Once your routine is steady, go back to the dreams T1D put on hold.
Summary
Dream to be ‘normal’ if that’s what you want, especially early after diagnosis when T1D is new and hard. But once you can handle the crappy bits and have confidence in your routine, dream beyond normal. Open your eyes to new, ambitious dreams, or reignite colourful ones from the past.
Insight
Being good at sport was always my dream: try everything, and be really good, rep level, at two or three. After diagnosis that dream faded a bit, because exercise was very hard at first. It came back through practical workarounds that made exercise possible, and then my Dad took me cycling. In 1992 we rode through Brittany and Normandy, and a few years later we took on and scaled the Pyrenees. Those rides made me realise I could push my body to extremes with diabetes. My dream came back strong.
These Moves are drawn from lived experience and reflect my ‘Fitter for Having It’ approach.
They are not medical advice. Always consult qualified health professionals before adjusting your T1D plan.