I was diagnosed with Type 2 (T2) in my late twenties, whilst about four stone overweight and eating all the wrong things. So before anyone throws brickbats at me for my views and opinions on the possible causes of T2 Diabetes, I will say in my defence that I've been there, done that and got the X.X.L T-Shirt.
Sometime around Nineteen ninety-seven, I was on holiday, it was hot and I was thirsty all the time. I put it down to the heat , but no one else in the group was drinking anything like the amount I was. I don't mean alcoholic drinks but soft drinks. I was guzzling sugary drink after sugary drink trying to quench my thirst. What I didn't realise was that I had developed T2 diabetes and I had created a viscous circle, the drinks I was gulping down to quench the thirst were actually causing it.
After my diagnosis my weight came down slightly, a side effect of the metformin I was put on. But I .
was still two stone overweight. After the birth of our son, I decided having reached forty, I needed to do something radical. A change in job reduced my commute from forty miles round trip to twenty miles round trip. I halved my fuel bill by changing jobs, I halved it again by starting to cycling to work. I now commute around a hundred miles a week by bike.
Unfortunately you don't save money by cycling, You will soon learn that if the cycling bug bites.
This concise friendly and accessible ebook is my way of giving hope and sharing my own positive experience of living with T2 diabetes. I'll guide you through some simple changes to your diet and empower you to take control of your condition a positive life affirming way
Buy 'Sugar Beat: How I controlled T2 Diabetes through cycling' for just £1.99
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