HypoActive

4am Sunday morning, usually a time reserved for struggling home from a big Saturday night, or for peaceful slumbers was shattered by the sound of alarm clocks last weekend as a group of diabetic adventurers struggled out of bed to take the bus to Mount Buller for the first ever HypoActive snow trip

We finally arrived at the carpark at Mount Buller around 10am and after the chaos of trying to get into snow gear while not getting backed over by another bus, half the group headed off to a ‘Discovery’ lesson while the more experienced skiers and boarders headed off to take on the mountain – under the ever watchful eye of Andrew, who somehow acquired the nickname of Dad during the drive to Mount Buller…?

Read on for the report from Eddie on his first outing with the HypoActive crew;

Well, "Dad", was great. Andrew fell into place of team leader for Sam, Fiona, Rosie and I on the mountain - Navigating us all through the slopes and making sure we were all constantly ok.

Even though I have been snow boarding before, it was definitely re-assuring knowing that there was at least one other diabetic around me ninety-five percent of the time. It was also great to talk to other young diabetics who were juggling the whole physical activity vs insulin vs sugar thing. I think if it were to happen again there should be a full weekend, this way we can spend a bit more time sharing experiences and talking about what has proved helpful when dealing with diabetic issues. It was really great to speak to you guys when I did, and I had a heap of fun.

I actually found my BSL to be quite good after lunch, at dinner, before bed and the next morning. I think this may be due to the lower temperatures slowing the effect of the insulin, combined with some physical exercise, it balanced me quite well. But I need to get more consistent BSL anyway...

I chose to go on this because I haven't been to the snow in a long time, or had much to do with HypoActive(Despite receiving the emails). It was something that appealed to me because I knew it would be fun and also had the potential to help me learn something about dealing with diabetes a bit better. Thankyou so much for organising it all.