Halloween and type 1 diabetes – not exactly a match made in heaven, right? But it doesn’t have to be a nightmare either. Here’s how I’ve learned to manage the candy, the chaos, and still enjoy the fun.
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Once upon a time I was pregnant with T1D, and in that pregnancy I struggled greatly with preserving my mental health. The reason: the constant, incessant, judgemental focus on my weight. My son turned 13 last month – how is that even possible??? Some days, I feel like it was just yesterday that I was pregnant. But, friends, I am so happy it was not just yesterday. Overall, my pregnancy was not a difficult pregnancy. But, because I have type-1 diabetes, I had to attend many, many healthcare provider appointments that often made the experience feel extremely difficult. Some of these appointments included: Maternity clinic High risk obstetrician Diabetes and pregnancy clinic, which featured appointments with an endocrinologist, nurse, and dietitian Non-stress tests Multiple ultrasounds Etc., etc., etc Of all, it was the diabetes and pregnancy clinic that had me constantly fretting about weight gain in pregnancy. Pregnant with T1D:
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Be the best T1D you can be! Over the next several months I will be hosting a series of T1D workshops to help you do just that 🙂 Hi friends! This is a short post just to inform you all of a unique opportunity for my T1D peeps. Why T1D Workshops As mentioned above, I have developed multiple workshops to explore all things T1D. When I went back to school, and switched careers from being a journalist to a registered dietitian, the impetus for it all was to create an abundance of resources for the T1D population. As a person with type-1 diabetes, I struggled to find adequate information to help me manage my own T1D. There were tons of resources for people with type-2, and quite a bit for the pediatric T1D population, which is great, they deserve good information too, but there wasn’t a lot out there for
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It’s a been a helluva decade – traveling, mommying, running, cycling, learning, all with type-1 diabetes!
2010-2019: a decade of growth Read More »
Warning: In case you didn’t notice from the headline above, this post may be TMI for some. You have been warned. At about 7 km into Sunday’s race, my brain took a trip down memory lane, to a time when I was seven years old, walking home from school, wearing one of my favourite corduroy dresses. I was just a few blocks from home, less than 10 minutes. I had to pee, like really had to pee, my bladder was so full it was sore. I tried squeezing it in, tried walking with my legs crossed over, but the feeling wouldn’t go away, and my super skinny, short, little legs wouldn’t move fast enough. I knew there was no way I could make it. I looked to my left. I looked to my right. There was no one. I squatted, I peed, Ahhh, relief. I wish I could say I
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