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Covid and type-1 diabetes, take 2

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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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Managing menstruation with type-1 diabetes

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Discussing the challenges and possible solutions for managing menstruation with type-1 diabetes, and removing unnecessary stigmas surrounding menstruation, period.

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Exploring exercise-induced hyperglycemia in T1D

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Exploring causes of exercise-induced hyperglycemia, one of the many challenges of exercising with T1D, and potential strategies for managing.

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Dr. Michael Riddell stands in the foreground of his research participants in his lab focusing on T1D and exercise research

Michael Riddell: leading the way in T1D and exercise research

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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 Many people will go through a period of denial or rebellion when diagnosed with type-1 diabetes, but not Dr. Michael Riddell. He dove deep into this disease, attempting to unravel every inch of it in order to grow his own knowledge and the knowledge of others. Dr. Riddell is arguably the most leading-edge researcher of type-1 diabetes in exercise and metabolism. He has a PhD in physiology and pharmacology. He’s a professor at the School of Kinesiology and Health Science Muscle Health Research Centre at York University. And he’s a senior scientist with LMC Diabetes and Manna Research. Over the course of 25 years, he has completed more than 200 studies in diabetes metabolism and exercise. He has seen his name

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