T1D, Sport, and the Oral Receptors
Did you know you don’t even have to swallow Swedish Berries (or whatever your carb of choice) to get a boost of energy? True story!
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Changing the T1D Conversation
Every time I’m asked “What’s your greatest frustration with having type-1 diabetes?” I want to scream. It’s high time we change the T1D conversation.
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Diabetes Terminology: PWD vs D
I’ve walked with the diabetic label attached to me for over 3 decades, and unlike many of my fellow T1Ds, I’m not quite ready to give it up in favour of the more PC PWD.
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Run of the Raging Blood Sugars
When the recommendations for T1D in sport are largely based on a non-diabetes population, it’s high time we call them out and start telling them what we need.
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Flashback Post: The Flaming Pins
There was once a time, long before I was happily set up with my Freestyle Libre, when I wouldn’t leave the house without a glucometer, finger pricker, lancets and test strips. And there was once a time I locked all that in my car just as I was about to embark on a 32 km training run – and my keys were locked in a building of which I had no access to.
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