London Youth Games 2018

On Saturday the 23rd of June it was the youth games where boroughs round London come together and compete against each other in many different sports.

on Saturday it was the cycling and first was the time trail at the lee valley velo park. it was 4 laps and i got a time of 9.59 i finished in 7th.

later on in the day was the road race. me and my team mate Ewan was in a break with 5 other people
and we lasted 8 of the 12 laps and the bunched got brought back together with 2 laps remaining me and ewan positioned our self's well and lunged across the line in 5th and Ewan 7th

At the end of the day Hackney came out on top and it was the 5 time we have won it and kept the cup
i would like to thank all the coaches t cycling club Hackney and all the riders there i couldn't have done it without them and also the junior riders for training me up to Saturday (logan,frank)

i have included photos from saturday
all photo credits to Andy Bardi

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Introduction

 

hi my name is kai watts
I take part in many sports like:
running
swimming 
but especially Cycling!

About Type 1 and Me:

I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in June 2011 when I was 8 years old, I am now 15.  Type 1 Diabetes is where the pancreas stops making insulin.  Insulin is the key to unlocking glucose in the bloodstream to make energy.  Everyone with Type 1 Diabetes needs to take insulin either by injection pens or by pump.

I use an insulin pump Medtronic 640g – insulin is delivered via a cannula 24 hours a day for basal insulin and for bolus (meals) I take my blood glucose, count the carbs and the pump then delivers the amount of insulin according to the time of day, my blood glucose reading and the amount of carbs I am going to eat.

Now this is on a normal day – when I am cycling, racing and training I need to take all these factors into account to prevent hypos (below 4mmol).  The ideal range for a Type 1 is between 4mmol – 10 mmol.  Lots of information – yes – and all of which need to be followed for every meal, prior to any exercise and after exercise and 24 hours a day.  From the first weekend after I was diagnosed I continued to cycle and take part in sports.  

I joined cycling club Hackney when i was about 7 and i began to race when i was 9 when i first joined i never knew how to corner or have any techniques on the bike and each Saturday when i went to the club I gained these skills and i learnt alot!

on Saturday 24th February. i was awarded with Gold Award for the British Cycling Young volunteer scheme at Go -Ride Conference IWM Duxford. this i felt was my way for giving back to the club for everything I leant and and still learning