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Your pelvis and leg were smashed and it has only ‘slowed you down’? Are you Superman?

Oh I love the Regent’s Canal. I used to cycle from Islington to the park every weeken with my son (and the zoo sometimes, which he loved) when he was small. And for a couple of years I used to cycle the other direction to work in Whitechapel. In the winter there’d be herons and the like on the ice.

Finished week 5 of Couch to 5k yesterday so was very pleased with myself yesterday.

I completed all 3 runs of Week 5 of C25K by Saturday so I was pretty pleased with that

So yesterday my evening walk took me up to 13,666 steps. I was a bit surprised. Especially because I did Week 5, run 1 of C25K today and it only came to 5,714 steps. Anyway, it certainly got the heart beating!

Today 8917 steps so far. I should be walking into town later this evening so that’ll probably top 10,00. We’ll see

And today I walked 9070 steps

Hi everyone, I’m back. I started the thread quite a while back and have been up to other stuff but I am back here at the thread and in the U.K. I left Istanbul after the attempted coup in 2016. I’m now in the East Midlands and I’ve started the Couch to 5k program. It was HARD in the first week...

Two pumps will make your bolus wizards’ lives impossible. :(

If it’s working sometimes then it’s probably not the insulin per se that’s the problem. You might be having a bout of insulin resistance when it seems not to be working. Insulin resistance can be caused by diet (eating high fat and carbs together, for example), being overweight, being...

Slurred speech can be a symptom of hypothyroidism which often co-occurs with T1. You should have a blood test. And don't worry about it. I've had it for 42 years (diabetes for 50) and its just a small tablet every day. (I never understand why people whinge about such small things! They should...

The long-term risk of hyperinsulinemia is Alzheimers so running a bit high might not be so bad. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20160413/NYU-Stern-innovation-expert-uncovers-new-link-between-diabetes-and-Alzheimers-disease.aspx

Good article here: https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/what-affects-how-your-insulin-works-300580/

I'm not posting regularly but I am walking. 11000 steps today

I agree this is probably a needle failure. Change the needle and try again. Insulin can actually dry up and block the needle. Are you changing your needles every time?

It doesn't need to make you anti-social but you do need to be assertive. There's no reason why you shouldn't go out with your friends and not drink alcohol, or only drink low sugar drinks if that's what it takes for you to function and socialize. Especially if you have a pump you can learn to...

I also sometimes make small corrections after 2 hours if necessary, ignoring insulin stacking rules, but if I start to spike, or (and I think this is better if its possible) I go for a quick walk to stop the spike. But if you are having a bout of insulin resistance the stacking rules are...

A young diabetic teacher, among over 60,000 civilians detained after the failed coup in Turkey, has died in custody. Sorry that the article is in Turkish but I just want this event marked. He was no terrorist, just a teacher caught up in the ruling party's hate campaign against all opposition...

11,000 steps today, and the two previous days too. Just going for a walk round the local park every day, plus walking to the shops and back with my mum.

I'm a hobby cyclist too. I used to cycle to work every day, but at weekends I'd go and cycle round the London parks, along the canal, etc. I had a pretty heavy city bike too, so my pace was always sedate. I've just moved back to the UK after 11 years in Turkey and I'm planning to buy a flat, a...