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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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T1D: Ban the Scale, Build Rapport
Dear endocrinologists, it’s time to throw away those damn scales!
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