Month: April 2022
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New Zealand
In 2018 I cycled 3000km around New Zealand, here are some photos and memories of the trip. I picked up an old Gary Fisher bike for 100 NZ dollars or about £50 from Adventure cycles in Auckland, the best bike shop I’ve ever been to. The owner, by the name of Bruce O’Halloran, was a…
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Factors affecting blood sugar levels
“Oh, you have type 1 diabetes! So you have to inject insulin every day?” If only living with T1D was as simple as just injecting some insulin every day, like taking a pill or watering the plants. Instead, injecting insulin is more like administering your own anaesthetic – too little and you suffer, too much…
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Glycemic Index in depth
What is the glycemic index (GI)? A bowl of chickpeas has the same amount of carbohydrates as a handful of jelly babies, but they have very different effects on blood sugar levels. This is what the GI quantifies. It’s a classification of foods containing carbs that ranks them by the effect they have on blood…