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Catching Up with The Girl Without a Pancreas

It has been two years since Jen, jenhasdiabetes, has lived without a pancreas. As a result of a total pancreatectomy, … More

islet cell transplant, pancreas, pancreas transplant, pancreatic damage, secondary diabetes, type 3c diabetes

Blogiversary

Today marks two years of blogging on the.insulin.type. I don’t want to get all cheesy, but I do want to … More

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the.insulin.type on Low Carb Eating

Originally posted on The Travellingmind Leah and I have met on Instagram a few years back and since then we … More

Why you should wear a Medical ID

When I was 20, I backpacked Europe for three months. At that time,  I decided to wear a medical ID. … More

emergency, medical id, medical jewelry, security, traveling with diabetes

12 Most Popular Posts in 2018

I’m not an overt fan of New Year’s, but I do think it’s exciting to look back on all that … More

calibrating sensor, cost of living, dexcom g6, diabetes tips, fiasp, flying, Happy Diabetic Challenge, insulin, intermittent fasting, low carb, Medtronic sensor, most popular, novolog, pancreas, protein, traveling, traveling with diabetes, using insulin

Restart a Dexcom G6 Sensor

UPDATED: January 2021. I will update if this method no longer works for me. Dexcom often changes certain things to … More

cgm, continuous glucose monitor, dexcom g6, extend cgm

The Ultimate Holiday (Diabetes) Gift Guide

Surprise you favorite person with diabetes with a super sweet gift! If you’re being sent this link, take the hint!

diabetes solution, Dr. Bernstein, gift guide, Know Foods, myabetic, mysugr, Real Good Foods, Sleek Treat, T1International, Vial Safe

Your Insulin Pen is NOT Empty

An “empty” insulin pen can have between 10-20 units of insulin still inside! That’s why I decided to start extracting it with a syringe. Find out how:

diabetes tips, extracting insulin, insulin, insulin pen, syringe, tresiba

Setting Diabetes Goals

Do you have diabetes goals? Gain confidence in setting diabetes goals and the skills to reach them!

a1c, accountability, blood sugar, cgm, diabetes online community, diabetes tips, goals, HbA1c, low carb, motivation

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