Wanting to still feel like I can do anything even with diabetes

[Jacinta (Australian)]

hello lovelies ,
So just an update , no I still haven’t been officially diagnosed as of yet to see which one I am , I recently had to change doctors because of the way I was treated (won’t go into details) , I go to see my new doctor on June the 1st as she specialises in diabetes and I rather see a doctor who understands then one who dismisses every request . I’m still doing and will be for the rest of my life on low carb as I feel hell a lot better and I have been loosing weight and I feel like I have way more energy . Anyways to the point , does anyone else ride road bikes while being a diabetic ??? I been meaning to get my road bike license but I don’t know if this will interfere with it or not ??? , I sit on the back of my parteners and I love it .

 

[Deleted member 25429]

You can still do anything you want as a diabetic. When I was diagnosed type 1 I wanted to prove this to myself so did a million step challenge for charity had 90 days to do it in ... managed to do it in 47 . The only restrictions are if you’re on insulin you have to declare it to the DVLA and follow the guidelines. I’m low carb get plenty of exercise and feel fitter and healthier at 54 than I did all through my 40s . ( I was diagnosed at 52) . You go and get on with living ... just always carry something to treat a hypo if you’re on insulin . I struggled with the nhs to start with but now have a wonderful DSN who supports and encourages me . Xx

 

[Inka]

Yes, you can do what you like @Jacinta 🙂 Just check any laws or guidelines first eg for driving, diving, parachuting - whatever you fancy. Also, always err on the side of caution. Test lots, take hypo treatments and snacks, and just take that little extra care of yourself. With the road bike, I suggest you have some little test goes off-road first maybe to see how you go. Then build things up gradually. I don’t know about the licence but the information should be online.

 

[AndBreathe]

hello lovelies ,
So just an update , no I still haven’t been officially diagnosed as of yet to see which one I am , I recently had to change doctors because of the way I was treated (won’t go into details) , I go to see my new doctor on June the 1st as she specialises in diabetes and I rather see a doctor who understands then one who dismisses every request . I’m still doing and will be for the rest of my life on low carb as I feel hell a lot better and I have been loosing weight and I feel like I have way more energy . Anyways to the point , does anyone else ride road bikes while being a diabetic ??? I been meaning to get my road bike license but I don’t know if this will interfere with it or not ??? , I sit on the back of my parteners and I love it .

Jacinta, I was diagnosed T2 back in 2013, and my blood results from the lab have shown me to to have had non-diabetic levels since 3 months afterwards.

One thing I pledged at the outset was the I would not allow the intrusion of T2 to blight my life, and I would not allow it to hinder me in doing anything I want to do.

Since then, I have sailed long passages, sometimes single-handed, I have dived, and increased my PADI certification status. I have ridden bicycles, and motorcyles (although the motorcycles only overseas). I have undertaken 20+ mile walks and so on.

I don't know what type of diabetes you expect to be diagnosed with, and I full accept that anyone embarking on a life with exogenous insulin has a very steep learning curve in prospect, but I would urge you not to lok for limitations on life. Life is an adventure. In the words of Matt Hampson,...... "Get busy living".

Good luck with it all, and I hope you find your new doctor to be supportive and informative.

 

[helli]

The best piece of advice I was given when I was diagnosed with Type 1 was "It should not stop you doing what you want."

I have pushed this a few times since
- I have been trekking in the Himalayas
- I have been climbing in the Alps
- I have tracked gorillas in Uganda
- I have done a 48 hour business trip to Seattle from the UK (that's 48 hours from Heathrow Airport and back again, not 48 hours in Seattle)
- I have partied and got more drunk than I should have
- I have eaten cuisines from around the world, often not knowing what exactly I was eating
- I have had (and still have) a loving relationship
- I have done flying trapeze
- I have done sky diving
- I have sailed in a force 8 gale
- I have cycled through Middle Eastern military check points
- I have been promoted multiple times at work and (when not in a pandemic) travel around the world
- I have walked 26 miles overnight around London to raise money for charity. That was less than a month after my diagnosis
- I have built houses in Ghana

I have not let diabetes hold me back.
It may require a little more preparation but thinking about my "complete healthy" boyfriend - when we spent a day canoeing, I had to sort out my insulin and sun screen, he had to sort out his sunscreen, hay fever and motion sickness.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hope you find these replies inspiring @Jacinta - diabetes shouldn’t stop you from doing the things you enjoy, but some need a little more planning and some clever workarounds!

For road biking and driving you’ll know more once your diagnosis is confirmed, as some medications require you to inform the DVLA and regularly renew your license, plus making careful checks before and during journeys to ensure your BG levels are safe.

 

[helli]

as some medications require you to inform the DVLA and regularly renew your license

I believe Jacinta lives in Australia.
From dim distant memory, their driving license rules are different to those in the UK.
But this is certainly something to check out.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I believe Jacinta lives in Australia.
From dim distant memory, their driving license rules are different to those in the UK.
But this is certainly something to check out.

Aha! I had forgotten, thanks @helli!

 

[Jacinta (Australian)]

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I believe Jacinta lives in Australia.
From dim distant memory, their driving license rules are different to those in the UK.
But this is certainly something to check out.

Yes helli is correct I am from Australia , once my type is worked out and everything else I’ll defianetly be talking to my diabetic nurse/doctor about everything basically . I’ll have to research everything once I get my diagnoses and work out the rest around trips and everything .

 

[Jacinta (Australian)]

Thankyou everyone for your responses I do appericate it , I’m slowly slowly accepting I have diabetes, what makes it hard is I don’t know what type I have and that’s what is making me second guess everything I suppose . I know I shouldn’t but it’s still a lot to take in . I’m hoping my new doctor will steer me in the right direction and listen to me when I have concerns and what not .

 

[Jacinta (Australian)]

The best piece of advice I was given when I was diagnosed with Type 1 was "It should not stop you doing what you want."

I have pushed this a few times since
- I have been trekking in the Himalayas
- I have been climbing in the Alps
- I have tracked gorillas in Uganda
- I have done a 48 hour business trip to Seattle from the UK (that's 48 hours from Heathrow Airport and back again, not 48 hours in Seattle)
- I have partied and got more drunk than I should have
- I have eaten cuisines from around the world, often not knowing what exactly I was eating
- I have had (and still have) a loving relationship
- I have done flying trapeze
- I have done sky diving
- I have sailed in a force 8 gale
- I have cycled through Middle Eastern military check points
- I have been promoted multiple times at work and (when not in a pandemic) travel around the world
- I have walked 26 miles overnight around London to raise money for charity. That was less than a month after my diagnosis
- I have built houses in Ghana

I have not let diabetes hold me back.
It may require a little more preparation but thinking about my "complete healthy" boyfriend - when we spent a day canoeing, I had to sort out my insulin and sun screen, he had to sort out his sunscreen, hay fever and motion sickness.

Helli
I’m super jealous I would love to visit different countries/ overseas . Basically you guys have given me a different outlook on the hole diabetes , as long as I prepare myself appropately with my diagnoses tablets or insulin I should be totally fine . I do know 1 or 2 diabetics and I now focus on them when I seen them , if they can do it then I can . Not much I can change at all , I just changed my diet which I still have to work out somethings, hopefully I can get a dietician to help me. then hopefully everything will fall into place without much effort on my part (or am I aiming to high? ) .

 

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The best piece of advice I was given when I was diagnosed with Type 1 was "It should not stop you doing what you want."

I have pushed this a few times since
- I have been trekking in the Himalayas
- I have been climbing in the Alps
- I have tracked gorillas in Uganda
- I have done a 48 hour business trip to Seattle from the UK (that's 48 hours from Heathrow Airport and back again, not 48 hours in Seattle)
- I have partied and got more drunk than I should have
- I have eaten cuisines from around the world, often not knowing what exactly I was eating
- I have had (and still have) a loving relationship
- I have done flying trapeze
- I have done sky diving
- I have sailed in a force 8 gale
- I have cycled through Middle Eastern military check points
- I have been promoted multiple times at work and (when not in a pandemic) travel around the world
- I have walked 26 miles overnight around London to raise money for charity. That was less than a month after my diagnosis
- I have built houses in Ghana

I have not let diabetes hold me back.
It may require a little more preparation but thinking about my "complete healthy" boyfriend - when we spent a day canoeing, I had to sort out my insulin and sun screen, he had to sort out his sunscreen, hay fever and motion sickness.

son just 9 and diagnosed type 1

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Thankyou everyone for your responses I do appericate it , I’m slowly slowly accepting I have diabetes, what makes it hard is I don’t know what type I have and that’s what is making me second guess everything I suppose . I know I shouldn’t but it’s still a lot to take in . I’m hoping my new doctor will steer me in the right direction and listen to me when I have concerns and what not .

Hope you get some clarification about your diabetes type soon @Jacinta (Australian) and that you find it doesn’t stop you doing whatever you’d like to do.

 

[Jacinta (Australian)]

Hope you get some clarification about your diabetes type soon @Jacinta (Australian) and that you find it doesn’t stop you doing whatever you’d like to do.

Thankyou everydayupsanddowns,
Both my nurse and my doctor are firm that I’m type 2 , but I have a Telehealth with a specialist next month so I’m hoping they will shed some light on what type I am . I’ve been treated as type 2 and I feel like a million bucks . I’m taking merform 1 a day at 500 mg (slow release ) and I’m taking vitamin D x2 a day aswell . Like I feel like I have way more energy then anything else . I feel like I could run a marthorn right now .