Leuty Parker

Tag: #diabetes

  • Career

    It may (most likely) or may not be blatantly obvious I am currently sans emploi (without job), and hate it. So… I did a masters, completed it. And now want something to focus my energy on. So I’m investing my time into developing a business proposal….

    This will take 2 things central to my life:

    1) i love eating out (seen in recent blog posts, recently). Very harsh reviews, but aim to inspire how to improve.

    2) I’m type 1 diabetic (very common, where 1 in 11 of the population has it). Reviews from a metabolic disabled person which gives insight in the nutrition of the ingredients and how it’ll affect the customer (most chefs are solely interested in the flavour of the dish but few know much about the nutritional values)

    This is a skill which diabetics must learn, . Diabetic or not, this should also be made imperative for restaurants to provide this information, and to follow the trend of inclusion.

  • 3: I’ve been in 3 comas

    I said in the 1st “numbers” post, about me dying, my 1st coma was a ketoacidotic coma. This was explained, in detail, in the first “numbers” post.

    It talks what ketoacidotis is, what ketones are & how all this relates to diabetes.

    This dying, 1st coma happened in Sri Lanka, in Colombo. I was comatose for a while when I was taken to a hospital there.

    The 2nd was when I had my TBI. I don’t know a lot of details for this other than; it was in Vietnam, I was holidaying there with a boyfriend & I got the brain injury front a motorcycle accident, where i crashed & I fell off the motorcycle. I’ve been to recovery mode since.

    The 3rd was, again, relatively recent. I had an epileptic fit which was ambulate serious. This coma was medically induce.

    Kind of damaged goods, am I. But so much potential, if I may say so myself.

  • 1. I died 1ce

    So even though no one has shown an interest in my “numbers” post, I’m still going to expand, because it’s a good story & good information. Most of these stories are 2nd hand but all actually happened.

    The 1st one goes like this…. I was 7 years old & was on holiday, feeling ill, getting worse & worse though. I got so unwell I decided & eventually went into a ketoacidotic coma

    1 of the 3 comas… the ketoacidots remind for too long, my blood PH went so low I technically died. But was somehow revived, luckily (I don’t know how). A bit like Jesus…(sorry to all Christians).

    (This is when your blood sugar goes so high, your body produces keystones, which are a toxic acid – so my blood was effectively an acid. This is why it’s called ketoacicis)

  • Miso ramen

    This is pretty self explanatory; you boil the noodles with the miso soup then, when boiled, add the tofu. I think you probably only need the quantity. & here it is;

    48g of egg noodles (for 25g carbohydrates)

    1 sachet of miso (1.6miso carbohydrate, yutaka but rand)

    75g tofu (1.4g carbohydrates, the tofoo co, smoked brand)

    Note I am using the rather of 10g carbohydrate to 1 unit of insulin, so 30g of carbohydrates would be 3 units of insulin. The basic nsulin I’m on is NovoRapid.

  • Bolognese

    I may have already mentioned I’m doing a bit of a clear out, going through all my dried food which I will NEVER have the motivation to cook then eat. So in the process, I shall share with you some recipes (carbohydrate counted so suitable if you’re carb-counting)

    I have an abundance of spaghetti in my cupboards, so have made bolognaise to make spaghetti bolognaise. For the spaghetti it’s 30g of spaghetti for 20g carbohydrates, & 40g spaghetti for 30g carbohydrates. The spaghetti is store bought, being Morrisons. Here’s the recipe you need for the bolognaise:

    1 onion, diced

    200g chestnut mushrooms, quartered

    300g quorn mince

    400g (container, tin) chopped tomatoes

    Boil together for 30 minutes, adding some water so it simmers. All, mixed together, is 31g carbohydrates.

    6g carbohydrate for 197g bolognaise (the above cooked ingredients)

  • Chia seed pudding

    I’m on flexed dose of 3 units of Novorapid for breakfast. I have the ratio of 10g carbohydrates to 1unit of insulin so that means I need 30g carbohydrates for breakfast so I researched what are the best foods for your health?

    It came up with chia, the superfood. This is a great source of fibre, so good for your bowels. The fibre helps decrease your LDL cholesterol & even slows your digestion. For diabetes, this lowers BGL spike, keeping you fuller for longer. When cooking , it has guey texture when moistened, so I say it’s like frogspawn.

    So, for those reasons I chose to make it my star ingredient for my breakfast recipe:

    42g chia seed (reasonable above)

    250ml almond milk (low in calories, high in fibre, few carbohydrates, dairy free & high in vitamin D)

    130g jam (homemade, berries baked & stevia to sweeten without effecting your BGL)

  • Exercising

    So I can’t really read this but here is the handwritten plan for my workouts at the gym…. all with what I proposed to get me walking in the heels. I’ll go into more detail about what’s included in a future post, but in short it is;

    Warm up : crosstrainer 5 minutes followeds

    5 minutes backwards

    Matt work: stretching hips, reverse squats from kneeling with kettlebell

    Smith machine: squat & arms (more detail in future posts)

    Stretching

    Row machine L5

    I can’t read the rest but shall divulge in future posts

  • Carb counting

    I’m releasing my diabetes & starting on care counting. This is basing on set doses of insulin.

    Tonight, as I’m trying to get through the food I have left. This is particularly the dried food in the cupboards, I have come to terms that I’ll never get the motivation to cook. Or want to eat.

    I have done spaghetti bolognaise, couscous, lasagna, lentils and sushi (lots of sushi rice, lentils, couscous) & more left in the freezer.

    I portioned out my Japanese dumplings tonight, the amount of tonight’s dumplings, however, was pitiful.

    Carbohydrates needed (for me I’m 1unit of insulin = 10g carbohydrates)

    % carbohydrate in 100g (most food has this in “nutritional information” found at the back)

    X 100 (This ratio is just an average for me, so depending on your doses & how much you eat it may vary. )

  • USPs

    So far a while, I put my blog in my routine. I was diligent on posting every day. To build a routine including it, being a way to help me get through my brain injury; a certain time endocrined in my routine. That’s how our brains work; having a time that you are meant to do certain things.

    Don’t you remember in school you had a time for a certain class.

    My blog became less important as other things gained more of my attention, but i want to return to blogging more often as it’s a way to regain my routine. It is something that can help my memory & an introduction to working life.

    Also a way to help/inspire others in my position. So I have to set a theme of this blog, well it’d be like meeting me digitally.

    But as for the theme I have to decide who my target market would be & work out what my USPs are (USP=Unique Selling Point). I think you can probably work out who I’m aiming to read this from what my USPs are, but I’m pretty sure none of my readers are stupid. So here we go;

    I am recovering from a brain injury. Attended @headway for a short time, however I mainly went to use their gym.

    I’m leaning to walk. All of my walking progress is down to my private physio sessions. Done through @neurophysio.

    I’m in care in @leonardchesire in #edinburgh where I live.

    I’m working to commit my leisure time partially to this #blog.

    I’m currently doing an MA in business and management at @uclan

    I have #diabetes. diabetes mellitus, so type 1. A lot of my content may be targeted to the diagnostic community.

    While being vain, I have a fair amount of social capital (those who know me in person can vouch for that).

    I’m fairly #errodite. Into #randomfacts

    I studied #faskiondesignanddevopment at @lcf in London

  • Covid

    I know I said I wouldn’t tell my bad news, but there’s so little known about Covid, any information maybe helpful.

    My bad news was… I had Covid.

    I’d like to share is information about how diabetes is effected by the virus. Cause I think all diabetics know that if you’re ill, it affects your blood sugar.

    I had no symptoms at all, I just got a positive lateral flow test. It pushed my blood sugar very high, around 21. To medicate it I was told to drink some water.

    That is what I’m always advise to do with a high BG (when I know what I really need is insulin) “drink some water”. The best analogy is when your computer isn’t working, the first thing they tell you is “have you turned it off, & on again?”

    After about 3 hours & ample attacks of anxiety, I was FINALLY given some novorapis.

    So for any other diabetics or family members of diabetics, Covid makes your blood sugar act very irrational.

    I have a Freestyle Libre, so I was keeping a close eye on how my blood sugar was reacting.