Carin Soderberg - Health Coach

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I help professionals improve their focus and performance, to manage stress and anxiety levels using scientifically proven functional breathing techniques as well as nutrition and movement

Dedication, commitment and consistency! 👉 swipe for top tips on exercise 👉It was a very wet but excellent boot camp this...
20/10/2021

Dedication, commitment and consistency!
👉 swipe for top tips on exercise 👉

It was a very wet but excellent boot camp this morning. My 25% basal reduction was very nearly correct but I finished a bit on the low side at 4.1. Lesson learnt. Next time I do a strength/cardio Tabatha session I will try - 30%.

💙 T1D loves routine and it loves regular exercise. But so many people with type 1 diabetes feel daunted and scared by the prospect of exercising. It might seem that it’s much easier to keep blood sugars under control not doing much, and that by exercising you risk going hypo or hyper with effects lasting all day. I get that, it can be very difficult, but it’s possible. And what’s more, with regular exercise you will increase your insulin sensitively and mental wellbeing, making diabetes management easier over all.

Contact me if you would like to get started exercising and want to learn more!

How can I best support you? Hi everyone. It’s been a long time since I posted. I’ve been busy adapting and learning how ...
11/10/2021

How can I best support you?
Hi everyone. It’s been a long time since I posted. I’ve been busy adapting and learning how to best manage my levels on a pump, having given up MDI for back in May. My excitement and expectations were sky high and at no point did I expect it to be so hard and so different to get on top of. It has been a rollercoaster of emotions and blood sugars.

The main reason I made the switch to pump was the possibility to manage my levels during and after exercise. I was fed up with having to start a workout too high for comfort and still having to scoff all the sugar to keep my levels up. And the pump has certainly delivered for this purpose.

But the most interesting and important aspects has been realising, with the benefit of micromanagement, how very much mine, and other women’s, blood sugars are affected by hormones and the monthly cycle. I now alternate 4 different basal programmes as the weeks go by.

I am educating myself so that I can better serve and support you, the type 1 women feeling overwhelmed and fed up with the unpredictability of managing your blood sugars every day all day.

If you’ve had enough of type 1 controlling your life, get in touch to learn more about how I could help you 💙

Are you MDI or Pump? It’s the school of T1D for me this weekend. Feeling very blessed and grateful for all this but also...
14/05/2021

Are you MDI or Pump? It’s the school of T1D for me this weekend. Feeling very blessed and grateful for all this but also a bit overwhelmed and apprehensive about starting all over with new tech and a whole new insulin system with . Exciting times ahead though. Which tech do you love? And do you prefer MDI or pump?

Sleep or perfect numbers? What do you prioritise? I am a big fan of all the tech we have to help us manage our blood sug...
11/05/2021

Sleep or perfect numbers? What do you prioritise?

I am a big fan of all the tech we have to help us manage our blood sugar but sometimes the alarms just get too much. Especially at night and especially when the accuracy isn’t always reliable.

I hate waking up too high or low so will always jump to correct at night if needed but the other night the alarms just kept waking me every few hours and the impact of sleep deprivation is always bad for me.

Sleep deprivation reduces our insulin resistance so it can be very difficult to keep on top of levels the following day. This of course is made even worse by the increased cravings for quick carbs and coffee to keep us going through the day. The insulin might not work as well and the adrenaline from coffee and possibly anxiety to boost makes for a tough day.

If your levels are more often than not out of range at night it would be advisable to get to the bottom of that and make adjustments needed.

But for me, on the occasion I’m a bit on the high side I’d rather get a good night sleep and just keep the low alarms to be safe.

Hi, it’s been a while so I though I should re-introduce myself. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Carin and...
10/05/2021

Hi, it’s been a while so I though I should re-introduce myself. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Carin and as a certified Health Coach, I help type 1 diabetics regain confidence and skills to take control of their glucose management, and their lives.

I was diagnosed with T1D as an adult and even though my diabetes team that continues to care for me are amazing and super knowledgeable, they just don’t have the time or resources to support their patients individual needs. There is so much about how to live and thrive with T1D that most of us aren’t told about.

Like most non-diabetics, I didn’t know the first thing about blood sugars, what was normal and what was to be expected. For years I didn’t realised how many aspects of my life had a direct affect on my glucose control and was baffled and annoyed by the very different outcomes I got, doing the same thing. Sound familiar?

Through trial and error, a lot of studying and learning from others I have figured out what works for me and I would love to help you find your way too!

Today is my “diaversary”. That’s what people with diabetes call the day they were diagnosed. Many chose to celebrate thi...
06/12/2020

Today is my “diaversary”. That’s what people with diabetes call the day they were diagnosed. Many chose to celebrate this day with family and friends. Eating cake 🧁 😀

I’ve never thought to mark this day in anyway (it certainly isn’t something I would celebrate) and no one but me remembers, but today I’ve lived through 7 years with T1D and it’s hands down the hardest thing I have to deal with. It’s never going to stop or even give me a break.

So today I am taking a moment to acknowledge and celebrate myself 🥳 (and all the other T1 warriors) For being a survivor, for staying strong and carrying on and not letting anything get in my way or stop me from doing what I want to do. 💪🏼

The first image is me with my daughter, about 5 weeks before diagnosis. (There are no other pictures of me after this, until after diagnosis) I was so very unwell and I certainly look it. I had lost a lot of weight at this point but would end up losing 10kg of body fat and muscle mass. At this point I just thought I had viral fatigue as I just could not seem to shake the cough and cold symptoms I had had for weeks already. As I added up my symptoms over the weeks, with the telling extreme thirst being one of many, I ended up diagnosing myself and phoned to tell my GP 😄

The second picture is a recent one showing a big change in both of us! 😊
Stronger, happier and much healthier!

Today is World Diabetes Awareness Day and I got my blue nails on to raise awareness. 💙There are many misconceptions ...
14/11/2020



Today is World Diabetes Awareness Day and I got my blue nails on to raise awareness. 💙

There are many misconceptions about Type 1 diabetes. Most people haven’t got a clue what it actually is or what it is like to live with. I didn’t really have a clue either, before I was diagnosed nearly 7 years ago.

So I thought I’d share some basic facts with you.

🔵 Type 1 Diabetes is a lifelong autoimmune condition. It’s caused by a virus triggering your body to attack and destroy the insulin producing cells in your pancreas. It is not caused by lifestyle or food choices

🔵 It’s an every day, every minute 24/7 management job to keep blood glucose levels in range, that no one ever applied for.

🔵 Blood sugar has to be checked up to 20 times a day and insulin usually administered at least 5 times day.

🔵 High glucose levels ( hyperglycaemia) can long term lead to many complications, such as blindness, kidney failure, neuropathy and much more

🔵 Low glucose levels (hypoglycaemia, or hypo as we call it) will cause dizziness, blurred vision, feeling faint, weak and jittery , numbness of lips and tongue, anxiety, impatience, aggression and worst case; coma and death

🔵 Ups and downs are part of every day for a Type 1 diabetic and they are treated with insulin and sugar.

🔵 Food has a big impact on blood glucose (and it’s not just sugar. All carbs, protein and fat impact glucose and insulin sensitivity/resistance) and so does; exercise; stress; adrenaline; medication; caffeine; anxiety; sleep or lack of; hot weather; cold weather; monthly periods; illness etc etc

If you know someone with type 1, ask them to tell you more if you are curious, but please do not say;

💙 Have you not managed to control it yet?
- managing type 1 is constant and never ending. There are good days and bad days

💙Should/can you eat that? - yes, type 1s can eat anything, they just need to calculate and administer the right amount of insulin

💙 Have you tried; [insert any herb, potion, diet, supplements] -no, cinnamon will not bring my pancreas back to life

💙 I could never do what you do, I hate needles. - well the alternative is death 🤷🏻‍♀️

Staying strong both physically and mentally during this second UK lockdown 💪🏼😇Exercise is my number 1 for controlling st...
11/11/2020

Staying strong both physically and mentally during this second UK lockdown 💪🏼😇

Exercise is my number 1 for controlling stress. I’m so grateful that technology is making it possible to continue doing the group workouts I love, despite all activites being on hold at the moment. Thanks to my fab double for holding us accountable with daily online workouts 🙌

What is your go to stress relief?

💙Do you know somebody living with diabetes? Chances are you probably do and you probably know someone with type2. This l...
03/11/2020

💙Do you know somebody living with diabetes? Chances are you probably do and you probably know someone with type2. This lifestyle related illness is increasing rapidly in the UK, and most of the world, due to obesity, stress, inactivity, environment and genetics.

💙But did you know that the autoimmune condition type1 is also increasing and the UK has one of the highest numbers in the world? (Some sources place us at no 5, others 6 but the stats I’ve looked at differ greatly so will not quote any)

💙Type1 diabetes is caused when the body attacks the cells in the pancreas that make insulin. Meaning you can’t produce insulin at all. Without insulin you can’t live. People with type 1 have to inject insulin many times a day just to stay alive.

💙A common misconception is that the hormone insulin is only released when you eat sugar or carbohydrates and that this should be avoided, but the reality is that your body produces insulin constantly to regulate the glucose in your blood. When you exercise, when you are stressed or anxious, when you have a rush of adrenaline, when you drink alcohol, when you are ill, pregnant, taking medications, and the list goes on.

I am beyond excited today 🤗I got an Apple Watch for my birthday and I immediately linked it up with my .eu and set DiaBo...
22/10/2020

I am beyond excited today 🤗
I got an Apple Watch for my birthday and I immediately linked it up with my .eu and set DiaBox to show on the watch face. If you know, you know how awesome this is 🙌

I went for a 3 hour bike ride in the gorgeous sunshine and kept an eye on my blood sugar levels all the time 😅 Super chuffed 🙌

This is me. 🥑Total foodie🍃 Nature lover💪🏼Exercise fanatic 💚Passionate about health and wellbeing ☀️ Sun worshipper 🧘🏻‍♀️...
20/10/2020

This is me.

🥑Total foodie
🍃 Nature lover
💪🏼Exercise fanatic
💚Passionate about health and wellbeing
☀️ Sun worshipper
🧘🏻‍♀️Morning yogi
✈️ Travel enthusiast
📖 Book worm

I could go on... I am also a health coach, a mother and wife. And I have a genetic predisposition to autoimmune conditions. I live with Coeliacs, Type 1 Diabetes and Ulcerative Colitis. The first I was born with, the second I gained from dealing with trauma and the final one, I believe from the stress on my body.

None of this has ever stopped me doing anything I want. I don’t make a fuss (even though sometimes I probably should) and I never think “why me?”. But I really do want to stop this trend of gaining illnesses. And I love to use all my gained knowledge to help and support others find their way to a healthier way of life.

The way I approach this is to nourish the mind, body and soul with nutrient dense foods (to reduce inflammation and support the gut micro biome), limiting stress, prioritising physical movement and sleep, fresh air and nature, being present in the moment and practicing mindfulness and gratefulness 🙏

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