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Certified Diabetes Educator – approved!
You can just call me CDE: Certified Diabetes Educator! Hi friends! This post has taken me awhile to get to, but better late than never, am I right 😉 Last…
Sport with T1D trial and error efforts continue
Because sometimes, with type 1 diabetes, you’ve just got to keep on trying until you find a recipe that works for you. Hi friends!! It’s been awhile since I last…
Covid and type-1 diabetes, take 2
Covid and type-1 diabetes: here we go again! Friends, I have been laid up for the past eight days with the Coronavirus attacking my insides. This is my second time…
Managing menstruation with type-1 diabetes
Discussing the challenges and possible solutions for managing menstruation with type-1 diabetes, and removing unnecessary stigmas surrounding menstruation, period.
Exploring exercise-induced hyperglycemia in T1D
Exploring causes of exercise-induced hyperglycemia, one of the many challenges of exercising with T1D, and potential strategies for managing.
T1D and the tales of Halloween
T1D dietitian Katie Bartel discusses the challenges with restricting candies at Halloween and provides suggestions for managing Halloween with T1D
Michael Riddell: leading the way in T1D and exercise research
Diabetic to Dietetics Podcast Episode 5 features Dr. Michael Riddell providing a glimpse into the world of T1D and exercise research Additional article below. Researcher behind T1D and exercise research…
Diaversary: 35 years with T1D
Thirty five years with T1D. It’s my diaversary! To celebrate, or not to celebrate. That, my friends, is the question of the week. I was forever branded with this disease…
Stress on blood sugars: side effects and strategies
Stress on blood sugars, it’s a disaster zone for T1D management. Believe me, I know this first hand! My stress levels started to skyrocket about two months ago. I had…
The science behind T1D in sport
Registered dietitian with T1D Katie Bartel dives into the science behind why sport with type-1 diabetes can be so challenging, and provides strategies for overcoming some of those challenges.
Fondo update: struggles of cycling with T1D
Cycling with T1D presented me with quite a few challenges this past week. Even though I have a nutrition degree, have read extensive amounts of T1D research, and have over…
Podcast: Relationships with T1D
Relationships with type-1 diabetes can be challenging for many couples. But for Rob Barry and Laura Gee it’s actually considered a benefit. That’s because they both have type-1 diabetes. In…