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Diabetic to Dietetics
Sport Hydration: more than just water
September 16, 2020
Personal
Sport hydration: more than just water
Next steps: from student to RD(t)
August 26, 2020
Diabetes
When the student becomes the professional - after 6 years of schooling, I've finally achieved RD(t) status. Let's talk about next steps.
Fuelling in motion – with T1D
August 19, 2020
Diabetes
Hello folks, let's talk fuelling in motion. We'll call this one diabetes sport trick of the trade number 321 😉
Day tripping for balance
August 5, 2020
Diabetes
For the past six years my family has been segregated due to school. This was largely in part because I couldn’t find a balance between school and pretty much anything…
Heat wave with T1D: time to 'pivot'
July 29, 2020
Diabetes
When a heat wave strikes, and cooks our insulin, and pretty much all things diabetes, we pivot.
Testing blood sugars – in motion
July 21, 2020
Personal
Today we're going to master the art of testing blood sugars in motion – whether it's finger pricking or scanning, we've got this!
Podcast: Loving the DOC community
July 15, 2020
Diabetes
Communicating the Type 1 experience with 3 other T1Ds - podcast style!
A race against Dear Diabetes
July 8, 2020
Diabetes
Some people race the clock when riding their bikes, but not me – I race the lows!
8 weeks: the internship countdown
June 30, 2020
Diabetes
Internship Update: overcoming long-standing, diabetes-induced anxieties, learning crazy new things, and doing a little teaching of my own.
Slugging up the slog of Burnaby Mountain
June 15, 2020
Diabetes
I may have looked slower than a slug doing it, but my bike and I made it to the top of a mountain – and diabetes was not the first thing…
Bike commuting with T1D
June 9, 2020
Diabetes
Last week I officially became a bike commuter, which presented a whole new set of adventures for me and my T1D. Read on to learn