Insulet has paid a fee to engage Rebecca as a content creator and has an ongoing commercial relationship with Rebecca as a Sponsored Podvocate, however the views expressed in this testimonial are solely those of Rebecca. Sex is anything but simple. Especially when you have type 1 diabetes. In fact, it can sometimes feel as … Continue reading Simplifying Sex & T1D: in bed with the Omnipod DASH® System
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Phoenix Rising: How switching to an insulin pump changed my life
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
My Self-Guided Transition to Omnipod DASH®
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®
100 Days with Omnipod DASH®
100 Days with Omnipod DASH® by Rebecca Redmond In our house, we name things. All the items we interact with daily have a name, our car, the coffee machine, the stand mixer, mostly thanks to my son. So, when I transitioned from MDI (multiple daily injections) to an insulin pump my PDM (personal diabetes manager) … Continue reading 100 Days with Omnipod DASH®
Pumped Up: Part 6
Life on an insulin pump is different from what I was expecting. In fact, I am not sure I knew what I was expecting. I knew things would be different but I wasn't really sure what that different was going to be... It was a change I was not necessarily prepared for, though in my … Continue reading Pumped Up: Part 6
A Soul is a Resilient Thing 