T1D

The importance of relationship building in T1D care

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

Relationship building in T1D care is so important. Relationships build trust. They create a foundation of respect. And they help healthcare treat people like people, not like their conditions.  This post is all about an endocrinologist who practiced the fundamentals of relationship building long before it was ever considered a thing. The man. The myth. The legend. The other night I was at a T1D research event in Vancouver, learning all about current T1D research happening right here in my neck of the woods. So much research filled my brain. Super cool stuff that my brain is still trying to process. As I was reading through one of the poster boards, I heard a voice. A very, very distinctive voice. A voice I hadn’t heard in close to 30 years. Meet Dr. Dan.  Dan Metzger is an endocrinologist at BC Children’s Hospital.  I was one of his first patients. And […]

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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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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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Diabetes Perfection: lessons learned from a past directive

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

Once upon a time, like decades ago, a wee Katie was diagnosed with diabetes and healthcare instituted perfection as the goal, only to realize, many years later, that T1D perfection is not possible. This post is all about Katie’s journey to the non-perfectionist way of managing type-1 diabetes.

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