A voice for living well with Type 1 Diabetes

Frozen Shoulder X2

I’ve been experiencing pain in my left shoulder over the past month while working out with weights, after gravel cycling rides, and while sleeping. I suspected either a rotator cuff issue or a frozen shoulder, as I experienced rotator cuff tears in my 20s and 30s and...

Daily Self-Care Practices

Are you interested in a low-cost, high-return difference maker for your diabetes? Daily Self-Care Practices! Mindset influences our bodies, including our diabetes. I’ve found that a daily commitment to self-care practices positively influences my mindset. While...

Sugar Free

Sugar Free. That was my nephew Alec’s nickname on his high school baseball team. One of the coaches called him “Sugar Free” because he played with type 1 diabetes. It was fun … and a reminder that he played with type 1. We loved it When it comes to food, sugar free...

Facing the Fears of Diabetes: 3 Strategies that Help

Living with type 1 presents numerous challenges, stresses, and fears. The list includes hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, complications, early death, injections, burnout, body weight, being judged, pregnancy, money, data, wearables, and insertables. Whew … That’s an...