Understanding Type 1 Diabetes

Here's to understanding this chronic, autoimmune condition (Type 1 Diabetes) better, and special circumstances that comes with it.

You are allowed to eat what you want, and you can still live the life you want; you just have to understand your body better and what works for you!

Remember to be kind to yourself and your body.

Understanding Type 1 Diabetes includes:

- different types of diabetes and how Type 1 Diabetes is different from the rest

- symptoms, whether for hyperglycemias or hypoglycemias, and things to watch out for

- the many other factors that affects blood glucose

- understanding insulin, including how to dose for boluses

- carbohydrate counting and glycemic index/load

- diabetes distress and burnout

- other situations: e.g. exercising, sick day management, periods, pregnancy

- comes with worked examples, and a logbook for analysing your BGL trends