Life Without Insulin

Sorry for the lack of posts, i've been really busy recently and haven't had time. Also illness has kept me in bed. It's been a couple of days since I last posted to this blog, actually it's been a couple of weeks. Sorry guys. I'll try harder next time.  School is taking up a lot my time. And I've been helping my brother revise for his GCSEs . Luckily he's pretty smart so it's not too bad, just want to make sure he does alright. I found them really stressful and I was totally surprised when I got some good scores. You'll be glad to hear that I am keeping with the healthy body healthy mind routine. Put on a bit of (muscular) weight and now I'm finally fitting my XS t-shirts lol. So yeah sorry for this being a bit short. Don't worry I've got some plans for this.   Pic unrelated just needed something, guess it fits I have been feeling happier lately. I'll say it's being healthy that caused it so people will listen to me. ...

I feel that diabetes is not as high profile as other diseases. Let's do something about this. I'm going to start teaching online lessons about diabetes. The idea came to me last night. I realised that a lot of people know of diabetes, but don't know about it. This is probably because it is not as lethal as something like cancer. But it does effect just as many people, not in the same way but it it a huge inconvenience.  Obesity is a growing problem (pun not intended, that's horrible :/ ),  many people don't understand the consequences of obesity. This, along with lack of support is a huge reason why people are not taking action to improve their health.  Now I want to change that, by spreading the word about diabetes we can save lives and money. A colossal amount of money is spent on helping these people lose weight; that is all unnecessary if you educate the population. You can help too buy sharing this blog with everyone you know, and also the online less...

 Elon Musk is my kinda guy. Not in the super smart, super rich, super innovative way. But in the really bad dad jokes kind of way. I was watching his TED talk today and learned of his new " boring company ". He's also got a really fit girlfriend which I am very jealous of. Anyway today has been a good day. If you want to try and eat healthier, eat better not less. Eat four good meals a day instead of three not-filling meals and also two or three snacks. That is one tip I've learnt. I now have a bowl of soup when I get home from university and it is the most pleasing thing ever after a thirty minute walk home in the wind and rain. Going to bed tired and full after a run or gym and then having a large bowl of pasta is one of the nicest things ever. I've started sleeping longer.  There's this fattish guy in my class who laughed when he heard I was trying to be healthier. What a dick. He claimed that being healthy is only useful for athletes...even though h...

H appy Saturday everyone, hope you're doing good. I woke up at 8am after a pretty solid eight hours of sleep. After getting home from the bar, I was asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow.  Only interrupted by my neighbours and their wailing infant at 5am. I don't mind, the baby is pretty adorable. I thought I better do some exercise so I went for a nice long run. It's quite sunny outside and only slightly chilly and I found the run very pleasant actually. I've always enjoyed running, I'm not that bad at it either; I can run a 5k in under sixteen minutes, on a good day that is. Pro tip: try and run through a dodgy neighbourhood, it will make you run faster. After I had a good breakfast of my secret recipe porridge (oatmeal to Americans) . Comment if you want the full recipe but it consists of adding a table spoon of whey powder into the milk and some other ingredients. Helps me get the gains (and the girls). I ate breakfast standing up because sitting down...

D iabetes is all about insulin. Either not having any (type 1) or your body cells no longer responding to insulin (type 2).  R egulating your body's internal conditions is very important, so important that it has its own name: Homeostasis (taking you back to biology class for a second here). Homeostasis maintains the optimum conditions for your body cells to function. One of the conditions homeostasis maintains is your blood glucose concentration. When your blood glucose concentration is too high, insulin is secreted by the pancreas which makes glucose move into the liver and muscle cells. This returns blood glucose concentration to optimum levels. When you're type 1 diabetic, you don't produce insulin. If left untreated, without insulin, diabetes can lead to lower leg amputation and blindness.  The Signs T ypical symptoms of type 1 diabetes include:  Feeling very thirsty.  Needing to pee more than usual, especially at night.  Feeling tired ...