Recent Content by Nic71

Hiya, I love to cycle as well but the longest distance I’ve done is [emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji639]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]] miles. Definitely not the epic rides you’re doing so kudos to you. I’m T[emoji638] and can’t go...

Was told today that my active B12 is low so been asked to take supplements

So far I’ve seen a gastroenterologist and cardiologist for my air hunger both who have done tests on the heart and for gastric issues. Nothing found yet. I’m now waiting for a ct scan on the lungs but was thinking that maybe it’s due to meds I’m on

I’ve been taking metformin for a few years now and started also taking Jardiance last spring. Over the past couple of years I’ve noticed I’m becoming more and more aware that I’m suffering from air hunger - struggling to get full lungs of air. My blood oxygen levels are also lower than normal -...

I know it’s more expensive than normal cereal but has anyone tried the plant based Surreal cereal and if so, has it kept blood sugars low but more importantly has it provided enough energy for you?

Valid question but how do you know that a portion contains a specific amount of a specific ingredient? One portion may contain more of an ingredient than the next portion

My dish was various beans such as kidney beans, butter beans, chickpeas along with courgettes, garlic, baby corn with chopped tomatoes all cooked with a few herbs. It’s all cooked in the one pan and then 3/4 ladles served into a bowl

Let’s say I create a dish using various beans, vegetables and herbs. How do I calculate what the cals, fat content, carbs, proteins etc are for this? It’s all mixed together and a bowl of it would probably contain different amounts of each ingredient than the next. I’d say this is impossible….right?

Great thank you for this

In the week I would ride for about an hour due to work commitments, but at the weekend it would be between 30 to 70 miles depending on how I felt and the weather. What I ate is what I’d normally have so my collapse and extremely high BS was totally unexpected. I’ve never checked my BS when I’ve...

T2 here on metformin and januvia. I’m well into my cycling after taking it up 5/6 years ago. I’ve always taken things like malt loaf, fig rolls and energy bars/gels but the last ride I did was September and my BS raised to 26 mmol/L and I ended up in hospital after collapsing so when I next go...

T2 here on metformin and januvia. I’m well into my cycling after taking it up 5/6 years ago. I’ve not been out though since September as I’m currently having difficulties with my breathing. I’m interested to hear what snacks anyone would take on 2+ hour rides? I’ve always taken things like...

I see a lot of people saying that low carb diets are good for diabetics but I know a lot of cyclists and endurance athletes that say high carbs are good for maintaining energy. With this in mind are high carb foods that are low in sugar good to have? I’m thinking quinoa, oats, beets etc

I drink 1 to 1.5 litres of no added sugar squash each day along with no sugar or milk in my coffee so wouldn’t have thought it was that but it’s possible

Unfortunately I don’t have a wearable sensor that checks oxygen saturation and I can’t remember what blood sugar levels were when I was released from hospital but it was below 10. Definitely not latching on to DKA but just needing to rule it out Thanks