The Diabetes online community (DOC) went wild over a teaser trailer for Pixar’s latest film Turning Red, back in the summer of 2021. At forty years of age, I too got excited when I saw that teaser trailer. Then I scoured the internet for answers. It appeared at least one of the characters was wearing … Continue reading Type 1 Diabetes On Screen
I remember waiting in the school’s office. I sat there with my underwear secretly stuffed with toilet paper to hide the evidence. My dad was on his way. It was towards the end of my grade 8 year. As far as I knew, I was the last girl in our grade to get my period. … Continue reading Mainstreaming and Mechanizing Menstruation & T1D
I am not sure if it even needs saying, but I will say it anyways… It has been a while since I have been here, in this space. Sure, there have been a handful of posts but those were sponsored posts. I mean, it has been a while since I have been here. August – … Continue reading It was never about the yoga…
The discovery of insulin 100 years ago by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best transformed type 1 diabetes from a fatal diagnosis to a chronic condition that could be managed through multiple daily injections (MDI). When Sir Banting’s cousin, Sponsored Podvocate and Podder™ Rebecca Redmond, was diagnosed with T1D many decades later, she struggled to … Continue reading Phoenix Rising: How switching to an insulin pump changed my life
Change is hard, regardless of why it is taking place. We are naturally wired to respond to ambiguity with hesitation. We are, in a sense, programmed to favour the present. To champion our current situation. Like most people living with diabetes, I have a routine. Living with diabetes can be unpredictable on the best of … Continue reading My Self-Guided Transition to Omnipod DASH®
A Soul is a Resilient Thing 