Managing menstruation with type-1 diabetes
Discussing the challenges and possible solutions for managing menstruation with type-1 diabetes, and removing unnecessary stigmas surrounding menstruation, period.
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T1D and the Working Life
When I started my practicum, my type-1 diabetes wasn’t willing to let go of my scheduled eating lifestyle, which meant I had to get creative…
Eating Disorders and T1D
When I was a kid, about 10 or 11 years old, I experienced diabetes burnout leading to diabulimia. I didn’t know what it was it was then, all I knew is that I wanted to be a normal kid again.
Diabetes vs. Cortisone
This has not been a good week for me and Dear Diabetes. In the last five days I have had 55-60 total units of insulin shooting through my body. Of that, 30 units is continuos basal. That’s a lot. To put it into perspective, normally I average 17-21 total daily units of which 12 is …
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I’m what some might call a quasi lazy diabetic. Despite the fact I am OCD when it comes to obtaining BG perfection with my blood sugars, testing, on average, at least 12 or more times a day, I’ve been known to let the ball drop when it comes to physically recording my blood sugars, and …