Diabetic to Dietetics

I rode just shy of 100 km on Sunday, and I ate more than 100 grams worth of carbs throughout the ride! This week’s micro dose insulin sport strategy was…

Today’s bike ride was just shy of 90 km, and was all about them hills. I swear my husband took us to all the hills he could find in the…

Today’s ride is what I call the Ride of Resistance – insulin resistance that is. Once upon a time, no one really talked about how the hormonal changes of menstruation,…

Life is all about backup – especially when cycling with type-1 diabetes and an insulin pump! Mario and I headed to Iona Beach on our bikes this morning. It’s a…

I’m going to Mallorca. This is the first time I’ve announced this to the broader world, and I’m pretty excited. Almost two months ago I booked my spot in the…

The New Year has come and gone, and I’ve still got the Tandem t:slim X2 plugged in to my body. Today’s post is all about Tandem in sport. How does…

Welcome to part 2 of my Tandem t:slim X2 trial experience. Although the Tandem t:slim X2 automated insulin delivery (AID) pump showed great strengths right away, there were still some…

Tandem t:slim X2 with Control IQ has recently become a well known name in the Katie T1D household – and a bit of a tongue twister 😉 Hi friends! Remember…

Today is December 1st, which means we’ve just left the month of November – Diabetes Awareness Month. This post is a reflection on this year’s Diabetes Awareness Month, and the…

Halloween and type 1 diabetes – not exactly a match made in heaven, right? But it doesn’t have to be a nightmare either. Here’s how I’ve learned to manage the…

Sometimes, even the most seasoned T1D traveler just doesn’t have the energy to plan it all out. This weekend in Victoria, I ditched my usual diabetes travel prep – and…

When insulin pumps fail, it sucks. It really, really sucks. The other day, shortly after getting off my Peloton bike, my insulin pump spontaneously broke. Like, broke broke. It started…