Hypos.

Hypos (or if I'm using the correct term: hypoglycaemia) - they're the worst.

They're every diabetics worst nightmare. The bane of our existence. There is just no way I can put a positive spin on them whatsoever. I've yet to meet a diabetic who hasn't experienced one.

It's when our blood sugar gets too low. Usually caused by when we haven't eaten enough or taken on board too much insulin for any given period.

Source: www.richthediabetic.co.uk

The 'Non-Diet' Diet

I love food.

I love going out and finding amazing ingredients. Preparing it. Cooking it. Eating it. On my own, with my girlfriend, with friends or with family.

Jamie Oliver writes:

"It's about recipes that really hit the spot at a certain time, and have the capacity to pull out explicit feelings and old memories, as well as creating new ones and passing that joy onto the next generation."

Source: www.food-saint.co.uk

Guest Post: The Importance of Acceptance

What a week! It's been a fantastic #diabetesweek and thank you everyone so much for their amazing words on the blog. I cannot express in words how much it's meant to me and the happiness I am feeling!

As my final post this week I really wanted to get another viewpoint of a diabetic and for them to talk about their journey. 

I'd love everyone to meet Sally! For those of you that don't know her, she's also a Type 1 diabetic, fun, loud, outrageous and a wonderful human being! Sally and I had a chat at the beginning of this week on what topic she'd love to write about.

There were two that stuck out firmly. One of the topics we thought was a post we should work on together as it is incredibly important (eyes peeled for it in the coming months) but I am delighted to say she has written a truly wonderful and heart felt post all about her acceptance of her condition.

So without further ado, please read her story and enjoy.

Diabetes and Me.

This entire week we've seen so much great stuff on social media with plenty of people using the hashtag #diabetesandme.

It's been fantastic to see so many people sharing their views and journey's with diabetes. Some are very positive, others show the darker side of the condition.

And as it's coming to the end of the week I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to give you an insight of my journey with diabetes. It's my #diabetesandme story.

Sydney - 2013

What Is Diabetes?

Let's set a scenario. Someone you know has been diagnosed with diabetes.

Right - so you kind of know what that is yes? You've seen it on the news. Basically they can't eat sugar right? Or they've eaten too much and that's why? But aren't there two types? Or just 1? So they need to take insulin - is that forever?

Source: www.lifesciencesindex.com

Guest Post: Dating a Diabetic

What I really want to achieve with this blog is to get across as many people's experiences and journey's with diabetes (whether directly or indirectly) so that others can relate to and understand that whatever they're going through, they're probably not alone.

Living with diabetes isn't easy. But being the partner of a diabetic isn't exactly a walk in the park sometimes! So, I thought I'd ask my own girlfriend some questions about what it's like dating a diabetic!

Diabetes In The Media - A Little Rant

Diabetes is tough enough as it is.

It's constant. For those of you who don't know, here's a small insight into our world.

You wake up. What are my levels? Am I high, low? Are they ok? How do I feel? *Pricks fingers, blood on strip, check, record, act accordingly*.

Source: www.nrp.org

Recipe: Cajun Blackened Salmon

This is without a doubt, the best salmon recipe I've come across and I thought the perfect way to start off introducing recipes onto my blog! To make the fillets takes about 15-20 minutes total time to prep and cook so it's quick, easy, healthy and, most importantly, delicious.

Also great for people who fancy a little spice in their food!

Macro-nutrients & Micro-nutrients - The Basics

The human diet consists of macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients. On this post I want to take you through the basics of both, what they are and how they affect our body.

MACRO-NUTRIENTS

Often referred to as "macros" - our body needs a large amount of these to make sure our body has all that it needs to fuel itself, grow and keep a healthy metabolism. There are three major ones. Protein, carbohydrates and fats. Fibre is now also being considered as the 4th major macro-nutrient due to our level of understanding on the role it plays in our diets. What you put in your mouth has a huge impact on your health and how your body works. Let's have an overview of the main three and how our bodies uses them.

Source: www.ppsnutrition.com

The Honeymoon Period.

So.

You've just been diagnosed as a Type 1 Diabetic and there's a lot going on. There's a huge amount changing in your life and you may or may not completely understand what's going on.

About Me

My name is Dan. 26 years old currently. Type 1 Diabetic. Fitness enthusiast. Loves to cook really good food. Believes in a healthier lifestyle leads to a happier lifestyle.

Where are you from?

I was very fortunate to grow up in the country in Devon. I then went to University of Bath where I studied Civil Engineering and now am now lucky enough to live in London and have done so for the past couple of years!

May 2015

How To Get The Best Sleep Of Your Life!

For me, health revolves around 4 main factors. Fitness, nutrition, stress management and sleep.

Everybody out there knows that sleep is incredibly important - but with our world becoming ever more busy and stressful, it seems it is now the norm to survive on less and less sleep and reaching for more and more stimulants to help us get through the next day.

The Start.

Diabetes.

Complicated thing isn’t it?

My name is Dan and I’m now 26 years old and was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic in November 2011 after going into DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis) and spent the night in Frimley Park hospital in Hampshire receiving emergency treatment.