supplement r-ALA
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Yes, because I am not an infant.
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? about five. Sometimes more, sometimes less.
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? Overall, I'd say no, although it probably does contribute to my understanding that I get get through things that are at first scary and threatening.
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? About the same as when at home or work.
8. How many times a week do you exercise? Right now every day without rain.
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? Not normally a problem right now.
10. How many times a week does it go high? Hmm, high? Even harder to answer than low. But if you just leave me to my own strict standards as to what is high, I'd probably say about five times. But we are not talking ketoacidosis high. We are not even talking American Diabetes Foundation blood-glucose-under-180-two-hours-after-eating high. We are talking slipperyelm-wants-to-be-105-or-lower-after-2 hours high
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? No.  |
05-06-2008, 06:20 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kansas City
Posts: 156
| | | 1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 32
3. What type of treatment are you using? Lantus and Novolog
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? My helper pug, Stanley...j/k.
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 6-8
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? Sometimes, but not often.
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? No, probably less.
8. How many times a week do you exercise? 2-3
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low?3-5
10. How many times a week does it go high? Right now, 7+...ugh.
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? No. |
05-06-2008, 07:46 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 238
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Survey for Diabetics
1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type I they say, don't know what Type 1.5 is and no one ever mentioned it.
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 48
3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin Pump (Animas)
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Try to, but not very successfully
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 4-8
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? A little I guess
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? No
8. How many times a week do you exercise? Try to do 3, probably much less--really off right now
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? seldom anymore, maybe once or twice once in a while--usually due to an over bolus on my part--poor carb counting
10. How many times a week does it go high? almost all the time
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? once to a support group, fell through |
05-06-2008, 09:05 PM
| | Junior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dubai, UAE
Posts: 25
| | | Survey for Diabetics
1. What type of diabetes do you have? type 1
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 18yrs
3. What type of treatment are you using? MDI
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? myself
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 4-5
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? it does...dont feel confident enough to do many things that i might have done if not diabetic.
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? yes
8. How many times a week do you exercise? hardly anytime these days
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? 4-5
10. How many times a week does it go high? 4-5
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? yes
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diagnosed in '88
MDI, Novorapid bef meals, levemir twice/daily
last HBA1C 6%
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05-06-2008, 09:21 PM
|  | Junior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 4
| | | 1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 30
3. What type of treatment are you using? Pump therapy
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Yes
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 8
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? no
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? not really, they all know I have it and use a pump.
8. How many times a week do you exercise? 3 times
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? 1 -3
10. How many times a week does it go high? High should be defined. Some consider over 180 under 200 high, some over 200 is high. 10 - 15
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? Yes, pumpers support group. |
05-06-2008, 09:28 PM
| | Junior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sydney Australia
Posts: 33
| | | Survey for Diabetics
1. What type of diabetes do you have? T1
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 24
3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin, Metformin at dinner, Diet & Exercise
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Myself
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 7 sometimes more
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? No
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? Yes they like to splurge, but I hold back
8. How many times a week do you exercise? 6 days a week
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? 2-3
10. How many times a week does it go high? 1-2
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? No, my family and DF is my support group
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Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be
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05-06-2008, 10:14 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: RURAL NSW AUSTRALIA
Posts: 125
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Originally Posted by MaryA410  Survey for Diabetics
1. What type of diabetes do you have? 1.5
2. At what age were you diagnosed? Age 21
3. What type of treatment are you using? oral and insulin plus Byetta
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Yes me plus get advice from Diabetic Educator nd Doctors
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 4 to 6 times
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? sometimes
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? some times
8. How many times a week do you exercise? next question
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? once or twice
10. How many times a week does it go high? Three or four times
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? | no to the camp have been to a couple of meetings with diabetes Australia years ago but didn't feel comfortable
__________________ Take care from Alicat61
Meds Byetta 10mgs twice day Started on 1st Feb 2008) Working well for me
Humalog 3 x day
Lantus daily
Metformin 1gm 3x a day
Aticand 32mg daily
Propranalol 40 mgs 2 x a day
150 mg aspirin daily (I need to have shares in my chemist shop) |
05-07-2008, 04:21 AM
|  | Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Livonia, MI
Posts: 447
| | | 1. What type of diabetes do you have? T1
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 8
3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin Pump w/Novolog, Symlin, balanced diet
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Myself
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 5-6
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? NO
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? No, maybe actually less
8. How many times a week do you exercise? 3-4
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? 3-4
10. How many times a week does it go high? 2-3
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? Been going to/working at camp for 20 years. Only a few support groups as a child.
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<T1 for 20 years - Clear Paradigm 722 w/ CGMS>
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<1.23.08 A1C --> 6.5> |
05-07-2008, 04:34 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 5,561
| | | Survey for Diabetics
1. What type of diabetes do you have? The bad type.
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 14
3. What type of treatment are you using? The expensive one.
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Nobody. It controls itself
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? A lot. I don't count or keep track.
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? Confidence? Of course it does. If you can beat this you can beat anything! But I haven't won yet.
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? I have no peers!
8. How many times a week do you exercise? Seven. Getting out of bed is exercise. Make that six then.
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? At least once. But I can't tell anymore without testing. See #5.
10. How many times a week does it go high? It? It goes highabout 25 times a week when you account for the spike immediately after eating.
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? That would be a positive.
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-Robert A. Heinlein |
05-07-2008, 04:40 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 645
| | | 1. What type of diabetes do you have? 1
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 9
3. What type of treatment are you using? MDI
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? yes
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 8 ish
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? no
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? No, it's all on autopilot now.
8. How many times a week do you exercise? 6
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? 5?
10. How many times a week does it go high? 9
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? no
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- Dorothy Parker
T1 16 years
24 years old
Lantus & Humalog
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05-07-2008, 04:53 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Massachusetts, US
Posts: 309
| | | Answers...
Survey for Diabetics
1. What type of diabetes do you have? 2
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 41
3. What type of treatment are you using? Bayetta + Metformin + eating low carbs
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Test 4 times/day no insulin yet.
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 4
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? No.. I just get aggrivated when I am eating low carbs, excercising and spiking anyway. Does not happen all the time but it does happen.
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? No. I do what I always do. I only test at home though.
8. How many times a week do you exercise? Every day
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? Never below 104.
10. How many times a week does it go high? My highest
reading is at wakeup. ("thanks liver!"). 178-180 at least
twice a week at wakeup. Most of the time 145-160 at wakeup.
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes?
Yes, a "diabetes class" during my first year. |
05-07-2008, 05:17 PM
| | Junior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbia, MO
Posts: 15
| | | 1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 30
3. What type of treatment are you using? Pump w/Humalog and CGMS
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Yes
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 6-8
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? No
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? No
8. How many times a week do you exercise? 3-5
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? 7-10 70 or below
10. How many times a week does it go high? about 2 over 180
11. Have you ever been to some type of camp or a support group for diabetes? Went to support groups when I was first diagnosed and I go to pump support group meetings.
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MM 522 pump (blue) since May 2007
CGMS-ing since November-ish 2007
DXd April 1993 @ 30 years of age, Type 1
"But pump pump pump pu-pump pump it up" - Chuck D |
05-07-2008, 06:42 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK
Posts: 188
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1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 10
3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin Pump
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Yes
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 5
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? Not too often
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? Most of the time
8. How many times a week do you exercise? 2
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? 6
10. How many times a week does it go high? 1
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? Yes
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Diabetes Type 1
Since The Age Of 10 (1998)
31st October
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05-08-2008, 05:28 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 4,065
| | | Survey for Diabetics
1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 40
3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin Pump & 500mg Metformin twice a day.
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Self
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? Minimum of 8, upwards to 12.
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? NO
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? YES
8. How many times a week do you exercise? I walk 3 miles 4-5 nights a week.
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? Varies.......on average maybe 6.
10. How many times a week does it go high?
Varies........so I'll say about a dozen times a week.
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? Other than belonging to a couple of Diabetes Forums, NO. |
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