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Blog Posts on Diabetic Life and Beyond
Important Diaversary Questions and Answers
What is a diaversary? The anniversary of your diagnosis. Just like any day with a major life event attached, emotions definitely show up. How you choose to approach this date…
Halloween Diabetic Treats to Avoid Blood Sugar Tricks
Halloween diabetic treats? Halloween is either a diabetic’s dream or a nightmare! We use this one night a year to stock up on low supplies for the weeks (and sometimes…
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Busting Six Absurd T1d Myths
There are a lot of myths surrounding T1d, and trust me I’ve heard a lot of them. So I picked a few of my favorite things people have decided that…
3 Types of Fast Acting Insulin ~ My Experience Made Simple
Did you know there are different types fast acting insulin? Yup, surprise! There are several kinds, and I have used several of them. Here I’m going to explain what exactly…
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Diabetic Support – 1 Important Piece of the Puzzle
In our tiny town, Type 1 diabetics don’t make up a huge portion of our population. So, finding a diabetic support group (or even T1 diabetics) proved to be an…
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High Protein Low Carb Mac and Cheese – 2 Tempting Ways!!
Mac and cheese is the ultimate comfort food, so creating a high protein low carb mac and cheese was an absolute must for our family! Simple hacks can up the…
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Is Resistant Starch Good for Diabetics? Absolutely!
The question of the moment: is resistant starch good for diabetics? Yes, but what exactly is resistant starch? Hopefully, it is a part of your every day diet. Here’s the…
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Can Diabetics Eat Potatoes? 1 Easy Trick to Help!
Can diabetics eat potatoes? Yes! Can diabetics eat sweet potatoes? Yep! Does the preparation of potatoes affect how a person’s body deals with the starch of potatoes? Definitely! Potatoes are…
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The Truth About Diabetic Mental Health [From a T1d]
There’s a mental health crisis going on in our world. This, unfortunately, means that people with the trauma of diabetes may get pushed to the side. If your mental health…
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The Greatness of a T1D Support Group
Not all support groups are organized, and not all T1d support groups are held in a strip mall with chairs in a semicircle with crappy refreshments. A great example is…
My Number 1 Hack for Fast Shredded Chicken!
What if you could have fast shredded chicken prepped for an entire week? Having a cooked protein source ready go at a moment’s notice can make life so much easier.…
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Simple Charcuterie Board
Revamp your sandwich game with a charcuterie board! Not only does it provide lots of easy options for picky eaters, it can be as complex or simple as you’d like…
All About Milly
Hi! I’m Milly, and I’m a diabetic vet. I’d like to think I know a thing or two by now! My goal with this website is to help, encourage, and…
8 Tips and Tricks for Theme Parks and Diabetes
If you’re like me, then you love rollercoasters! The faster the better! These 8 tips and tricks for theme parks can help make it a little less scary. My family…
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SweetT1D – Information on Diabetes Designed Especially for YOU (and Here’s Why!)
We needed information on diabetes for our whole family. However, in the thousands of articles and posts in internet searches, I could not find a site designed to be simplistic…
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4 Interesting Ways We Help Diabetic Families
Remember the emotions at diagnosis? New fears and expectations crowded your thoughts, but sometimes they stick with you. Finding ways to confront the changes in our life since that day…
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What is High Blood Sugar? Easy Explanations
High blood sugar, or being “high,” is something diabetics may hear a lot! Hyperglycemia means the same thing. Hyperglycemia is a big, fancy medical term for high blood sugar. In…
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5 Easy Hacks for Daily Diabetic Supplies!
Like a newborn baby’s diaper bag, newly diagnosed diabetic families need help getting out the door with daily diabetic supplies. For the first time, diabetic medical supplies like insulin, pin…
What’s a Diabetic Low? Easy Explanations
Hypoglycemia is the medical term for low blood sugar, also known as a diabetic low. It’s a balancing act to get BG (blood glucose or blood sugar) levels to be…
What is a Low? Diabetes 101 – Helpful Terms
A “low” simply means not enough blood sugar is present in the blood stream. Basically, the amount of glucose/sugar in the bloodstream is not enough to help the diabetic’s body…
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What is High? Diabetes 101 – Helpful Terms
Simply put, a diabetic “high” means too much blood sugar. With diabetes a learning curve often exists because we don’t know the lingo used to discuss issues. When you are…
The Familiar Food Advantage
Familiar food brings back the warmth of certain memories. Perhaps the smell of hamburgers on the grill reminds you of a vacation or a favorite person. However, for diabetics, familiar…
5 First Things to Accomplish after a T1D Diagnosis
If first things are first, what happens if you don’t know where to begin? Information overload is par for the course the first few days after a Type 1 diagnosis.…
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