VITAL STATS Name? Lyndal Hynes How old are you? 31 Where do you live? Frankston, Victoria What do you do? I'm a Mummy at the moment. That's my Audrey!! --> Anything to declare? I have white knight syndrome, crusader for lost causes MORE ABOUT YOU A few words about yourself? At present I am the most boring person I know. I got to bed at 9pm, don't go out and penny pinch at every opportunity. It's called motherhood! Where were you born and raised? Born in Brisbane, raised in Sydney and Melbourne Favourite piece of music? Beth Nielson Chapman's "All I have". It's my wedding song What makes you laugh? My husband and his off the cuff comments Your greatest achievement? My baby girl Sources of strength and inspiration? My husband lends me so much strength and support to convince everyone else I'm doing fine. And Author Kerrie Cue who makes me realise that life shouldn't' be taken too seriously. Goals for the next year? Surviving this one. Greatest weakness?Just about anything I'm not supposed to eat, choccy, chips, donuts, cakes..... If you could have three wishes, what would they be? Wish 1 - A Cure Wish 2 - The prospect of no complications Wish 3 - A file of previously unknown Robert Heinlein manuscripts to be published ME AND THE BIG D How long ago were you diagnosed with Diabetes? Two Years What does a hypo feel like? Jittery, juddery and jelly like Best/worst/most embarrassing hypo? Had lots of little ones but no big bad ones...yet Does everyone around you know about your D? Pretty much Has Diabetes changed anything about you? Much more organized than I used to be What do you say/do to the food police ? Depends on how I'm feeling. My mum got a mouthful when she asked "should you really be eating a chocolate bar?" when I was having a hypo Are you a Person with Diabetes or a Diabetic ? Don't really care, being a "diabetic" is easier to say Best diabetes related rort (faked hypos etc)? The pizza place ALWAYS delivers to our house on time! Public injections - what's the etiquette? Just do it Any wisdom to share? It's almost impossible to explain to a non-diabetic what it's really like...but I keep trying!