When we’re initially diagnosed with T1D, we’re lead to believe that essentially the only three numbers that matter are the number of carbs we’re eating in our meal, the number of units to take of insulin, and the number on our meter.

What’s the most important area to master in your diabetes management before all else? You guessed it, your baselines. While there’s such an emphasis on lifestyle, diet and exercise on blood sugars, the easiest area to overlook in having trust, ownership and predictability in your management is understanding how to test, assess and adjust your basal rates, carb ratios and correction factors.

Diabetes affects us all differently because access to care looks very different to each person. Access to healthcare, education and supplies is what allows us to be successful in our management. 

Diabetes can have a big impact on our relationship with food, especially when being diagnosed as a child. From looking at food as numbers to experiencing burnout and social stigma, blood sugar management can change the way we look at nourishing our bodies.

You’ve heard it before. There is lots of conversation in the diabetes space around coaching and in this podcast episode, we’re talking about it. This episode is for you whether you’ve been thinking of becoming a coach in diabetes care or you’re wondering what to look out for when searching for your own coach.