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Type 1'stars R Us

Mel dCP said:
Anyway... had a good solid night’s sleep, the etch-a-sketch (sorry @Knikki but I’m having that ;) ) looks relatively green
Day out in Hay-on-Wye today for the husband’s birthday :)
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No problem :D free for all to use.

Hay-on-Wye?

In the car or on the bike to limit the amount of books you can buy? :woot:

Have a fun day :)
 
helensaramay said:
I think this is a really interesting discussion. I apologise to anyone who thinks otherwise.
I have always assumed the reason we (or people like me .. whatever that means) try harder is because we are more aware of our bodies and the feedback we get through BG numbers which we track multiple times a day.
Unless you are trying to lose weight and weighing yourself every day, most people without a chronic medical condition are probably unaware whether they *need* to exercise more or eat more fruit and veg or drink less or ...

However, it would be fascinating to see some medical research comparing someone with no known medical conditions with some one with diabetes and/or another chronic condition giving them both the same amount of feedback and see if either need to work harder to remain "fit" (whatever that actual is).

You definitely have an interesting hypothesis which has got my brain cells whirring.
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Hi @helensaramay, I think one of the little appreciated factors is that as a diabetic, particularly if on insulin, is the increased vigilance required to keep things balanced, to anticipate problems and prevent them or minimise them. Yes , insulin pumps take some of the need for vigilance out of the picture BUT replace it with the different things about pumps to be watchful about.
 
Mel dCP said:
Car today, my bike is off the road (can’t afford the insurance this year for what’s basically a toy) and there are three of us!
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Thats why side cars were invented. ;)

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@Mel dCP looked at the lemon cake recipe and then lmao reading your About section where you mention hardly needing to bolus... can this really be the super correcting Mel I 'know'?
 
Hi everyone i am not type 1 and never been in here before. I do have a niece and nephew that's type 1, but somehow it was never discussed . Really don't know why. Anyway i just wanted to have a bit of a look at type 1. hope you all don't mind. certainly is a different set of problems then type 2.
 
Moggely said:
Hi everyone i am not type 1 and never been in here before. I do have a niece and nephew that's type 1, but somehow it was never discussed . Really don't know why. Anyway i just wanted to have a bit of a look at type 1. hope you all don't mind. certainly is a different set of problems then type 2.
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Welcome to the crazy, maths obsessed, new word creating, thread.
 
helensaramay said:
That's interesting for you to say that.
I am not sure when you were diagnosed; I was diagnosed in my mid-30s so I am very aware of life without diabetes.
I have always been reasonably active. The exception to this was a 45 minute round trip drive to work every day for 18 months about 5 years before diabetes. I hated not having the time for myself to exercise, to cook and even to do boring things like banking. I put on a little weight (it takes a lot for me to do that) and felt a bit bleurgh.
Now, I work from home. On the plus side I have no commute, I avoid the colds going around the offics and can prepare something fresh for lunch every day. On the negative side, it is very very easy never to leave my desk and never to leave the house for exercise and I miss out on the social scene around work.
I make a concerted effort to get out, go climbing, go to the gym, do some shopping, get on my bike, ... even in the winter. I know, if I don't for a couple of days, I feel bleurgh.
Apart from that, my only illness is sports related (tennis elbow from climbing).

Sorry, that's a long winded way of saying that, apart from the insulin and finger pricking, I look after myself the same with diabetes as I did without it. I don't find diabetes adds any additional demands on my stay healthy regime.
Perhaps I'm lucky, perhaps my baseline fitness helps, perhaps it helps that I hate sitting still and enjoy exercise, perhaps it helps that I seem to have healthy genes (my mother goes to the gym in her mid-70s ... and neither of my parents have diabetes), perhaps it helps I like fruit and veg and don't eat meat, ... or perhaps I am kidding myself.
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@helensaramay I had to rate that as funny because of the (perhaps I am kidding myself). Wonderful sense of humour you have helensaramay.
 
@Moggely Feel free to have a mooch, this thread can sometimes, no quite often go off at a tangent and get quite silly but should be info around you can pick up.
Pull up a chair grab a coffee or tea enjoy :)
 
helensaramay said:
I'm feeling productive after spending this morning at "work" booking my holiday.
Two flights, two trains, one car park, three hotels all booked - yay!
Next step loaner pump reservation.

Only 3 weeks to wait - this is planning for us; the last holiday we booked the day before we left and promised to book a bit earlier next time.
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I have always planned months in advance for holibobs. Only once did I not do that....my brother, used to live in Oz, and was told he needed an op for his DVT. I was tasked with looking after his dog boarding business. I organised everything in 6 days. Was asked about visas on the Thursday and on the plane the following Wednesday....25 years ago. AND didnt forget a thing HONEST :)

Moggely said:
Hi everyone i am not type 1 and never been in here before. I do have a niece and nephew that's type 1, but somehow it was never discussed . Really don't know why. Anyway i just wanted to have a bit of a look at type 1. hope you all don't mind. certainly is a different set of problems then type 2.
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Always welcome to come and have a browse at our "EASY!!" life lol
 
I watched my niece oh years ago now give herself and injection. I wasn't a diabetic then and asked her how does she feel about it. She just said you get use to it. Wished i would have asked her more but wasn't sure if she wanted to talk about it.
 
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