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I can really pile on the pounds if I start eating carbs even when exercising. Last Xmas I ran every morning ~9 km at a decent pace for ~2 weeks and thought I could eat what I want. I was 6 kilos heavier by the time I went back to work and my running started to suffer:-( Conversely I managed to...

4.8 % slightly up on my last one , recent heatwave to blame :-(

4.3 this morning

I never bothered with air shots until one day I somehow bent the needle connecting to the pen when screwing it on. Injection seemed normal but 1 hour later I was high as a kite and realized what had happened. Not sure where the insulin went. I do an airshot everytime now when I inject for both...

As a minimum I commute to work on my bike every working day ~ 30 km.I cycle hard i.e. > 30 kph at all times,it really keeps me fit , slim and blood sugar under control. I've also been training for a running race for the last 2 months so I'm running 4 times per week. If time is an issue you could...

5.4 this morning

I stopped statins last Xmas time and went for a natural approach using the margarine fortified with sterols , artichoke supplements, no saturated fat foods, copious amounts of exercise etc etc. 2 months of this and no statins whatosever, my LDL increased to well over the normal acceptable range...

Same here , but I don't miss this :-)

I sometimes miss some of the things I haven't eaten since diagnosis > 4 years ago such as normal bread, rice, pasta , pizza , crisps , potatoes and chips! I found blood sugar to be uncontrollable when eating the aforementioned. I think I'd miss my eyesight, kidney function and limbs a lot...

I followed his strict low carb diet high fat + high exercise approach for > 3 years almost from diagnosis. Due to hereditary cholesterol problems I stopped the diet over 1.5 years ago but kept up the exercise regime. I'm still able maintain tight blood sugar control even with addition of higher...

I went to an all you can eat Chinese in Austria at Easter and stuck to the meat / vegetable selection only. I skipped all rice / noodles / deserts (high carb content) dishes. I went overboard with the crispy duck but managed keep my BS stable with no spike by pure guess work.

5.3 this morning. Where has the like buttons gone ?

4.3 this morning

5.2 this morning

I personally buy all my own food / drinks (low carb) and keep it separate from my family's food. I have a separate shelf in my food cupboard and in the fridge. Anything in my space I consider 'safe' , because i've bought/checked it out the contents and anywhere else is 'out of bounds to me' . I...

Thanks for the tips @Karenchq, I'll give coconut water a go on tomorrow's training session. 99 % of all my running is done in the morning so I've never experienced a low when running, in fact I have to inject a few units of bolus before a session. Best watch out for this on race day, more...

4.5 this morning

I had slightly reduced kidney function at my last blood test and wanted to see if I can improve it. Besides the obvious like keeping blood sugar under control , lower protein diet etc etc I started drinking nettle tea on a daily basis. Nettle tea supposedly has kidney cleansing properties...

Thanks @walnut_face , do you find a light/ mesh cap helps or does this cause further heat build up? I'm pondering whether to buy one.

I've got my first running race (this century) lined up in ~ 9 days , its only 6.5 km but it's going to be a fast pace and it's currently forecast to be 31 degrees C on the day. Before the heatwave here I was running a pre breakfast pace of ~ 4:50 mins per km comfortably (which is good for me) in...