I am wondering if anyone would be interested in joining me for a 'virtual exercise club?' Not quite sure how it will work yet, but have some ideas - but before exploring these I am interested in hearing from anyone else who might like to join me. At the moment my treatment is diet only and I really need to get some kind of regime of exercise going to support this, not very good at the routine and disciplinary part of this, and because I work p/t - and consider that I get lots of exercise when working (that is teaching) though throughout the summer this will be more sitting at a desk than constantly on the move! My idea is to get some kind of plan in place that all members could follow through and then we could share our experiences, progress (or lack of progress as the case may be - in which case give or get support). Ideas and advice for exercise are available on Diabetes.co.uk, also other sources I have researched. Or maybe is just is a silly idea - views, ideas are most welcome please :wink:
Virtual Breakfast Exercise Club
- Thread starter HpprKM
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Hi Hpprkm
I like your idea and feel it's a good one!
Like yourself, my treatment is currently diet only and I also work part time so perhaps we should give others a chance to post feedback here if they are interested? Then could work out some kind of schedule between us as to what time we can give?
I think walking could be a good start, even it's just like 20 minutes a day or something but maybe if even if it's just 2, 3 or 4 of us doing that, we would all be able to offer encouragement and support etc? Don't know your thoughts further to this?
Anyway, will leave this with you for the time being....
best wishes, Sue
I like your idea and feel it's a good one!
Like yourself, my treatment is currently diet only and I also work part time so perhaps we should give others a chance to post feedback here if they are interested? Then could work out some kind of schedule between us as to what time we can give?I think walking could be a good start, even it's just like 20 minutes a day or something but maybe if even if it's just 2, 3 or 4 of us doing that, we would all be able to offer encouragement and support etc? Don't know your thoughts further to this?
Anyway, will leave this with you for the time being....
best wishes, Sue
Hi Sue,
Just got in from work, been a very tiring week so not stopping, just to say I am so pleased you replied and I think you have a great idea :wink:
I will get tomorrow or Thursday and maybe start to plan with you. In the meantime I hope we get more interested parties.
Bye for now
Kathleen
Just got in from work, been a very tiring week so not stopping, just to say I am so pleased you replied and I think you have a great idea :wink:
I will get tomorrow or Thursday and maybe start to plan with you. In the meantime I hope we get more interested parties.
Bye for now
Kathleen
Hi Sue,
No more takers yet, but give it time!
Let me start by introducing myself, my name is Kathy and I am a p/t lecturer at a local college, I teach Business and Secretarial Skills, mainly to 16/19 year old girls, this keeps me on my toes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday :lol:
My family are all grown up, my daughter lives fairly locally and is also a college lecturer at the same college as myself, however, she works for a different school (dept), and we are constantly in touch, she recently gave a home to a retired greyhound and I try to join her on some walks with him, he is so adorable.
Outside of this I really do not get much exercise in the literal sense, however, not one to sit still for long for any given time, and always keeping busy at home one way or another. But really need the incentive to exercise daily i.e. walk regularly, I kind of wish I had a dog also but it is not practical at this time whilst working as could not get home lunch times as my daughter or her husband can for their dog. I have a cat, called Tillie, but don't for one moment think that she would dain to walk around on a leash with me LOL! :evil: (this is how she would react)
I was diagnosed T2 around Oct 2007, quite by chance and it was a real bolt from the blue. I had been feeling tired, not having the energy I used to have, thinking it was age related, but erring on the side of caution as two of my children have thyroid disease - I thought I should check to ensure that it was not a thyroid problem, when my GP told me I was diabetic - she may as well said I was a different person, I had (still have) trouble in accepting the diagnosis, even she was surprised to the point where she sent me for second tests. Neither of my parents, or close family are diabetics and it was not something I thought I would have in a million years! However, having been told and informing family it does evolve that my maternal grandmother, who died before I was born, and one of my maternal aunts were also T2s. On my father's side, who incidentally was Canadian, so had little contact with his family in my younger years, he has a half brother who was T2, also one of daughter's, my half cousin - so guess it is in the family (though this could have been through his mother who, of course was not a blood relative to me)! Not wishing to sound rude, but I have always been of a fairly slim build, and even quite skinny when younger, and the experts always want to link T2 to size, in my relatives cases they were all what I would call 'fairly rotund' in mid life :?
Not wishing to bore you rigid, but just want to give you a glimpse of who I am, and how I feel about diabetes (shell shocked?), then having read lots of posts it seems that most T2s are! How many times do I hear the cry 'Why me?' from fellow sufferers, and I figure there are a lot worse things to suffer from, so now I must get on with it and it is up to me how I handle it- staying positive is of prime importance and that is where this forum and so many kind and helpful people come in!
Next came the issue of how to deal with the beast, and my aim is to keep it at bay as long as possible. Still working on getting my head around diet, testing etc - and as you can see the exercise bit.
I think you have a really good plan and I would like to follow it through, I will be on holiday for 3 weeks as of 6 July, but does not mean we cannot start before that, I will probably get quite a lot of exercise on hols, usually do lots of walking.
So good to hear from you, please feel free to tell me a bit about yourself, and your diagnosis and experience with that - in the meantime I hope we gain more members, may take time but feel sure we will.
Sometime soon I am looking to put some exercise for diabetics advice links on the board, not sure when yet, hopefully either this week or later next week, I have a very hectic weekend ahead so not sure what sort of time I have free.
Hope to hear back soon.
Kathy
No more takers yet, but give it time!
Let me start by introducing myself, my name is Kathy and I am a p/t lecturer at a local college, I teach Business and Secretarial Skills, mainly to 16/19 year old girls, this keeps me on my toes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday :lol:
My family are all grown up, my daughter lives fairly locally and is also a college lecturer at the same college as myself, however, she works for a different school (dept), and we are constantly in touch, she recently gave a home to a retired greyhound and I try to join her on some walks with him, he is so adorable.
Outside of this I really do not get much exercise in the literal sense, however, not one to sit still for long for any given time, and always keeping busy at home one way or another. But really need the incentive to exercise daily i.e. walk regularly, I kind of wish I had a dog also but it is not practical at this time whilst working as could not get home lunch times as my daughter or her husband can for their dog. I have a cat, called Tillie, but don't for one moment think that she would dain to walk around on a leash with me LOL! :evil: (this is how she would react)
I was diagnosed T2 around Oct 2007, quite by chance and it was a real bolt from the blue. I had been feeling tired, not having the energy I used to have, thinking it was age related, but erring on the side of caution as two of my children have thyroid disease - I thought I should check to ensure that it was not a thyroid problem, when my GP told me I was diabetic - she may as well said I was a different person, I had (still have) trouble in accepting the diagnosis, even she was surprised to the point where she sent me for second tests. Neither of my parents, or close family are diabetics and it was not something I thought I would have in a million years! However, having been told and informing family it does evolve that my maternal grandmother, who died before I was born, and one of my maternal aunts were also T2s. On my father's side, who incidentally was Canadian, so had little contact with his family in my younger years, he has a half brother who was T2, also one of daughter's, my half cousin - so guess it is in the family (though this could have been through his mother who, of course was not a blood relative to me)! Not wishing to sound rude, but I have always been of a fairly slim build, and even quite skinny when younger, and the experts always want to link T2 to size, in my relatives cases they were all what I would call 'fairly rotund' in mid life :?
Not wishing to bore you rigid, but just want to give you a glimpse of who I am, and how I feel about diabetes (shell shocked?), then having read lots of posts it seems that most T2s are! How many times do I hear the cry 'Why me?' from fellow sufferers, and I figure there are a lot worse things to suffer from, so now I must get on with it and it is up to me how I handle it- staying positive is of prime importance and that is where this forum and so many kind and helpful people come in!
Next came the issue of how to deal with the beast, and my aim is to keep it at bay as long as possible. Still working on getting my head around diet, testing etc - and as you can see the exercise bit.
I think you have a really good plan and I would like to follow it through, I will be on holiday for 3 weeks as of 6 July, but does not mean we cannot start before that, I will probably get quite a lot of exercise on hols, usually do lots of walking.
So good to hear from you, please feel free to tell me a bit about yourself, and your diagnosis and experience with that - in the meantime I hope we gain more members, may take time but feel sure we will.
Sometime soon I am looking to put some exercise for diabetics advice links on the board, not sure when yet, hopefully either this week or later next week, I have a very hectic weekend ahead so not sure what sort of time I have free.
Hope to hear back soon.
Kathy
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Hi Kathy and Sue
I am Angela and have been diagnosed now roughly 18 months. I too am exercise and diet only and have completely since diagnosis changed bad habits round too good habits.
My exercise regime includes cycling walking swimming going to the gym etc. I am a loner by nature so the ipod is fabulous but also having some great sea wall walks with ever changing scenery is also beneficial.
I do have a problem with my ankles and the bottom of my feet still feels like I am walking on cobbles but have told my DSN twice now but she seems to think there is no problem so I just get on with it.
I have also found on Sky channel 275 body in balance so am getting to know about Pilates and a few other exercise regimes including the fun of belly dancing.
My family history included many family members both sides with type 2 diabetes. It doesnt help being an apple shape but I am working on that too.
Having lived in Holland for over 20 years and a non driver was always used to cycling everywhere. Another favourite item to now use is the rowing machine and am looking into getting one for the home...... luckily by bed has no room underneath to hide it so it will get used.
I am Angela and have been diagnosed now roughly 18 months. I too am exercise and diet only and have completely since diagnosis changed bad habits round too good habits.
My exercise regime includes cycling walking swimming going to the gym etc. I am a loner by nature so the ipod is fabulous but also having some great sea wall walks with ever changing scenery is also beneficial.
I do have a problem with my ankles and the bottom of my feet still feels like I am walking on cobbles but have told my DSN twice now but she seems to think there is no problem so I just get on with it.
I have also found on Sky channel 275 body in balance so am getting to know about Pilates and a few other exercise regimes including the fun of belly dancing.
My family history included many family members both sides with type 2 diabetes. It doesnt help being an apple shape but I am working on that too.
Having lived in Holland for over 20 years and a non driver was always used to cycling everywhere. Another favourite item to now use is the rowing machine and am looking into getting one for the home...... luckily by bed has no room underneath to hide it so it will get used.
IanD
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Tongue in cheek -
A virtual breakfast would have the effect of reducing blood sugar, but is not recommended as it would have a deleterious effect on energy;
and virtual exercise we get too much of, watching football & Wimbledon ....
Seriously -
I approached my 50s overweight (14 st) & unable to run for a bus without being puffed. That was with a job where I was on my feet for 1/3 of the day, & I was raising 5 sons - no need for dogs. No diabetes nor other health problems. I realised I had to take my body in hand or it would be downhill from then on. I knew from previous experience that exercise would only be sustained if I enjoyed the activity, and did it with other people.
I started playing tennis & tried to join a club. I was at first told I was not good enough (even though I knew how to play & had played at a reasonable club standard as a youngster.) I persevered & was accepted. 20 years on I still play at club standard, & need make no concessions for age, though when a pair of 70-year-olds beat youngsters its hard not to point it out.)
Diabetes (t2) was diagnosed at 61 although my weight & activity meant I was not at risk. At 65 I joined the hospital gym to take my wife for heart rehab exercises. Having my loft conversion as a music room helps my exercise programme with 2 flights of stairs, & the breathing required for singing & recorder & harmonica playing is beneficial.
In spite of all that, my active life seemed to be over a year ago when I became crippled with leg muscle pain (peripheral neuropathy.) I had made the mistake of following the recommended "starchy carb diet." Advice on this forum led me to a reduced carb diet & my health & fitness is restored. That was knocked back for a month when I had shingles, but I am back on the courts.
I'm not sure about a "Virtual Breakfast Exercise Club" but I shall watch developments.
A virtual breakfast would have the effect of reducing blood sugar, but is not recommended as it would have a deleterious effect on energy;
and virtual exercise we get too much of, watching football & Wimbledon ....
Seriously -
I approached my 50s overweight (14 st) & unable to run for a bus without being puffed. That was with a job where I was on my feet for 1/3 of the day, & I was raising 5 sons - no need for dogs. No diabetes nor other health problems. I realised I had to take my body in hand or it would be downhill from then on. I knew from previous experience that exercise would only be sustained if I enjoyed the activity, and did it with other people.
I started playing tennis & tried to join a club. I was at first told I was not good enough (even though I knew how to play & had played at a reasonable club standard as a youngster.) I persevered & was accepted. 20 years on I still play at club standard, & need make no concessions for age, though when a pair of 70-year-olds beat youngsters its hard not to point it out.)
Diabetes (t2) was diagnosed at 61 although my weight & activity meant I was not at risk. At 65 I joined the hospital gym to take my wife for heart rehab exercises. Having my loft conversion as a music room helps my exercise programme with 2 flights of stairs, & the breathing required for singing & recorder & harmonica playing is beneficial.
In spite of all that, my active life seemed to be over a year ago when I became crippled with leg muscle pain (peripheral neuropathy.) I had made the mistake of following the recommended "starchy carb diet." Advice on this forum led me to a reduced carb diet & my health & fitness is restored. That was knocked back for a month when I had shingles, but I am back on the courts.
I'm not sure about a "Virtual Breakfast Exercise Club" but I shall watch developments.
Angela, so good you could join us, and welcome.
Ian
not sure why you are not sure, but really good that you took the time to tell us about yourself, maybe after checking in with us you might decide to join on the exercise
Sorry to hear about the shingles, I have shingles twice and it is no fun and I wish you a speedy recovery.
Watch this space guys, hope to get back with some links and stuff on exercise soon.
Kathy
Ian
not sure why you are not sure, but really good that you took the time to tell us about yourself, maybe after checking in with us you might decide to join on the exercise
Sorry to hear about the shingles, I have shingles twice and it is no fun and I wish you a speedy recovery.
Watch this space guys, hope to get back with some links and stuff on exercise soon.
Kathy
Hello all
I was diagnosed type 2 about six years ago. Ironically, at the time of diagnoisis, I was exercising regularly and was dieting. I in fact had a hypo a couple of months before being diagnosed, I had eaten a bowlful of porridge, not a lot the night before, and cycled to work. I ended up shaking, throwing up and feeling really awful. As I say, I was also dieting, but I had switched from a high fat diet to a low fat diet - very high in sugar! I did start to lose weight, but only because my sugar levels must have been crystalising my blood!
So. Exercise. I hate exercise. I love the IDEA of exercise, and I love early mornings in the country side when you think, "I could go for a five mile hike and it will be wonderful". And then I turn over and go back to sleep. I used not to drive, and I used to walk everywhere, carry everything and so when I started on a proper T2 diet, lost loads of weight. Got back my confidence, bought new clothes, thought about dating. And then I got into alcohol in a big way and I now fight the flab every day. I used to exercise with one of those stomch tightners. Do you know them? You lie on your back, and you are supposed to pull yourself up into a sitting position. A faster way to do your back in, I can't imagine. So I used to just pull on the stretchy elastic, and that actually did wonders for my tummy. Right up to the moment when it snapped. So I got a new one, one with more resistance, but I still had the same problem. Pull yourself up, strain back. However, after a few weeks of using that in almost the same way, my back started to really 'crackle' if I moved about in bed. Horrible sensation. So I stopped using that. I used a cheap thigh buster which doubled for my arms and chest - that worked for a long time although the results were clear on my arms, not really anything on my legs. But I was using that two weeks agao, and the whole thing snapped. I investigated, and found the spring was made of that brittle metal? Looks like metal, feels like metal, sounds like plastic coated metal when you tap it. So I don't know if I'm kind of Superwoman in disguise or whether those things just break easily. Now I'm on a fat burning exercise regime, which is difficult. One of their warm ups is very effective, but I look like a dork. So I have to go into my bathroom to do my exercises, which is about two foot by two foot. As I'm 5 foot 8, it becomes a bit difficult, but I will say, I think it's having an effect. I think that if you do one exerciser egimne for a long time, and then switch to another, it's more successful than if you just do one on its own.
Have to say, I would do more walking, but I get so far, and then suddenly my feet are killing me. People look at me strangely when I say, "I need to sit down" but I have a ridge of dead skin on both feet which digs into the live tissue underneath. There is nothing, short of hydrochloric acid which will remove this skin - even having it seen to means that there is still a layer of dead skin, which just gets thicker as time goes on, so even if I could get my head into "Let's got for a walk" mode, it's hard. I also wish that I could improve my overall fitness. I do all my exercises, and then am out of breath from climbing stairs.
I was diagnosed type 2 about six years ago. Ironically, at the time of diagnoisis, I was exercising regularly and was dieting. I in fact had a hypo a couple of months before being diagnosed, I had eaten a bowlful of porridge, not a lot the night before, and cycled to work. I ended up shaking, throwing up and feeling really awful. As I say, I was also dieting, but I had switched from a high fat diet to a low fat diet - very high in sugar! I did start to lose weight, but only because my sugar levels must have been crystalising my blood!
So. Exercise. I hate exercise. I love the IDEA of exercise, and I love early mornings in the country side when you think, "I could go for a five mile hike and it will be wonderful". And then I turn over and go back to sleep. I used not to drive, and I used to walk everywhere, carry everything and so when I started on a proper T2 diet, lost loads of weight. Got back my confidence, bought new clothes, thought about dating. And then I got into alcohol in a big way and I now fight the flab every day. I used to exercise with one of those stomch tightners. Do you know them? You lie on your back, and you are supposed to pull yourself up into a sitting position. A faster way to do your back in, I can't imagine. So I used to just pull on the stretchy elastic, and that actually did wonders for my tummy. Right up to the moment when it snapped. So I got a new one, one with more resistance, but I still had the same problem. Pull yourself up, strain back. However, after a few weeks of using that in almost the same way, my back started to really 'crackle' if I moved about in bed. Horrible sensation. So I stopped using that. I used a cheap thigh buster which doubled for my arms and chest - that worked for a long time although the results were clear on my arms, not really anything on my legs. But I was using that two weeks agao, and the whole thing snapped. I investigated, and found the spring was made of that brittle metal? Looks like metal, feels like metal, sounds like plastic coated metal when you tap it. So I don't know if I'm kind of Superwoman in disguise or whether those things just break easily. Now I'm on a fat burning exercise regime, which is difficult. One of their warm ups is very effective, but I look like a dork. So I have to go into my bathroom to do my exercises, which is about two foot by two foot. As I'm 5 foot 8, it becomes a bit difficult, but I will say, I think it's having an effect. I think that if you do one exerciser egimne for a long time, and then switch to another, it's more successful than if you just do one on its own.
Have to say, I would do more walking, but I get so far, and then suddenly my feet are killing me. People look at me strangely when I say, "I need to sit down" but I have a ridge of dead skin on both feet which digs into the live tissue underneath. There is nothing, short of hydrochloric acid which will remove this skin - even having it seen to means that there is still a layer of dead skin, which just gets thicker as time goes on, so even if I could get my head into "Let's got for a walk" mode, it's hard. I also wish that I could improve my overall fitness. I do all my exercises, and then am out of breath from climbing stairs.
Hi Mayfly,
Welcome to the club, not sure what the outcome is regarding your exercise, but I assume you will join us from time to time regardless of the exercise you carry out.
Will get back to you, sorry, very long and hot day at work, just checking in right now! Will get back to one and all later in the week - too hot in this room right now! 8)
Welcome to the club, not sure what the outcome is regarding your exercise, but I assume you will join us from time to time regardless of the exercise you carry out.
Will get back to you, sorry, very long and hot day at work, just checking in right now! Will get back to one and all later in the week - too hot in this room right now! 8)
Hi all,
Not forgotten about my posts, and I really do want to get this off the ground if poss, not many responses yet, I am going on holiday on Sunday for just over 2 wks, will get back to the post and see if any progress and then rethink.
Have a great summer one and all.
Not forgotten about my posts, and I really do want to get this off the ground if poss, not many responses yet, I am going on holiday on Sunday for just over 2 wks, will get back to the post and see if any progress and then rethink.
Have a great summer one and all.
