Once upon a time, like decades ago, a wee Katie was diagnosed with diabetes and healthcare instituted perfection as the goal, only to realize, many years later, that T1D perfection is not possible. This post is all about Katie’s journey to the non-perfectionist way of managing type-1 diabetes.
Diabetes Perfection: lessons learned from a past directive Read More »
Caffeine can be very polarizing when it comes to diabetes. Let’s look at what the research says in determining if we T1Ds should cup or not.
Coffee and T1D: to cup or not Read More »
The Garmin and Dexcom partnership should have been a match made in sport-loving heaven, but in reality has been an enormous frustration for this active person with T1D.
Garmin and Dexcom – FAIL Read More »
Back to camp I go! Last month, I had the privilege to host an interactive workshop on mental health and T1D at Connected in Motion’s Western Slipstream 2024.
T1D adult camp: exploring mental health Read More »
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 May, I took a gruelling 4-hour exam, after months and months of studying to become a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), and late last month I got the results. I am officially a T1D, RD, CDE. So. Many. Letters. And you better believe I’ll be using all of them on my official signing off documents 🙂 What does it mean – part 1 Officially, a Certified Diabetes Educator is a health professional (like me!) that is “committed to excellence in diabetes education“, and who has a “sound knowledge base in diabetes care, management, and education processes.” Good communication skills and passing the CDE exam are also must haves to be a Certified Diabetes Educator. Unofficially, honestly, it’s an extra set of
Certified Diabetes Educator – approved! Read More »
