ABOUT
What is T1D Living?
My goal with T1D Living is to be your resource for how to live holistically with type 1 diabetes. Yes, one of your life sustaining organs has turned against you, but that doesn’t mean you’re damaged goods. You can still live a very natural, holistic, life with an autoimmune disease and I’m here to show you how! With real food recipes, natural living tips, and a boat load of T1D Living tips, you’ll never want to stop exploring this way of life.
Back, Back, Back it up!
My story starts in the summer of 2008. I was a sophomore in college about to enter my junior year. I was home for the summer and working as a barista at Seattle’s Best Coffee. Life was so good.
I had been sleeping a lot, peeing a lot, and down about 15lbs. My Mom insisted I go to the doctors because “this is exactly what happened to Dad when he got diagnosed with diabetes”. But you know Moms, always nagging. (kidding- love you Mom!)
I made the appointment, convinced it was only depression, and left with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and a BG of 746mg/dL.
Over the next 6 years I was fed a bunch of bologna. I was told I shouldn’t have children, that I should be eating 40-60 carbs per meal (no joke!), that I should get on cholesterol lowering medication – just as a precaution, and that I would never be a picture of “perfect” health again. The sad part is, not only did I listen to them, but I truly believed them.
By 2015 I was diagnosed with my third autoimmune disease. I now had type 1 diabetes, Hashiomoto’s disease, and Celiac’s disease. Not only did I sound super unhealthy on paper, but I felt it too. That’s when I told myself to cut the sh!t. I was tired of listening to conventional wisdom that was only making me sicker.
My Journey To True Health
I decided from that point on I was going focus on true health. And that didn’t mean fat-free, sugar-free, bust your ass at the gym 7 days a week kind of health, but real, ancestral health. Health that focuses on real whole foods, a workout plan that burns fat and not just sugar, and for gosh sake allowing myself to relax and have fun! After all, that is the end goal; isn’t it? What’s all this worth if you can’t have fun and feel good doing it?
In 2015 I started blogging about my journey and in 2016 I became a certified Primal Health Coach.
T1D Living is my journey through it all. Follow along as I navigate type one diabetes (and two other autoimmune diseases) while living holistically.
Welcome To T1D Living!
Hi! I'm Rachel and I am a certified Primal Health Coach living holistically with type 1 diabetes, celiac, and hashimoto's. Follow along for real food recipes, natural living tips, and all things T1D! If it's your first time here, check out this page to see what T1D Living is all about! I post Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
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2 Comments
I’d love to read more about healthy eating withbT1D. My five year old just got diagnosed and I’m thinking of putting her on a plant based diet but unsure if that’s ok because of her age.
Hi! I personally eat keto/paleo and have found that it helps tremendously with both my blood sugar numbers and overall health. I can’t recommend plant based diets because in my opinion they are not healthy for anyone, at any age. I’ll do a post on this soon! What a great suggestion :)