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Diabetes. Exercise. Health. My Journey

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Too sweet to squat I certainly was last night! But instead of staying home and resting i went ahead with my gym session and how i struggled... remember to take care of yourselves and when you are really high think twice about hitting that gym... rest is also necessary to look after yourself ❤️

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This beautiful ray of sunshine is raising money for her local gymnastics club! Darcy was diagnosed at 18 months and is now six years old. Her club has supported her wholeheartedly on this diabetic journey....and we could all learn something from her positive and proactive outlook! Its far too easy to succumb to the darkness of Type1 so help spread some light and show this little beaut what a great ambassador she is for us all, and donate at her gofundme page. All donations very greatfully recieved 💙

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A VICIOUS CYCLE

Time flies.... Just over a week until we see if i have trained enough, if ill end up sat in a ditch struggling with low blood sugar or if ill be as high as a kite after mutliple hours in the saddle... Im a little bit terrified! 200 miles suddenly feels a very long way!!

To help me focus it would be great if you could sponsor a section of the route and dedicate it to someone you know who fights daily battles, or just someone you love and admire to the ends of the earth, could be your kids, partner, the postman or someone you have never met! Simply donate £5.00 by going to my page and then comment below with the section you would like to dedicate to them. Feeling alone or different is a huge battle in so many unseen (and visible) illnesses such as diabetes, epilepsy, depression... the list goes on....as do the untold daily battles! If you dedicate they will be acknowledged along our journey and my legs will turn a little bit faster and a little bit stronger! To kick off im dedicating the first and last section to two young men in their early twenties, one i knew, was luckt enough to have as a friend and was a patient with multiple times Dan Brown. The other a stranger but his story like those of so many others is often the sad reality of living with type 1, Tommy Green. Dan and Tommy both lost their daily fight with type 1 in their early twenties. Lives need to stop being cut short by type 1 please please help make a difference donate what you can or simply £5 and dedicate 10 miles. 😘 #Dab4Tommy #Dab4Diabetes www.Justgiving.com/t1viciouscycle

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A sweaty and chilly 36 miles. Four weeks until its 200 😱😱😱

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My two most precious gifts

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Food prep for the week and other exciting things to do on a Saturday night! 🍓🍓🍓

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New long acting insulin started last night. First morning in a long time without a hypo!!!! 🤗

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www.Poppymedical.com

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Find the strength to fight your everyday battles 💕

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The Flame of Hope is an eternal flame that honors Sir Frederick Banting’s discovery of insulin, as well as all those who have been affected by diabetes. Simultaneously, it serves as a reminder that insulin controls diabetes but does not cure it; ultimately, it stands for the hope that a cure will soon be found.

The Flame will only be extinguished when a cure for diabetes is developed. The team responsible for finding the cure will be flown in to do so.

The Flame of Hope was kindled before 4,000 spectators by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on July 7, 1989.

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Hope I live to see it extinguished 🌬🔥

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You cant out train a bad diet....so you keep saying!!

This may well be true.... but I'm sick of hearing/reading it this week! I personally think its discouraging and demotivating. Imagine this... you have just plucked up the courage to start exercising regularly.. you have buried the fears if being laughed at and the years of self doubt, you have talked yourself into doing what you have spent tears talking yourself out of! You are out of your comfort zone but determined and are trying hard .... and someone says... you cant out train a bad diet! 🙄🤔😣😏😡 We all have to start somewhere..... For me the desire to eat healthier comes after exercise, as you start to make tiny improvements you want to carry that over... you are less likely to want to undo all your hard work. But exercise has so many more benefits! Especially on mental health... If i could chose between getting the nation to move more or getting the nation to eat more salad...... it would be to move more everyday! Maybe we'd all feel less stressed, less angry, less anxious, suffer from fewer low moods and aches and pains.... its not a miracle cure to all, its not a quick fix....but it is a start, it is fun and it is free. Walk the dog, walk to school or work, walk on the spot, walk up the stairs....... Move more, love more, laugh more.... x

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#BlackEyedPeas Where is the love? Its there in the hearts & souls of the good guys, dont get washed away with hate! ❤️ this song. #lovewins

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Positive thoughts today please x

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T1 VICIOUS CYCLE

So as some of you already know in October I will be cycling Newcastle to Edinburgh. That’s 200 miles!

I will be joined on this challenge by two of my best friends Naomi and Lucy. These ladies have willing sacrificed their time and bum cheeks to support me in celebrating 25 years of life living with TYPE 1 DIABETES.

I wanted to challenge myself and celebrate the fact that despite some ups and downs over the last few years I remain relatively healthy and hope that 25 years further down the line I will be able to say the same!!

25 years = 54,750 injects and 73,000 finger prick blood tests (at least)

The main aim of this ‘T1 Vicious Cycle’ is to raise as much cash as we can for JDRF – juvenile diabetes research fund UK

IF you would like to Donate to this fantastic charity and support us on our journey you can do so by going to

www.justgiving.com/T1viciouscycle

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What Diabetes Is

Ever since the unicorn frappucino was released, I’ve seen an uptick in “diabeetus” jokes. I’ve also seen people posting pictures of candy and cake and saying “Look at my diabeetus ha ha ha,” as if diabetes is some type of joke.

Diabetes is not a frappucino. There is no such thing as “diabetes on a plate” or “diabetes in a cup.” Let me tell you what diabetes actually is.

Diabetes is a small child dying of ketoacidosis because the doctor in the ER thought that child had the flu.

Diabetes is parents who can’t sleep through the night because they have to get up and check their child’s blood sugar during the night to make sure their child hasn’t gone into insulin shock or diabetic coma.

Diabetes is waking up in the middle of the floor covered in bruises and rug burn because you fell asleep after taking insulin but before eating the food that you took the insulin for, and your blood sugar crashed, causing you to fall off the couch and have a seizure.

Diabetes is having to decide whether there is enough insulin to last until you get paid or whether you will skip a meal or two so that you can take less insulin and save money on groceries.

Diabetes is not getting enough sleep because your blood sugar was too high, meaning that you got out of bed to go to the bathroom multiple times, or too low, meaning that you got out of bed to treat the low and then stayed awake to be sure it didn’t go low again.

Diabetes is going to a trendy eating place and discovering they don’t serve diet drinks because “aspartame is poison” and having them tell you to drink orange juice instead.

Diabetes is finding out that your kidneys or eyesight or digestive system or circulation is failing after you’ve lived with the disease for decades.

Diabetes is having people say “So lose weight and it will go away” or “Your kid got that because you fed them too much sugar”.

Diabetes is living every day with a disease that you know could shorten your lifespan while politicians blame people who have your disease for costing the health care system money, as if it’s your fault your immune system decided to attack you.

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Rest in peace Tommy 🎈💔😢