How can you get started to get your blood glucose house back in order?

Let me share a few simple tips you that will help you today!

In this article, I share my pen-and-paper system to track foods, calculate insulin injections and nail my time in range at all times.

Pen-and-paper force you to slow down and think about your actions, and helps you crystallise what to do and what not to do in order to maximize your type-1 diabetes management.

Journaling on your diabetes, together with a whole food plant based diet rich in carbohydrates and low in fats, will make you a Black Belt Diabetes Master.

While Whole Plant Based Foods constitute the foundation of my eating and allow me to reach peak insulin sensitivity and time in range, I am discovering that more refined carbohydrates (like white pasta and rice) have their time and place when it comes to long endurance efforts.

I am experimenting with several approaches, and I find that the compromise in terms of blood sugar stability is more than acceptable.

But it is not all that smooth, and I am still learning from my mistakes.

Let me share the latest!

Diabetes made me a scientist of myself. I consider understanding how my body works, how to manage my energy, how to put myself in the best condition to do whatever I want for as long as I want a true superpower.

I probably would never have realized this if I hadn't been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Let me tell you why in this article.

In this post I distill the nutrition strategy I use for my long runs to achieve my best performance while keeping my blood glucose in check, and everything else related to type-1 diabetes. As I figure this whole thing out, I am still falling short on several things such as:

• Not experimenting running at different times of day

• Fearing hyperglycaemia and injecting too much insulin

• Eating too much fibre

• Slamming down too many carbs the evening before yourself the evening before

Let’s untangle this!

“Pre-commitment” is a powerful tool to smoothen your type-1 diabetes management.

Put simply, pre-commitment is: “I will do this, at this time”, and then sticking to the plan.

Pre-commitment helps to stabilise blood glucose, helps with portion control and with doing the required math to hit the jackpot with every injection.

In this post, I explain why a better time in range will be much more within reach thanks to pre-commitment!

As a type-1 diabetic and a runner, sleeping has been my best friend, and I am so glad I have become aware of how important it is. Sleeping is essential for managing type-1 diabetes and running without injuries. Let me share the three reasons why I don’t compromise on my eight hours of sleep anymore.

Let’s unpack a long run with type 1 diabetes!

• How much insulin should I take before my long run?

• How do I avoid hypoglycemia while running?

• How many carbs while I am out there?

Here’s how I manage it to run safely and joyfully!

In Peter Attia's book "Outlive," he emphasizes the importance of metabolic health and its impact on longevity. In this article, I distill five key lessons from the book, focusing on strategies I will now deploy in my own life to master diabetes and improve overall well-being, including aerobic exercise, meal timing, dietary choices, fruit consumption, and proactive metabolic health management.

Metabolic Health is crucial for longevity. Insulin Resistance happens to be one of the most detrimental metabolic dysfunctions a person can develop. The good news is that there are steps we can take to reduce our insulin resistance.

Here are four simple habits I implement to master my metabolic health as a whole food, plant based type 1 diabetic.