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"The Warrior" diet, they call it. There's lots of restrictions and nuances, variations, and versions. But I only follow it very loosely. I eat after 12PM, have dinner around 5-6PM and steer clear of carbs where possible (i.e. junk food, bread, pasta, potatoes etc.) So it's really fasting combined

"It's harder with Diabetes" I tell myself. "It takes more planning, and MUCH more effort" I'd explain to people. "You can't just diet and exercise hard - you HAVE to eat carbs, and you go low when you do cardio. It's almost impossible!" I'd rationalise. The truth is, while some

(https://www.fda.gov)So I’ve been a diabetic (T1) for ~5 years. Used MDI (multiple daily injections) for the first year, then switched to my first pump – the Medtronic 640G. Finger-pricking all that time, until about a year ago when I switched to the Freestyle Libre flash glucose

So, I was introduced to mead through my local bottle-shop. They were selling 'Bee Mead' (a company that has since gone under, I think). It was carbonated and tasted a little like cider, but not 'appley'... There were two varieties - Honey and Spiced. Of course, I had no idea

I always liked the idea of beekeeping, but it was something I didn't really consider until I had a yard big enough that they wouldn't discourage me from getting out in it (if you have a small courtyard, a beehive will probably stop you going out there as much as

Sometimes it comes up organically - coincidentally, someone with raise the issue of diabetes and I'll chime in, "I'm actually a Type 1 Diabetic." Sometimes it'll be related to food - "why don't you have some cake?" or "do you want a drink?". Sometimes I'll be using, or someone will

Not too dissimilar from most diagnosis stories, I imagine... I was 27 (and a half), when I was diagnosed. I have some random auto-immune thing (makes me randomly breakout in hives, or get a welt here/there - sometimes there's a swollen lip or tongue) which I keep in-check with