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T1D stories: the needle judgement

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

Life with type-1 diabetes is like a set of waves. Managing it comes with many ups and downs, highs and lows, all the emotions, times of somewhat easy going, and times of rough going. Today, I’d like to start a series of T1D stories. These posts will share some of my T1D stories. Things that stood out over the last 38 years with this condition. Good, bad, hilarious. My hope is that by sharing these T1D stories, it will help Enlighten those without type-1 about life with type-1 Help those with type-1 know that they’re not alone, and Create a safe space for T1D conversation. T1D Stories Part 1: The Needles I dated a guy once, probably for faaaar too long. He lived with his best friend, not in the best neighbourhood, and their friends were on the shady side too.  This guy’s best friend was angry, probably 90% of […]

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Coverage for continuous glucose monitors: we can do better

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have limited government coverage for people with diabetes across the spectrum – that needs to change! CGMs have been a game changer for managing type-1 diabetes. But did you know that they could also be a game changer for managing type-2 diabetes as well. It makes sense, doesn’t it.  The benefits of CGM for diabetes care in T1D As people with type-1, let’s consider how continuous glucose monitors have changed our management practices:  We now have continuous, 24-hour data of what our blood sugars are doing. We know if they’re going low overnight, and we know if they’re trending up or down, and generally if they’re going up or down fast. Which means: We. Can. Take. Action. We can reduce insulin ahead of time based on blood sugar patterns. We can eat smaller amounts of simple sugars when blood sugars are decreasing to prevent or reduce

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Automated insulin delivery: to tube or not

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

Who here is already on an automated insulin delivery (AID) system?  I’m not, but I am actively curious 😀  Exploring AID I’ve spent the last six months researching Tandem T-Slim Connect IQ and Omnipod 5. In Canada, we currently only have Tandem and Medtronic for automated insulin delivery systems, but we’ve been heavily teased that Omnipod 5 will soon be coming. UPDATE: Omnipod 5 released in Canada today!! Friends, I am struggling. Medtronic isn’t an option for me for various reasons, so I won’t even talk about that here – sorry Medt friends. Currently I’m on the old-school Omnipod Eros system. I like the tube-free style it promotes, which is making it very challenging for me to even consider Tandem.  AID: to tube or not – the challenges Once upon a time, some of you may recall, I was on Animas (tubes and all) and, for the most part, I

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Travel with T1D – exploring food markets

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Farmers' Market, Registered Dietitian

Hello! Bonjour from Paris The husband and I set off on a quick trip to the City of Light two weeks ago while our son went off on a class trip to Quebec City and Montreal. What can I say, our family loves all things Français 😀  Travel with T1D is not always easy, especially on the food and insulin dosing front. But, food markets can help make our T1D struggles a bit easier. Exploring food markets with T1D One of my favourite things as a traveller, food lover, and person with T1D is visiting the food markets – especially in Europe!  I love the vibrancy of these markets, the liveliness, the cultures, the chatter and movements all around. I also love exploring all the foods. Markets are a great opportunity to try new foods, but they’re also a fantastic way to find foods that most of us are fairly

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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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