Hi all, im 32 and I have booked to do the west highland way in April over 6 days with my boyfriend and a bunch of our friends. My hba1c is 7.3 and I’ve had diabetes since I was 7. My control isn’t bad but it definitely could be better. I find it hard to predict the affects of exercise on my sugar levels at time so I do struggle with night time lows and highs frequently if I’ve been jogging. I can’t possibly do much more testing as I already test a minimum of 10 times per day if I’m exercising or driving. I can’t really get help from a diabetes team as I moved to Scotland in March last year just before covid-19 hit so even though I have been referred as a new patient they have told me I won’t be given an appointment as I’m considered a ‘routine outpatient’ and in the pandemic they are prioritising emergencies only. I was thinking I could contact my former consultant in London and see if he would still be able to guide me or maybe insisting to the Scottish NHS that I am an emergency. Anyway I guess that’s a separate issue.
I will be the only diabetic in my hiking group and they really are a fantastic bunch of people but I’m worried that the trip might be spoilt by the fact that I’m diabetic and really don’t want to be a burden or struggle through this. I am also not happy about the lack of bathrooms at some the accommodation as sugar levels can sometimes mean more toilet breaks!
Does anyone have any words of wisdom? Am
I worried for no reason? Has anyone done a weeks worth of hiking before or the West Highland way perhaps? Should I stop being such a big sissy? Haha
I will be the only diabetic in my hiking group and they really are a fantastic bunch of people but I’m worried that the trip might be spoilt by the fact that I’m diabetic and really don’t want to be a burden or struggle through this. I am also not happy about the lack of bathrooms at some the accommodation as sugar levels can sometimes mean more toilet breaks!
Does anyone have any words of wisdom? Am
I worried for no reason? Has anyone done a weeks worth of hiking before or the West Highland way perhaps? Should I stop being such a big sissy? Haha