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Type 2 Life

Lol @13lizanne! I must admit I was tempted for the first time the other day, it's my cousin Maria's birthday today and I sent up a Galaxy bar with her birthday card. I came that close to getting a bar for myself!
 
@paula.nolan42 very useful having a brother in Madrid, mine only lives a spit up the road which is very unexciting

I have my first Pilates class this morning and am hoping I do not make an utter twit of myself. I finally joined the Spa up the road (no excuse really as I can walk to it!). I have to say I am actually enjoying it as it gives me some me time. I make sure that I give myself plenty of time when I go so that I can do a class, then have a swim have a relaxing shower and then enjoy a pot of mint tea and relax for 20 minutes afterwards.

I am investing the money I am saving from giving up smoking in November which I feel is a better investment than the fags!

Got my gym induction tomorrow which is a bit of a OMG moment
 
We are breathless with admiration @Lindy1706 Here it's dismal, pouring rain and I've just returned from my morning walk - dripping wet but exhilarated in some strange way. What we'll do for low blood sugar levels. Well done you, that seems a much more civilised option you've chosen
 
I joined the gym last year and after endless higher bgs I was put off.
Some guys on here have to nibble through the whole experience on tiny amounts of protein to keep their bgs in check.
I get rather stressed when exercising. Swimming is a whole different ball game. Much less stressful for me.
 
It is my only bit of civilisation lol as I also have 3 dogs who have to go out for their morning yomp, preferably somewhere wet, muddy and with the proper amount of fox and goose pooh to roll in. And a bog monster of a retired horse who now spends his entire life eating and I have to deal with the end results of that on a daily basis.....its been like the Somme this year!

So the Spa is my one little bit of peace where I can actually not be covered in mud hay and straw
 
@ickihun to be honest the Gym bit of it interests me not a jot lol, I am doing 3 Aqua classes a week, I swim most days, and am dipping my toe into Pilates and yoga....For me this is mostly about relaxation and investing in me....something I came to I had not been doing for a while.

Interesting point about the BG readings going up after excercise I will keep an eye on this. At the moment my big thing is fluids, I can always tell if I have not drunk enough as my BG levels go up.
 

Hi @doolallylady I think an important component might be missing from the list you posted, the carbohydrate content, which might explain your "boo". I do find bread a red flag, though I still bake it for the family... and burn myself in the hot oven... which is not too bright as a DB!!
 
Recently I discovered that I can eat a small amount of reheated boiled potatoes - hurrah! But bread is a no no - no sandwiches, no rolls - hiss! which is a great shame as I used to live on toast and soup+sandwiches for days at a time in my pre-diabetic days and,to a lesser extent, when I was on Metformin.
 

I'm still struggling for finding ways to eat Marmite.. which I loved on hot buttery toast or even in a roll....
 
I go to the gym every evening but it does sometimes raise my BG levels and sometimes doesn't. I can't go until late evening due to work and family commitments, so it's after I've eaten my evening meal.
 
Hi Folks. Again another acceptable fasting of 6.1 this morning. I ate 2 well buttered crackerwheat and slices of Cheese (Red Leicester my favourite) at Midnight and checked blood sugar before bed at 1.15am and it was 6.2. I had 7 hours of Undisturbed sleep (Tramadol = thanks) but, I not having any tonight, don't want to get addicted - again!! Tomorrow it is week 2 and I have my second lot (2 injections) of Cosentyx at 11am. At the hospital in the morning for 9.30am Richard's appointment - so will post later in the day.
@mo53 - Are you "stalking" me around the Threads? Or is it me "stalking" you? Ha, Ha. Afternoon @13lizanne - are you busy-busy today Anna?
 
Just back from taking no3 sonfor his weekly treat lunch at macDs too wet for walking so went for a drive round the foot of the Ochil hills - still beautiful, even in the rain. Good luck for tomorrow @liam1955 hope no headache or repeat of how it left you feeling last time. Hopefully this time's the charm
 
@13lizanne - Thank You Anna for your kind wishes. I knew you were out/ busy (mondays) today with your Son. It's nice to have a drive for your Son so he can see different scenery. We've got Thunder & Lightening and downpour here in York at the moment. Chat later. William xx
 
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