Sep 5, 2024 | Transition, Transition Stories, Type 1 Diabetes
Navigating Relationships During Your Transition The biggest thing about starting university with T1D was just keeping track of my appointments and ordering insulin. There’s lots of small things that all that all added up to being a little bit overwhelming at...
Aug 29, 2024 | Type 1 Diabetes
Arlene & Rafael’s Transition Story: Letting Go Through our PEP Talks program, we often encounter caregivers who want to learn how to ‘let go’ of their child’s T1D management when they are getting ready to start college or university. The term ‘letting go’...
Aug 15, 2024 | Type 1 Diabetes
Beyond Food, Exercise, and Insulin: Embracing the Complexity of T1D My blood sugar’s rising and I don’t know why. I was in range before I ate that breakfast sandwich. I carb-counted. I pre-bolused. Everything. Now it’s 15 mmol/L+, climbing fast. How did I get here?...
Aug 6, 2024 | T1D Accommodations, Transition, Transition Tips, Type 1 Diabetes
10 Tips for Navigating the Transition to University with T1D My name is Grace Marciski and I am going into my 2nd year at McMaster University and my 10th year of diabetes. I moved from Northwestern Ontario to Hamilton for school, leaving my family and everything I had...
Aug 1, 2024 | T1D in the Workplace, Transition, Type 1 Diabetes
Obstacle is the Way: Employment and T1D I attended last June’s DHF scholarship ceremony, where I got to hear Peter Atkins give an amazing acceptance speech to his new position as Board Chair at DHF. Furthermore, I got the opportunity to speak to him privately on...
Jul 25, 2024 | Type 1 Diabetes
My Body: An Interview with Erin Marcellina I had the pleasure of interviewing Canadian singer-songwriter, Erin Marcellina, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 8 years old. This interview focused on Erin’s new song, “My Body”, and the realities of...
