New toy - blood sugar testing kit

Okay, as you can see looking at the chart above, my blood sugar readings are ridiculous 

We need them to fall quickly 

Let's see what happens 🤞

Day after the 84

Still can't quite believe my blood sugars are 84

What has changed since Jan 2023 when my number was 47?

Ummmmmm

Just the accident 

8 months of a lot less activity 

8 months of weird appetite and too much chocolate 

But this has also really given me a focus 

Here is the last 10months of my weight

My current weight is 81.1kg

I'd like to lose 10kg

Let's see how it goes xx

Type 2 Diabetes is baaaaack

Eeeek

Had a blood test on Friday and Lindsey the diabetic nurse phoned me today at work

My blood sugar is 84!!

That is ridiculous 

When I was first diagnosed my blood sugars were 60 and then retested, 64

I got it down to 36 and then for the last 3 years or so it's been around 45 so in the pre diabetic range but nothing that lindsey was worried about

It's the accident that just keeps on giving 

I'm feeling fat and slow 

I've just started to put my training back on the kitchen cabinets and I've just started to up my walking to 10,000+ steps 

Needless to say this has certainly focused my mind for tying back to my pre accident levels of fitness!!!

Am I back?

I certainly feel I'm back abit - using my kitchen cabinet to record what I've been up to 'training' wise. 

Feeling as if I’m back training

Tim Wilkes Day 20th April

400m swim time trial

10mile bike time trial 

4k run time trial 

Will I be ready for all 3 disciplines? 

Walked 4.5km in 55mins yesterday evening  home from work 

Cycled 5.5km in 20mins today around the city centre 

Swim will be no problem 

Started physio yesterday

Had my 3rd online counselling session this morning 

Am feeling super positive for this year 

Checking out where the huge fire was last week while on my first bike ride outside in 8 months. So happy. Plus love my new bike helmet. 

First physio session via drivers insurance

That went well

Back tight so we need to strength / loosen the groin and strengthen glutes / hamstring's which all sounds very reasonable 

Also physio total chilled about how this will be done and although physio has taken ages to come though she's confident everything will be fine within the 5 sessions we've got

So feeling very positive 

And because my lunch date with Christine has been cancelled - she was one of my roomies at the RSH and isnt feeling very well at the moment - I'm going out in my bike instead!!!

Will buy a new bike helmet from decathlon then probably go around mayflower park / bottom of town for my first outside bike ride since the 15/7/23

Very excited!!!

Dancing at Fresty’s 60th

I did 15mins then 10mins then 5mins then a couple of mins of dancing over the course of about 3/3.5hours. 

It was quite alot of cardio

There was quite a lot of movement both side to side and up and down. 

My groin area is sore but gosh what a fabulous night!!!!!

I've taken paracetamol 🤗

Sleep / rest is needed 

Miche massage

Lovely Miche massage 29/2

Walked there - it's about 2.6km 

I shouldn't have had any issues seeing as I managed 5k in Lanzarote but my left leg - down my thigh and left glute was sore and Miche did comment that my left quad, glute and hamstrings were very tight 

I've booked another massage for the 18/3!!

I have to remember that it was a big deal being knocked of my bike, that my pelvis was broken and it will take time to be fully healed enough to do a full Ironman - just go to trust the process and DO MY EXERCISES!!! 

CLS 2024

I enjoyed my two weeks a lot 

Sad it was a very different holiday - no biking outside, running, cardio classes but I did do a lot of swimming and managed to get to a full 60mins on the stationary bike which I'm delighted about