travel companion that i won t be able to shake for the rest of my life. machine beeps. just got diagnosed with type one diabetes. er, which flipping sucks. ..allaround. type one diabetes is when you have a pancreas and you watching most likely have a healthy working pancreas which produces insulin whereas mine, the beta cells got attacked, and then stopped producing insulin. so when i eat any food carbohydrates, for example the sugar in the carbs makes my blood very thick and full of glucose, which is not healthy. and i remember walking home from work one day, and the vision in front of me was really blurry. and that s where i would start rubbing my eyes and try and clear the vision, but it wouldn t go. and that happened all in that week, and just kind of got
boarding my flight. 2.5 hours in the sky, and it s goodbye, gloomy london, and hello, blue spanish skies. the first thing i like to do when i go somewhere new is to have a look around. and i ve found a way to do that whilst keeping my blood glucose levels in check at the same time and that s by running. for me, personally, the best way to see any place is to run. i m not going to get an uber or a taxi through the city to somewhere new. i d rather run to it. you see all the streets that, you know, are notjust the motorway to one place, notjust the main road. and then, in terms of my diagnosis, runningjust balances out my levels so well, it s the best thing for it. you wake up in the morning, the adrenaline from naturally waking up, your blood sugar levels just go up instantly. then you re looking at
draw attention to the fact that so many people are in dire straits. and many people are in dire straits. and many are disabled or have an example at disabled child making this case. i need significantly more electricity than an average household. i was reflect in on what kate witness it be sin. how on earth are we in the situation? how is it even feasible that this woman is having her electricity cut off? so i ve got a respect for kate winslet for raising this issue and using this an example of what must be an unacceptable or frightening situation that people are finding themselves in. i situation that people are finding themselves in. situation that people are finding themselves in. i think sometimes when people themselves in. i think sometimes when people have themselves in. i think sometimes when people have that themselves in. i think sometimes when people have that level - themselves in. i think sometimes when people have that level of i when people have that level of profi
what you ll have for breakfast whether it s fruit or oats, or whatever all that stuff contains a lot of carbs. i can have that, then go for a run, as long as it s like a 4 5 mile or longer, kind of consistent pace, longer run, and itjust naturally takes it down to the right levels. it s like the perfect medication for me that doesn t involve needles. today s run has taken me to es vedra. legend has it this rocky outcrop is the gateway to the lost city of atlantis. the best thing about this, which is different to all the other side which has its moments, don t get me wrong, i ve been deejaying here. i m going to be a part of that culture. but this, in my opinion, is like the truth of ibiza. and the best thing is you can t get a cab up here. can t get a taxi up here.
just checked my levels, and. ..ii.7, which is pretty high. but the risk is, if you inject yourself now, there s a high chance it could go too low during the set, and then i ll have to down all of thatjuice. isn t the end of the world, i m not going to die. but, yeah, just from a perspective of always being in control of it, this is one of those moments that it s kind of got control of me, you know? my name is reece parkinson, bbc radio ixtra. the gig begins, and i am loving it! but my levels are slowly beginning to climb.