When it comes to psychological models of chronic health (that's right, yes hello, we've dived straight in), the one that speaks most to me is something called ACT, which stands for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
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Hands down, one of the biggest concerns I've faced in my t1d tenure was how I'd be able to manage pregnancy. I did it! And it was hard, but manageable. I learned a buttload along the way, and if I were do t1d pregnancy again, this is what I'd do differently.
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Meet Alex Durussel-Baker, 36-year-old creator and designer living in Edinburgh with her husband Jerome, 2-year-old son Rowan, and fluffy dog Bacchus. She runs a design studio called Korero Studio and is the founder of Diabetes By Design, a diabetes education and awareness platform that provides mental and emotional support for people living with and alongside T1D.
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In my 26 years of living with type 1 diabetes, hybrid closed-loop (HCL) technology is the best medical advancement I’ve been fortunate to receive. HCL is the latest wave in diabetes management, and it makes living with the condition a whole lot easier.
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I’m a biiiigg fan of insulin sensitivity. It’s a brilliant tool for managing your blood sugar levels and reducing some of those sticky highs - ya know the types I mean, where you’re correcting and you’re still high and it feels like your insulin is water?
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What is it? Intermittent fasting (IF) is defined as a timeframe of not eating. The 5:2 (‘normal’ eating for 5 days + restricting calories for 2 days out of every week) or only eating within a timeframe (i.e. midday + 6pm - also called time-restricted feeding).
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Since starting back in clinic after maternity leave there's been one topic that's come up with every client: a hesitancy around eating fruit. Maybe this is sounds familiar to you?
Why is it important for anyone with T1D to view their management through the lens of insulin sensitivity? Well, the goal is for us to keep blood glucose levels within a target range without losing our sanity (restriction is not the answer). A great way to manage blood glucose is to work on something called insulin sensitivity…
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As you read this, it’s very likely you’re staying at home, self-isolating and in full lockdown mode. Along with the massive shift in how we work, how we relate and how we communicate (virtual Hinge date, anyone?), how we eat has had to change too. For most of us, we’ll be consuming all three meals at home.
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Hello one and all! Happy January. I hope you’re easing into 2020 like a knife slicing through a block of room-temperature butter. Weird that my brain went to that simile, but we’re ROLLING WITH IT.
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