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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Alcohol and T1D, it’s a challenge. Hi friends! The holiday season has officially begun, and for many (myself included) that means more social engagements, and potentially an increase in social drinking too. For people like me and you with T1D, alcohol is not the easiest thing to do. Katie the RD, CDE, T1D enjoying a glass of chardonnay at a wine bar with her parents last holiday season What makes alcohol and T1D so challenging – part 1 Okay, before I proceed, I need to be clear: This post is NOT meant to dissuade you from all alcohol. If you enjoy a drink or two with friends, by all means. My intent here is to share a few facts, but also a few tips to help make your social engagement a bit safer overall. So, here goes 😉 Generally speaking, it’s
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The Garmin and Dexcom partnership should have been a match made in sport-loving heaven, but in reality has been an enormous frustration for this active person with T1D.
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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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Discussing the challenges and possible solutions for managing menstruation with type-1 diabetes, and removing unnecessary stigmas surrounding menstruation, period.
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