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Poor wound healing is not a guarantee with T1D

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

Wound healing in T1D is a somewhat controversial topic. Many believe that people with T1D are automatic poor wound healers. But, that’s not actually the case. Yes, diabetes does have an increased risk for wound healing implications, but that risk is not a guarantee. This post is all about the dynamics and assumptions of wound healing in T1D, what implicates wound healing, what promotes it, and those times beyond T1D that we need to listen to our own gut instincts. The long road of injury My right foot has plagued me for a full year now. It feels like plantar fasciitis, but on the top of the foot, not the bottom. As soon as I felt the pain, I started going to physio, a podiatrist, and my family doctor.  I had shock wave therapy, heat and ice therapy, cupping on my calves, and massage therapy. I refused IMS because I’ve […]

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Group of people with T1D hike the trails of Evans Lake

T1D adult camp: exploring mental health

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

Back to camp I go! Last month, I had the privilege to host an interactive workshop on mental health and T1D at Connected in Motion’s Western Slipstream 2024.

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Certified Diabetes Educator – approved!

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

You can just call me CDE: Certified Diabetes Educator! Hi friends! This post has taken me awhile to get to, but better late than never, am I right 😉 Last May, I took a gruelling 4-hour exam, after months and months of studying to become a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), and late last month I got the results. I am officially a T1D, RD, CDE. So. Many. Letters. And you better believe I’ll be using all of them on my official signing off documents 🙂 What does it mean – part 1 Officially, a Certified Diabetes Educator is a health professional (like me!) that is “committed to excellence in diabetes education“, and who has a “sound knowledge base in diabetes care, management, and education processes.” Good communication skills and passing the CDE exam are also must haves to be a Certified Diabetes Educator. Unofficially, honestly, it’s an extra set of

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