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.

Just found your blog! I feel the same way about natural living/whole health. Can’t wait to follow along 🙂

IM 15 AND FOSTER KID NOW IM IN IDEPENDENT LIVING IM FINDING IT HARD TO BE AS STABLE. LIKE I WAS IN MY LAST FOSTER. HOME BACK IN THE SUMMER. I HAVE 3. AUTO IMMUNE CEILAC THYROID T1D. DO U HAVE ANY IDEAS OF RECIPIES. WITH NOT ALOT OF CARBS WITH NO NUTS IM ALLERGIC MY GO TO THINGS THAT I GOT FOR CHRISTMAS ARE COCONUT OIL AND CACAO AND FLAX AND CHAI SEEDS. MADE. SO KILLER PANCAKES. DO U HAVR ANY IDEAS

HI Rachel! I am happy to have found your page, we are very similar, you and I! I was 12 when my Dad was diagnosed at the age of 35. I was 23 when I diagnosed myself and the roller coaster began! I also have a super cuddly doodle, mine is a labradoodle named Jersey. And, am also lucky enough to have a rockin’, supportive sexy hubby, lol. I wear the pump and a CGM and am always looking for ways to be as healthy and holistic as possible.

Thanks for creating a positive space to share ideas and tips. I look forward to checking out your blog and being inspired by you putting one foot in front of the other and doing what it takes to live the best life you can, despite challenges presented in a diabetic life. I like that you are keeping a positive spin on it. It can sometimes be easy to be bogged down in the struggle. Thanks for shining a positive light and sharing it with others, it was just what I needed to see today.
Take care, Tammi

Hi Rachel, we also have a lot in common, however, I was diagnosed 11 years after you. 🙂
I have been adopting a similar diet as you, and have gotten my A1C down to 8, but am still not as low as I would like to be. Do you find there are any tips outside of diet and exercise? or, tips regarding making the diet not so boring? lol. also, did you mention you are using a pump, or only a CGM. I have used both dexcom and freestyle libre, and have found them super helpful, but slightly obtrusive. they sometimes fall off too easily dependent on your activity. Thanks for creating this blog. I of course found it doing research. 🙂

Hi Rachel,

Just stumbled upon your page as I was searching for a good fat bomb recipe. I am 30 living with Cystic Fibrosis, diabetes related CF and a double lung transplant 3 years ago due to CF. My old lungs left me very malnourished and medically anorexic because it took so much effort just to breathe each day. After my miracle lungs came I had a veracious appetite and my new healthy lungs didn’t need to work so hard to keep me alive. Here I am 3 years later, a lot of weight gained (mostly fat) and diabetes slowly getting more and more out of control. I decided to take control of my life and realise for the first time I needed to change eating habits for my diabetes and my overall health. I started Keto about 3 weeks ago and have seen a slow loss, I am also fighting against steroids every day. More importantly, my blood sugars are staying under 180 every day. I have a Tslim pump and am still using almost the same basal rate as I was before I stopped eating carbs, but I bolus very little and barely have to correct much now. My diabetes is related to CF so it is it’s own category, but does behave sometimes like type1. I can’t wait to dive deeper into your website for recipes and overall diabetes health while living a low carb lifestyle.

I am so happy and relieved to have found your blog on Pinterest. I’m a 30 year old type one diabetic as of 20 years ago. I have grown to the same approach to my health as you seem to have. I am especially excited to dive into the effects that t1d has on hormones and vice versa, since I have just been discovering this within the past year (believe it or not). My mom and I also have a fashionable medical id jewelry company called n-styleid.com, she started when I got diagnosed, that you all should check out! Anyways… I’m looking forward to following your blog! Thanks!

Hi…I’m Christine and was just diagnosed with Type 1 in September at the age of 52. I’m trying to sign up for your emails, but it’s asking me to select a list? I don’t see a list…please help

Hi! My name is Jill and I’m 35, I was diagnosed with T1D at age 31. I found your page through Pinterest, the article about your menstral cycle and the rise in blood sugar- that’s me too! Thanks for website and the community it offers. I look forward to reading more!

So glad to find this place. Nice(for me that is, but not so much for you) to see someone that has multiple issues like I do including digestive issues. I’ve had crohn’s disease for over 20 years, AI arthritis & AI liver disease for 10, and T1 in 2018. Still trying to understand everything and have had a difficult time as so many of the foods that are good for a crohn’s diet are horrid for a T1 diet and vice versa. Not many docs really knew/know what to do. It helps me feel not so alone.