# Howdy - Good to be here

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12
**Category:** Share
**Created:** [March 17, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12 "2017-03-17T20:49:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/1 "2017-03-17T20:49:41Z")

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The invitation process was nice and easy. This looks good considering we got access within the last day.

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### Author: ![Bradford](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/bradford/32/30_2.png) [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/2 "2017-03-17T20:55:19Z")

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Totally agree. Easy invitation.

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### Author: ![kenrick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/kenrick/32/113_2.png) [@kenrick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kenrick)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/3 "2017-03-17T21:17:00Z")

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🙂 emojis work too 😉

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### Author: ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/4 "2017-03-17T21:18:16Z")

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🙂  
I still need these 20 chars to post…

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### Author: ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/5 "2017-03-17T21:20:27Z")

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hello.  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…  
ok, now I can post…

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### Author: ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/6 "2017-03-17T21:21:07Z")

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Looking to ban you any minute now.

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### Author: ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/7 "2017-03-17T21:22:37Z")

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Ban him!, Ban him! he he ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/1X/b72da97dab1952368c71344c81ad520f91851e39.jpg)

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### Author: ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/8 "2017-03-17T21:44:57Z")

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Every time I see your post I laugh:-)

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### Author: ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/9 "2017-03-17T23:20:25Z")

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Already feeling the love and warmth I had become accustomed too…

😃

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### Author: ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/10 "2017-03-18T03:26:55Z")

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My name is Eddie, and I am an insulin addict…

I use it every day. I can’t even remember the last time I didn’t use it. Over the past few months I have used Humalog, NovoLog, Apidra, Afrezza, Lantus, NPH, Tresiba.

I pump it. I inject it - sometimes 10 times a day. I inject it subcutaneously, intramuscularly, sometimes even intravenously. Recently I even tried snorting it. I blame a fellow addict named Sam who showed me that trick.

I don’t even try to hide it anymore. My wife knows I am an addict. My family knows. Even my boss knows. I don’t even care. I do it all the time and I don’t even care who knows.

I tried to get help on another site, but they kicked me out. I am hoping to get help here.

My name is Eddie, and I am an insulin addict…

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### Author: ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/11 "2017-03-18T04:18:54Z")

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Well, the first step in recovery is admitting you have a problem, and opening up about it…

Welcome home, @Eric. 😃

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### Author: ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/12 "2017-03-18T06:37:15Z")

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You guys are losing it 🙂

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### Author: ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/13 "2017-03-19T20:30:43Z")

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This is not my real picture

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### Author: ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/14 "2017-03-19T20:31:07Z")

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Thank god!

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### Author: ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/15 "2017-03-19T21:15:42Z")

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I’m confused…this isn’t the Sam I remember from TuD…wait, is this some kind of spoof?

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### Author: ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/16 "2017-03-19T21:16:46Z")

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Yes it is just humor I’ll switch to a reasonable picture as soon as everyone has had time to get a chuckle

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### Author: ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/18 "2017-03-19T23:57:52Z")

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Hi, Sam! So glad to “see” you again! Kimmon (otherwise known ast CatLady06)

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### Author: ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/19 "2017-03-20T00:37:53Z")

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Glad to see everyone! I’m traveling and my phone is breaking on me (the dreaded iPhone 6 Plus “touch disease” so I’m pretty limited unless I can get it fixed. But I’m glad we’re here to get it all figured out together how to make this work!

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### Author: ![lh378](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/lh378/32/601_2.png) [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/20 "2017-03-22T04:31:15Z")

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Happy to be here. The site is easy to use.

And yes, I, too am an insulin addict. My gateway drug was Lantus, once daily. Then I moved onto the harder stuff, Novolog, Apidra, Levemir, and Tresiba. I, too, don’t try to hide it anymore.

🙂

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### Author: ![lh378](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/lh378/32/601_2.png) [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howdy-good-to-be-here/12/21 "2017-03-22T04:33:38Z")

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I tested the change username feature and it worked easily.

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