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. Continue reading Run of the Raging Blood Sugars
Category: Running
hills, speed, lsd
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. Continue reading Flashback Post: The Flaming Pins
Freestyle Libre the Music Maker
If only my Libre could belt out a little Chris Cornell while reporting my BGs, how fantasticly amazing would that be?!?! Continue reading Freestyle Libre the Music Maker
The Unpredictability of Blood Glucose in Sport
It’s hard to remember the unpredictability and stranglehold that Dear Diabetes has on us. There are so many factors that contribute to blood glucose management, often things that are completely out of our control. Continue reading The Unpredictability of Blood Glucose in Sport
Type-1 Diabetes: Year 32
Hello Diabetes, are you still there? Yep. Still here. Continue reading Type-1 Diabetes: Year 32
Trials and Triumphs of T1D and Sport
Sport with diabetes is all about trial and error. What worked for you last week may not work for you today, and what worked for you today may not work for you tomorrow. And you know what, as frustrating as it can be – believe me! – it’s okay. Because we will figure it out again – just as long as we keep trying. Continue reading Trials and Triumphs of T1D and Sport
D to D: The First Podcast
Katie Bartel features sport with type-1 diabetes in podcast form. Continue reading D to D: The First Podcast
