Your Best T1D Year

Not everything about tracking was fun. Some things worked, some things didn’t—but everything taught us something valuable. 📌 Today, We’re Covering: ✔️ The biggest wins from tracking (and what they mean for the future) ✔️ What didn’t work—and why that’s still helpful ✔️ How to use this info without feeling stuck to tracking forever We’re not doing a bad job—we’re doing a difficult job. And every t...

We didn’t track all month just to forget everything we learned. Now, it’s time to use that knowledge without feeling stuck to a logbook forever. 📌 Today, We’re Covering: ✔️ How to apply what we’ve learned (without daily tracking) ✔️ When to check back in and track for a few days ✔️ The biggest wins from this challenge that we don’t want to lose Tracking wasn’t the goal—understanding our numbers w...

Restaurant food and home-cooked meals aren’t the same game. Tracking carbs in both situations requires different strategies. 📌 Today, We’re Covering: ✔️ Why restaurant meals are way harder to estimate ✔️ How to track carbs at home vs. when eating out ✔️ A simple rule to avoid undercounting restaurant meals Guessing too low on carbs is the fastest way to a blood sugar disaster. 📢 Resources &...

One week of tracking can reveal more about your diabetes than months of guessing. Let’s talk about the biggest lessons so far. 📌 Today, We’re Covering: ✔️ The most common lightbulb moments from tracking ✔️ How to use what we’ve learned (without tracking forever) ✔️ Why some things make zero sense—but still have patterns The more we track, the less diabetes surprises us. 📢 Resources & Links:...

Blood sugars aren’t just about what we eat. Stress, sleep, exercise—even coffee—can throw off our numbers. 📌 Today, We’re Covering: ✔️ The surprising factors that raise or lower blood sugar ✔️ How to track beyond food for better control ✔️ What to do when numbers don’t make sense When we stop blaming just food, we finally start seeing the full picture. 📢 Resources & Links: ✅ Get your free O...

Think you know how many carbs are in your meals? Surprise—most of us overestimate or underestimate all the time. Let’s fix that. 📌 Today, We’re Covering: ✔️ The biggest mistakes we make when carb counting ✔️ How to improve accuracy (without weighing every bite) ✔️ A simple trick to estimate restaurant meals better Carb counting isn’t about perfection—it’s about getting closer to the truth. 📢 Res...

Tracking doesn’t mean writing down everything. It means tracking what actually matters—so we can stop feeling blindsided by our own blood sugar. 📌 Today, We’re Covering: ✔️ What to track for the biggest impact on your diabetes ✔️ The difference between helpful tracking vs. overwhelming tracking ✔️ Why keeping it simple makes it more effective You don’t need a perfect log—you just need the right c...

Want to make diabetes easier? Start tracking. It’s not about being perfect—it’s about finding patterns that make managing blood sugars less frustrating. 📌 Today, We’re Covering: ✔️ Why tracking even a few details can reveal massive insights ✔️ How to track without making it overwhelming ✔️ What most people miss when they log their blood sugar The more we pay attention, the more predictable diabet...

We’ve all done it— seen a low number and decided to wait it out. But the longer we wait, the more our blood sugar drops, and the harder it is to recover. Today, we’re covering: ✅ Why we wait to treat lows (even when we know better) ✅ The risks of delaying treatment (slower recovery, bigger rebounds) ✅ How to make treating lows automatic—without overthinking ⏳ If you’ve ever waited “just a few...

Our low-blood-sugar brain doesn’t care about logic. It just wants the most comforting (aka worst) option for treating a low. So why does our brain fight glucose tabs? And how can we retrain it to actually reach for them? Today, we’re talking about: ✅ The psychology of cravings during a low ✅ How to make glucose tabs feel like the “right” option ✅ Simple ways to rewire our habits for better bloo...

If you’ve ever over-treated a low , you know the struggle— one juice box turns into cereal, granola bars, and a fridge raid. But did you know that just 100 extra calories per day adds up to over 20,000 extra calories a year? Today, we’re breaking down: ✅ How small over-treating habits add up over time ✅ Why glucose tabs help prevent rebounds ✅ The best ways to stop the “eat everything in sight”...

Not all low treatments are created equal. Glucose tabs don’t just work faster—they actually fix the problem without causing new ones. Today, we’re covering: ✅ How different low treatments break down in the body (juice vs. candy vs. tabs) ✅ The science of dextrose absorption (why it’s the fastest option) ✅ How to stop the low-high rollercoaster 🔬 Let’s take the guesswork out of treating lows—pr...

We get it— glucose tablets aren’t exciting. But they’re faster, easier, and better for treating lows than most of the snacks we grab. Today, we’re breaking down: ✅ Why glucose tabs work faster than juice or candy ✅ How over-treating lows adds thousands of extra calories per year ✅ How to retrain our brain to reach for the right treatment 🎙 Hit play and let’s talk about how this one small shift...

Managing Type 1 Diabetes doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Welcome to Our Best T1D Year —a podcast where we focus on practical strategies, mindset shifts, and a little humor to make T1D easier. In this first episode, I’ll share: ✅ Why I started this podcast on my 33rd diaversary ✅ The goal of this series – small, manageable habits that create real change ✅ A simple first step : Treating lows wit...