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Diabetic to Dietetics
A race against Dear Diabetes
July 8, 2020
Diabetes
Some people race the clock when riding their bikes, but not me – I race the lows!
8 weeks: the internship countdown
June 30, 2020
Diabetes
Internship Update: overcoming long-standing, diabetes-induced anxieties, learning crazy new things, and doing a little teaching of my own.
Slugging up the slog of Burnaby Mountain
June 15, 2020
Diabetes
I may have looked slower than a slug doing it, but my bike and I made it to the top of a mountain – and diabetes was not the first thing…
Bike commuting with T1D
June 9, 2020
Diabetes
Last week I officially became a bike commuter, which presented a whole new set of adventures for me and my T1D. Read on to learn
Motivation from a man named Matt
June 2, 2020
Diabetes
When a friendly challenge becomes total competition in the name of love, rivalry, health and fitness.
Back to the T1D sport nutrition strategy drawing board
May 26, 2020
Diabetes
Cycling season has started and, unfortunately for me, my body is not a robot, and has decided last year's T1D cycling nutrition strategy is no longer optimal. Here's to working.…
Throwback: the first marathon
May 20, 2020
Diabetes
Marathons are pretty epic, and for those of us who've done them, we all have that first marathon story. Today, I give you a throwback to my first marathon through…
Connected in Motion: a weekend of T1D community
May 4, 2020
Diabetes
Debriefing a weekend of T1D community with Connected in Motion.
Afternoon cycling T1D strategy
April 28, 2020
Diabetes
Sport in the afternoon can be a challenge for active type-1s like me. Here I explore a few options with insulin dosing and carb intake prior to an afternoon cycling…
The first job with sport nutrition and T1D
April 21, 2020
Diabetes
My first professional speaking gig on sport nutrition with type-1 diabetes is booked and I am super stoked!!!
Covid-19 calls for running 'fasted' with T1D
April 15, 2020
Diabetes
With Covid-19 calling on me to do more fasted runs than I'm used to, I looked to the science for the T1D specific recommendations and then weighed those with reality.