Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
WHEN faced with the *realities of how type 2 diabetes could drastically affect her health, Debbie Houston decided to get on her bike.
She has now vowed to pedal her way back to a fitter and better lifestyle.
The 48-year-old, from Erskine, is chief executive of the family run Dales Cycles in Glasgow and admits she is ashamed to say that, until now, she wasn't a cyclist.
She said: "I was asked by the health board to come along and speak about why cycling can benefit diabetes.
"To be honest, the fact I've got type 2 and don't really manage it very well, I decided to put my hand up and say, I should really practise what I preach."
Debbie has joined a group of more than 60 people with type 2 diabetes who have signed up for a project that will steer them in the direction of better health.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/lifes...rs-take-on-fitness-challenge-157146n.23791572
She has now vowed to pedal her way back to a fitter and better lifestyle.
The 48-year-old, from Erskine, is chief executive of the family run Dales Cycles in Glasgow and admits she is ashamed to say that, until now, she wasn't a cyclist.
She said: "I was asked by the health board to come along and speak about why cycling can benefit diabetes.
"To be honest, the fact I've got type 2 and don't really manage it very well, I decided to put my hand up and say, I should really practise what I preach."
Debbie has joined a group of more than 60 people with type 2 diabetes who have signed up for a project that will steer them in the direction of better health.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/lifes...rs-take-on-fitness-challenge-157146n.23791572