T1D

Stop the labels: food is not good or bad

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

Food: can we label it as good or bad?  In my practice, I hear a lot of expressions of foods being good or bad, and often a lot of guilt attached to those statements as well. And, I’ll be honest, I’ve fallen prey to some of those same thoughts at various times in my life too. But is it true? Food is more than just food Are foods actually black and white? In some respects, that’s not an easy question to answer. For sure, there are foods that are definitely going to be better for overall health, including whole foods, high fibre foods, more plant-based foods, foods from the ground, etc., etc.. But, as a person with type-1 diabetes, who grew up in the 1980s when diabetes management was all about food restriction… and as a person with T1D who has personally gone through the detriments of diet culture… and […]

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Diabetes Perfection: lessons learned from a past directive

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

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.

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Alcohol and T1D: what’s the deal

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

Alcohol and T1D, it’s a challenge. Hi friends! The holiday season has officially begun, and for many (myself included) that means more social engagements, and potentially an increase in social drinking too.   For people like me and you with T1D, alcohol is not the easiest thing to do.       Katie the RD, CDE, T1D enjoying a glass of chardonnay at a wine bar with her parents last holiday season           What makes alcohol and T1D so challenging – part 1 Okay, before I proceed, I need to be clear: This post is NOT meant to dissuade you from all alcohol. If you enjoy a drink or two with friends, by all means. My intent here is to share a few facts, but also a few tips to help make your social engagement a bit safer overall. So, here goes 😉 Generally speaking, it’s

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Covid and type-1 diabetes, take 2

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

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 with the virus and it was nothing like my first exposure. Let’s rewind to the start, shall we. GnR: the seed of Covid My husband and I took our son to his first concert, Guns ’N Roses, last Monday.  It was a blast!  It was so much fun watching our kid rocking out to Axl’s lyrics, and exclaiming Slash’s riffs.  However, a few ironic things occurred that fateful evening: My colleagues at the hospital that day got their Covid booster and flu shot, but I said, no, no, I’m gonna wait; I don’t want any potential side effects to ruin our evening. On the walk to Skytrain, my son asked if we should have brought masks, which we didn’t. We

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