Do you ever keep a food log? 🤔 As you may know, if you’ve seen it on my Instagram I’ve been doing an experiment on myself with exactly that this week. Having had to do so many, many times since my T1D diagnosis 35 years ago (including during my nutrition training…), the result is that I absolutely […]
Hola, Sunshine! ☀️ Today on Type 1 Thursday, we’re talking about vitamin D! Where do we get it from, how can we improve our levels (if needed) and what is it good for? Did you know vitamin D is THIS important? How do you make sure you have enough vitamin D? Let’s chat in the […]
Today on Type 1 Thursday we’re talking about the importance of SLEEP! How can sleep improve your health? And what on earth does it have to do with diabetes and blood sugar management? 🤔 Find out in the sleep video below, check out my graphic for my top sleep tips or read the information below. […]
10 Diabetes things to do – #lockdown edition! Type 1 Thursday is here, with a special edition of some diabetes things you can do if you find yourself a little restless at home these days. Of course, if you are feeling too overwhelmed by everything right now, it’s not a requirement to accomplish anything at all during […]
Anxiety – how does it feel and what can you do? 🤔 On this week’s Type 1 Thursday, let’s discuss exactly this! If you don’t want to watch the video, you’ll find a transcription of this topic below, too. Anxiety is currently a bit higher among most of us, due to what the world is […]
Do you have frequent low blood sugars? Or high? And they all seem to come out of nowhere? It could be something wrong with your basal insulin, dose or timing! Learn all about basal insulin testing in today’s Type 1 Thursday! When was the last time you checked you basal insulin settings? Transcription If you […]
How often do I have high/low blood sugars that need treatment? 🤔 A question from the audience! Learn how I attempt to avoid the high and low blood glucose readings (that are, more or less, a part of life as a Type 1 Diabetic). What about you? How often do you have highs or lows […]
The influenza & eating very low carb, what happens to blood sugar and ketones? 🤔 That blood sugars can increase when you’re sick is pretty much common knowledge. But by how much, and especially when you normally eat very low carb? What about ketones? Is there a correlation? All this, and much more, in this […]
Why no protein shakes? 🤔 Type 1 Thursday is here with another question from the audience: “Hello, I notice that you don’t drink any protein drinks or shakes? Do you think they are unhealthy?” Hanane As a short answer, no, I don’t think they’re unhealthy. But I do think there needs to be a need […]
How does Low Blood Sugar Affect Weight Loss? 🤔Does it have to? What factors do you have to look out for? Type 1 Thursday is here! Do you have experiences with how blood sugars impact weight loss? Share them in a comment! Thank you so much for watching. Please let me know if you have […]