MickHCornflake

I started travelling in 2002 and 14 years later I have travelled around 82 different countries, across five different continents collecting a host of amazing experiences.

I made my ambition in life “To Eat a Bowl of Corn Flakes in Every Country in the World” and in the last few years I’ve been written about in numerous newspapers and magazines, interviewed on a number of radio stations from different countries and I even appeared live on Australian breakfast time TV.

I was diagnosed with type 1 when I was 9 years old and I like to give credit to the condition for making me the man I am today. It made me a stronger person and made me want to make the most of my life, as well as giving me some fascinating experiences while I have been on the road.

I graduated from Nottingham University with a degree in Genetics and have worked in a number of countries as a scuba diver, a cycle courier, a doorman, a waiter, a painter and decorator, a cancer research lab assistant, a holiday Rep and a long list of other things I dabbled in, all just ways of earning money so I could fund my trips around the world.

For the first 10 years I didn’t really tell my story, I just wrote a blog so my family and friends could read about what I was doing but after a decade I decided to write a book, to build a couple of websites and I started making films, which you can see on my youtube channels.

When asked to blog for diabetes.org.uk I jumped at the chance because I wanted to inspire people not to let diabetes get them down or stop them doing the things they want to do in life and I want to help people to see the positive side of being diabetic.

Diabetes and Working Night Shifts – by the Cornflake Traveller

I have noticed when I travel large distances my blood sugars are affected; I usually have more hypos and the amount of insulin I need changes dramatically, with the changes being more severe the bigger the difference between time zones. A few years back I had a surprising experience when, to save up money for…

To cure or not to cure? – by the Cornflake Traveller

Tweet Share So in November last year the Daily Mail published an article titled “Have researchers found a way to REVERSE Type 1 diabetes? Common heart drug found to work in mice and set for human trial” and they reported that these trials would start “next year”, well that time has come. The FDA has approved…

Diabetes and body clocks – The Cornflake Traveller

Tweet Share The link between the body clock and Type 2 diabetes is well publicised and studies have shown a link between mutated melatonin genes and an increased risk of developing Type 2, but there doesn’t seem to be a link for Type 1. Over the years I have taken some big leaps around the…

A message to young diabetic rebels by The Corn Flake Traveller

Tweet Share My recent trip to South Africa was epic; it was a beautiful country, with a fascinating history and an abundance of fascinating looking animals. I found the people to be friendly, level-headed, with a great spirit and desire for freedom; for this reason I made many friends and my experience with one of…

Christmas on Foreign Shores – by The Corn Flake Traveller

Tweet Share Despite all the travelling I have done the majority of my festive periods have been spent in the bosom of loved ones but this year I will be spending this Christmas exploring Botswana. Although I will miss watching all of the members of my family open the bags full of presents I have…

You Are What You Eat – The Corn Flake Traveller

Tweet Share My attitude to food is similar to my attitude to life in the way that I refuse to let my diabetes completely control what I do, it has to work around what I do not the other way round. For this reason I have made room for ‘naughty food’ in my diet. For…

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