This post continues on from the post 12 months ago, hastily made plans didn’t… go to plan – Part 1 where I wrote about taking on an Everesting challenge. To get the background on this post, please go back and read Part 1. Sit back with a cup of coffee or a beer. This one’s […]
When I first thought about writing this blog I decided that if I was going to do it, I’d share the highs and the lows. Read on to find out how things went a little bad for me 12 months ago. Call this an anniversary post, I guess. A touch over twelve months ago New […]
So it’s obviously been a while since I’ve written anything on this blog. And, well, there’s no excuse for that. But I’m going to try and get back into writing here. While I have been posting on the Instagram page @typeonecyclist (ah go on… While you’re there, click the Follow button!) I have obviously been […]
So a little over 3 years ago I did the Naseby12 Hour solo and I vowed I’d do it again, but I’d do it when I was fitter and with better preparation. Fast forward to just two weeks ago and following some gentle encouragement from some friends, some rapid-fire sorting of logistics, and a couple […]
For a long time, I’ve been trying to figure out that “perfect” plan around carbohydrates, my insulin and my blood glucose level for training and racing on my bike. There are many variables that I have to consider as part of a plan and some of them aren’t related to my Diabetes, but certainly, need […]
So for a while now I have been second guessing my ability in cycling. And along with that came doubt in a lot of things such as self-confidence, how to manage my diabetes and whether or not my cycling was actually ever going to improve. Now. This post isn’t going to be a sob story. […]
So along with my insulin pump which I talked about in this post here, I also use a Continuous Glucose Monitor or CGM called a Dexcom G5. So what exactly does this piece of tech do? Well, instead of doing a finger prick to extract a small amount of blood from a finger which is then […]
I’ve talked in previous posts on this blog about how my insulin pump changed my Diabetes for the better. In reality, it was a life saver. Recently I’ve seen a number of people post on social media asking if an insulin pump was really that good. To be honest, I can completely understand how people […]
So I uhhh.. have again managed to leave it far too long between posts on this blog, which I feel bad about. Things in life have been fairly busy since my last post. Work wrapped up for the year with the usual rush to get things done before Christmas break meaning I did some extra […]
I mentioned in my last post (https://www.typeonecyclist.com/index.php/2018/12/10/the-tumbleweeds-theyve-been-rolling-around-here/) that this week I was having an appointment with my Diabetes Nurse Educator to see if my hba1c was low enough in order to keep the funding for my pump. It was a relief to see that my hba1c was low enough that my funding will continue. Finding […]
