Currently I'm working on a technical paper, if you could, please fill out the survey

[MaryA410]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have?

2. At what age were you diagnosed?

3. What type of treatment are you using?

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does?

5. How many times a day do you test yourself?

6. Does it affect your confidence level at all?

7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers?

8. How many times a week do you exercise?

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low?

10. How many times a week does it go high?

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes?

[shutterbug]

Hello, where is the survey?

[MaryA410]

In the post above yours.

[Gordonm]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 11 years old

3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin pump

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Yes and always have

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 8 to 12 times a day

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 to 5 times

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? depends. Anywhere from 0 to 10+ depending on activity

10. How many times a week does it go high? How high is high. Above 200 maybe once or twice sometimes never in a week

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? No

[Maya_Papaya]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have? 2

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 21

3. What type of treatment are you using? none right now, when under a doctors care i was on several medications, low card 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?

4

6. Does it affect your confidence level at all?

not really

7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers?

actually sometimes, just to "fit in" i tend to be less careful which isnt so good.

8. How many times a week do you exercise?

daily

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low?

rarely......less then once a week

10. How many times a week does it go high?

right now almost daily, when i was under control....maybe once or twice a week depending if i was eating good or not.

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes?

no

[RobiJo]

1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 26 months

3. What type of treatment are you using? Pump

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Myself

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 7 or 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? No

8. How many times a week do you exercise? 1-2

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? Define low. Below 70: 8-10

10. How many times a week does it go high? Define high? I've been above 300 once in the last 2 weeks. Above 200 about 5 times in the last 2 weeks.

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? Every summer since I was 4 except 2. Always talked (and still do) to my friends from camp though.

[gettingby]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 13

3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin Pump

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Yes, always have.

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? Usually 8-10 but over the past 2 weeks that has gone down.(Yes, I'm going back to 8-10).:)

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? In my job, I'm always on my feet, moving so I don't do too much other exercise, maybe 2-3/week.

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? Depends on activity

10. How many times a week does it go high? Depends on numerous factors.

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? No

[shutterbug]

Sorry for an incomplete post..

1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 2

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 32

3. What type of treatment are you using? 2 X 500mg Metformin/ Diet and exercise

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? I control it myself

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 3-4 times a day

6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? May be at some times

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? 4-5 times (30 mins a day)

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? Don't know exactly as I feel low at BS level of 80s... may be 2-3 times

10. How many times a week does it go high? Again, not sure.

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? Not yet

[Phonelady61]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have?type1

2. At what age were you diagnosed?36

3. What type of treatment are you using?right now two oral meds glipizide and metformin

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does?self

5. How many times a day do you test yourself?4

6. Does it affect your confidence level at all?some days are better than others

7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers?I am usually not around my peers we stay to ourselves .

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?like 3 out of 7

10. How many times a week does it go high? I guess it to be about 4 times a week

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes?nope and never will there is a story behind that

[Funnygrl]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have?[quote]

1.5ish, aka, who the heck knows?

[QUOTE]2. At what age were you diagnosed?

19
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?

10ish

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?

Huh?

8. How many times a week do you exercise?

I'm overall active, but I try for *real* exercise at least 3 times a week.

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low?

daily

10. How many times a week does it go high?

Every other day.

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes?

Yeah

[Emm]

1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1 (Lada type 1.5 technically...)

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 29ish

3. What type of treatment are you using? Multiple Daily Injections - Lantus & Novorapid.

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Totally by myself

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? between 6 - 12, Less on an easy day, more tests on days when things are weird, or when I'm exercising, or driving, or just feeling odd, etc

6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? Sometimes yes. I always have to be alert and always near my bag of supplies, and that makes me feel a little less confident - I can't just 'let go'.

7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? Yes... have to be, because they don't understand, and I'm more likely to be around unsuitable meals, or spontaneity that catches me out... etc

8. How many times a week do you exercise? between 0 - 5

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? I go low-ish (nothing serious, but under 4mmol) at least a couple of times a week. Maybe up to 10 times a week if I'm not being careful.. but I've never ever had a serious low.

10. How many times a week does it go high? As much as I try to avoid it, it happens often... but that's a vague term, what's 'high' to you? I go over 8mmol at least once a day. I don't get seriously high at all though - haven't seen anything over 16mmol since I started insulin, and I generally would never go over 10mmol, apart from the odd shocker.

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? No, never - all the support I need is online. I wouldn't mind meeting some diabetics offline but I find they all tend to be for older type 2s. I wouldn't mind that but what I'd really like is to meet people like myself.

[adiantum]

MaryA410, I always participate in relevant surveys with great enthusiasm.
The taker introduces themselves & disclose the body/organisation from which they represent. They also gain approval from the governing body of the group. Please refer to the column on the right -> under the heading Contact Zone, you will see Moderators as well as Administrator.

I will complete your survey when this approval has been given and you complete your personal profile

[MollyM15]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have? type 1

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 23 months

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? 7-9 times a day

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?

8. How many times a week do you exercise? 3-4

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? Depends how active I am

10. How many times a week does it go high? Not that often maybe 3 or 4

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? I have been to diabetic camp 4 times.

[princesslinda]

Welcome Mary. We ran your survey by Tony our Forum Administrator and he had no problems with it. Hope you get several responses that will help with your paper. Mine are as follows:

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have? TYPE 2

2. At what age were you diagnosed? AGE 44

3. What type of treatment are you using? BYETTA INJ.

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? I TEST AND INJECT MYSELF

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 4-5

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? I AM THE SAME ALONE OR W/OTHERS

8. How many times a week do you exercise? 3-4

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? ITS USUALLY PRETTY STABLE, VERY FEW LOWS

10. How many times a week does it go high?
SAME AS ABOVE

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? NO, JUST THE FORUM

[Jan B]

1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 18

3. What type of treatment are you using? Pump w/Humalog

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Yes

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 6 - 10

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? Same

8. How many times a week do you exercise? Daily

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? 1 - 5

10. How many times a week does it go high? 1 - 5

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? Only once I went to a support group and it was a horrible experience. This forum is great though.

[davef]

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,

[slipperyelm]

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.

[Chris Graham]

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.

[barbarac]

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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

[mwd]

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

[Veektor]

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.

[George83]

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

[alicat61]

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:D
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

[solox316]

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.

[xMenace]

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.

[Erin]

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

[jerryn]

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.

[GretchO]

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.

[gobbly2100]

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

[kgm0612]

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.

[belyro]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have? TYPE 1

2. At what age were you diagnosed? THREE

3. What type of treatment are you using? INSULIN PUMP THERAPY

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? MYSELF

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 8-10 USUALLY, 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? NO

8. How many times a week do you exercise? IT VARIES....AVERAGE 4?

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? AVERAGE 3

10. How many times a week does it go high? AVERAGE 6

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? SUPPORT GROUP - YES. CAMP - NO.

[pdxdennisj]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have? 2

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 52

3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin N, Byetta, Metrformin

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Self

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 2

6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? Yes

7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? Marginally

8. How many times a week do you exercise? Daily Moderate

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? Once a month or so

10. How many times a week does it go high? Twice a month or so.

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? No

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[HelenM]

What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1(1.5)
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 52
3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin pump
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? Yes
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? Generally 5-8
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? No, gained confidence if anything
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? 5-6
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low?
daily sub 60
10. How many times a week does it go high? Very rarely, 2 a month perhaps
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? No but a weeks 'therapeutic education' and a 3 day pump course

[David]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have? type one

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 12

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? 8-10

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? fairly active lifestyle, no organized exercise regimen

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? varies, sometimes 5 or more, sometimes not at all

10. How many times a week does it go high? varies, sometimes 5 or more, sometimes not at all

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? yes to camp, yes to support groups

[MaireC]

1. What type of diabetes do you have?

2

2. At what age were you diagnosed?

25

3. What type of treatment are you using?

Started on Diet control, went to 2x500 Metformin, now down to 1x500 Metformin a day

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does?

Control it myself.

5. How many times a day do you test yourself?

When I was diagnosed I was told to test myself twice a day twice a week. I thought that was a little stupid, but I tend to test myself once a day, but today I tested myself 4 times. Depends on what I’ve eaten and how active I’ve been.

6. Does it affect your confidence level at all?

Not really, but I feel a lot more insecure than I used to. And that's pretty bad, considering how insecure I used to be.

7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers?

Yes and no. If they are close friends, then I have no problem saying no to nice things that I know I’ll pay for later. If I’m around people who don’t know me very well, I have a tendency to buckle under pressure so that I don’t look like the odd one out.

8. How many times a week do you exercise?
1-2 hour walk 3-5 times a week.

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low?

Not too often. Maybe once or twice if I’ve forgotten to eat breakfast and a morning meeting runs into the afternoon.

10. How many times a week does it go high?

Too often…Chinese food and chips + lack of willpower are killers…

[Rainey Smith]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type I

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 12

3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin - Novolog and Lantus

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Yes

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 4-7

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? I'm not right now, hopefully will start back up in the next 2 weeks.

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? every night, but I am in the middle of insulin therapy because I am getting on the pump in a month.

10. How many times a week does it go high? maybe 3 to 4 times

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? Yes. The Lions Club

[sparrow1]

Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have?Type 2

2. At what age were you diagnosed?47

3. What type of treatment are you using?Oral meds, insulin, diet, exercise

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? YesIf not, who does?

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?Sometimes

8. How many times a week do you exercise?3 times - for 1.5 hrs each time

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low?Rarely

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?No

Hope that helps.

[KCP]

1. What type of diabetes do you have?Type 1

2. At what age were you diagnosed? I came down with a condition which meant i had to have my pancreas removed at age 7

3. What type of treatment are you using?Insulin and testing

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? Yep

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 6+

6. Does it affect your confidence level at all?Nope

7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers?Not really, in fact i flaunt it

8. How many times a week do you exercise?I try to excersise twice to three times a week at the moment

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low?Rarely

10. How many times a week does it go high?depends on what your definition of high is. It goes over ten once a day mostly.

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes?Yes when i was a child

[fgummett]

Here is my input...
Survey for Diabetics

1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 2

2. At what age were you diagnosed? 44

3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin Pump

4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Yes, but I have a health care team

5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 8 - 10

6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? Yes

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? 5 - 7 times

9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? 1 -2

10. How many times a week does it go high? 7 - 8

11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? Yes