Diabetes Terminology: PWD vs D
I’ve walked with the diabetic label attached to me for over 3 decades, and unlike many of my fellow T1Ds, I’m not quite ready to give it up in favour of the more PC PWD.
T1D looks like me
Run of the Raging Blood Sugars
When the recommendations for T1D in sport are largely based on a non-diabetes population, it’s high time we call them out and start telling them what we need.
Flashback Post: The Flaming Pins
There was once a time, long before I was happily set up with my Freestyle Libre, when I wouldn’t leave the house without a glucometer, finger pricker, lancets and test strips. And there was once a time I locked all that in my car just as I was about to embark on a 32 km training run – and my keys were locked in a building of which I had no access to.
Part 2: Weight, Scales and T1D
Continuing the conversation: Weighing patients has been a long-standing practice of healthcare professionals across the spectrum. But is it justifiably warranted?
T1D: Ban the Scale, Build Rapport
Dear endocrinologists, it’s time to throw away those damn scales!