Biography

Life of me (hate this part!)

Mid 70's : Born in Sheffield, England
Late 70's : emigrated to Canada as a small child
1985 : Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
1999 : Moved to England to experience another country
2003 : Took my full motorcycle test and passed
2005 :Competed in several fitness competitons hope to inspire other Type1 Diabetics.
2006 : Attended Diabetes Training Camp in PA USA.
2008 : Got married
2007 - 2009 : Completed MSc
2009 : Competed in Helly Hansen Adventure Series
2010 : New Job and training continues...

Training

My training regimen is as follows:

	AM	PM
Monday	Rest day
Tuesday	Cardio-30-45mins,high intensity (heart rate, 150-180pm) usually running	Total body weight workout
Wednesday	Cardio, circuits	Gymnastic training
Thursday	Cardio, 30-45 minute run	Weights, upper body and abdominals
Friday	Cardio, hard run, incororting sprints	Weights, lower body and abdominals
Saturday	Gymnastic Training	abdominal work
Sunday	relaxed run, 1 hour plus

Exercise really helps me to control my blood sugar levels and makes my body more sensitve to the insuln I inject. More exercise equals less insulin. I perform about 8-10 blood sugar tests daily so I know how much insulin to inject and food types/amount to eat.

Diet

Maintaing a low fat, low glycaemic index diet is extremely important in maintaining level blood sugars for a diabetic. My diet consists of 40% carbohydrate from sources such as whole wheat bread, rice, and oatmeal, and 40% from lean proteins such as tuna, egg whites and chicken. My fat sources come from peanut butter and unsaturated oils such as olive oil. I have a cheat day on Sundays when I eat treats like chocolate but also maintain blood sugars by injecting 1 or 2 extra units of insulin.

Exercise with a diabetic allows one the freedom to eat normally without having the consequences of high blood sugars. (**not as straight forward as it may sound**)

If anyone has any questions about training with diabetes, or any other aspects of the above please contact me