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Blood Sugar Control

Losing Weight With T1D

For most of my adult life, I’ve carried a secret code with Type 1 diabetes that not everyone sees straight away. I’ve spent years feeling frustrated by my weight, confused by cravings,

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Health Reviews

A Personal Update

It feels very strange to be sitting down to write here again after six months away. I didn’t intentionally disappear for that long, but somewhere between life, health and

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Physical Wellbeing

Cortisol and Type 1 Diabetes

Do you ever feel completely drained, even after a full night’s sleep? Maybe you’ve noticed extra weight around your belly, a rounder face, or mood swings that seem to appear out of nowhere. If this sounds familiar, your body might be signalling something about cortisol — the hormone we often think of as “stress,” but that is really far more nuanced.

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Physical Wellbeing

Cortisol 101

Do you ever feel completely drained, even after a full night’s sleep? Maybe you’ve noticed extra weight around your belly, a rounder face, or mood swings that seem to appear out of nowhere. If this sounds familiar, your body might be signalling something about cortisol — the hormone we often think of as “stress,” but that is really far more nuanced.

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Taking Control of My Health

Daniel, I’m Sorry

Dear Daniel, I cannot imagine the pain you must have felt, and probably still do, after being re-diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. You got to touch the miracle of healing and live life with energy and passion but

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