Ross wrote:
So, I've just been diagnosed with T2 diabetes ... used to have 3 or 4 hot milos every day but now restrict HC consumption to after the ride.
Hi Ross .. sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I am also carrying self-inflicted issues .. my arteries in my legs are blocked up which means I can only walk a short distance between my calves feel like lead. I also have a gout problem which I use to take anti inflammatories for but which nearly killed me. So I had to make some serious changes three years ago. Strangely, cycling does not impose restrictions as does walking.
Can I make a couple of responses.
Like you, I have cut out alcohol and again, like you struggle with food selection. I agree .. it is a minefield. And as you have noticed sugar is poured into everything which is in a package .. except fruit and veg. Get into these .. careful of the fruit as it has fructose, another form of sugar, but I consume two large serves of veg a day. I have a large salad at lunch and at large stir fry at tea. Breakfast is bacon, egg, and mushrooms and one slice of white bread toasted. I use butter, ghee, coconut oil and supra fry (Animal) for frying, cooking. I use olive oil, any, and balsamic vinegar on my salad and turmeric and cumin in the stir fry.
Chocolate is generally good if it is at least 80% cocoa but check label.
I drink lots of coffee .. no sugar and I have cereal, muslie and dried fruit .. carefully .. every second day. Once or twice a week I have fish and chips.
I know .. boring .. boring. But I have beaten the gout problem and turfed the medication .. and have done 60 k before breakfast .. at an average of 24 kmh .. which at my age is not too bad. So I have sold the car and I doing my shopping by bike.
I know I too at time I feel tired but I solve this by having a sleep.
The thing is I to listen to my body.
I recently spoke to a vascular specialist in Brisbane and it was decided no operation. But keep cycling. I'll probably die on a bike but it's better than being strung up is a nursing home.
See you on the road somewhere.