It’s going to be a very memorable birthday (and yes it was a big one) is probably the best way to describe it. The plan, midnight to midnight, Big Ben to Eiffel Tower in under[…]
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Tag: Diabetes
mHealth Grant Tour – Brussels to Paris to Geneva
On Thursday 20th August, I received a telephone call from the JDRF enquiring if I would like to do a ride for them. Answering yes without thinking about it, they went on to explain they[…]
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Travelling as a Type 1
So I’m off on a little flight off to Sweden for a long weekend with friends. The original plan was to ride back from Stockholm via Copenhagen, Hamburg and Amsterdam. Sadly though LM’s frame is[…]
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What if?!
Was a conversation today on Twitter which really made me think. It all started off due to the Diabetes Professional Conference down in London, but what got me thinking was about the possibilities of cures.[…]
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Medtronic 640G Pump Fliddling
Went down to the Lancaster i Pumps tonight. Got out of work and utterly blitzed it home. Got to Penrith with spare time and even got to the meeting early. One of those nights I[…]
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PWDC15
Well, I got up at the quiet frankly awful hour of 4am to get a train to Nottingham. The wind had the trees sideways, the hail was pounding down so I must admit that I[…]
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Disappointment
Spent most of this week trying to negotiate with medical companies about aid for the ride. To be honest the aid is very much needed as the NHS can’t fund my pump or insulin supplies[…]
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First time I’ve had DKA – Don’t want it again!
Well, first time for everything and all that. But DKA finally paid me a visit in all 34 years of dealing with this. And frankly still annoyed over it. The day started pretty well. Early[…]
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Lakeland Monster
Just done the Lakeland Monster Miles bike sportive with a difference. The difference being its “only” 68 miles long. Not bad really (or so I told my mind). The issue being 54 miles of those[…]
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A little ride around Yorkshire! (Tour de France Stage 1)
Been a little quiet, but thought I would bring everyone up to date with the infamous Tour ride. Well, the night before I have no idea what was going on with me, sky high levels[…]
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