I Feel Better Than I Did Five Years Ago
I took a month off from Midlife T1D. Not because anything went wrong — because life got loud
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It’s Not the Bad Days That Define You. It’s the Averages.
Quick answer: Living well with Type 1 diabetes in midlife isn’t about never having a bad number. It’s about what you do on average, over time. The mindset shift that changed things for me wasn’t a single hack. It was trading “what did I do wrong” for “what can I do,” and staying curious long…
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The Perimenopause Symptoms That Blindsided Me (And the Ones Nobody Warned Me About)
I rolled over in bed and came up slowly out of a sleepy fog. Then I realized I was soaking wet. Not a little damp. My shirt was saturated, and the hair at the back of my head was wet like I’d just rinsed it in the shower. A little panicked, I grabbed my phone…
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Type 1 Diabetes in Midlife: The Night My Blood Sugar Hit 23 (And What Finally Helped)
Quick answer: Type 1 diabetes often becomes harder to manage in midlife because perimenopause shifts your hormones, and those hormone swings change how sensitive you are to insulin. The same routines that worked for years can suddenly stop working. It isn’t a willpower problem. Your body is changing, and your strategy needs to change with…
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When the Healthier Version Became My Favorite Version
The author shares a personal journey of transforming French toast cravings into healthier choices, utilizing whole grains and fresh fruit. Living with Type 1 diabetes has heightened awareness of how food affects the body, leading to a newfound appreciation for nutritious meals. The healthier version now feels satisfying and essential for overall well-being.
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The Cystic Acne No One Warned Me About, And What Finally Cleared It
I never had acne as a teenager. Not really. So when deep, painful cystic breakouts showed up along my jaw and chin in my late 30s, I was completely blindsided. It turns out hormonal acne in perimenopause is incredibly common, and almost nobody warned me it was coming. I’d done everything I thought you were…
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High Before Your Period, Low at the Start: The Blood Sugar Pattern Nobody Warned You About (Type 1 Diabetes)
If your blood sugars run high the week before your period and then crash low when it starts, you’re not imagining it. It’s one of the earliest signs that perimenopause is starting to affect your Type 1 diabetes, and almost nobody warns us this is coming. In Type 1 diabetes, blood sugars often run higher…
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How to Navigate Insurance for Type 1 Diabetes Supplies (What Actually Helped Me)
I’m sharing this based on personally navigating supply delays, denied coverage issues, pharmacy pricing differences, and formal insurance complaints while living with Type 1 diabetes. Quick Summary If you’re struggling to get Type 1 diabetes supplies approved through insurance, this guide covers what helped me navigate delays, compare pharmacies, find backup insulin options, lower costs,…
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Midlife Type 1 Diabetes: Why Not Me After 50
Living with type 1 diabetes in midlife brings a perspective you simply can’t see when you’re younger. As I turned 50, I began to understand how even the hardest seasons shaped my purpose in ways I never expected. There’s something about a long drive that quiets the noise.As I was driving home from a few…
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Why Managing Type 1 Diabetes Feels Harder After 40 (Even When Nothing Changed)
If you’ve been feeling like something has shifted, even when you’re doing everything the same. you’re not alone. Have you ever had one of those days where your blood sugar just… doesn’t make sense?You’re eating the same foods. Taking the same insulin. Following the same routines that used to work.And suddenly, your numbers are all…
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Living with Type 1 Diabetes: Finding Faith, Grace, and Strength on Hard Days
Today, I’m feeling especially grateful. My faith has become such an anchor in my life, especially living with Type 1 diabetes and navigating the emotional side of managing a chronic condition. Grateful for Easter.Grateful for the reminder of sacrifice, grace, and unconditional love. My faith has become such an anchor in my life, especially living…
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Why Getting Type 1 Diabetes Supplies Is So Hard (Insurance, Delays & Real Struggles)
Getting Type 1 diabetes supplies is difficult due to insurance restrictions, prior authorization requirements, supplier delays, overwhelmed doctor’s offices, and frequent prescription renewals. Even though these supplies are essential for survival, many people experience ongoing barriers that make access inconsistent and stressful, especially during life stages like midlife, when blood sugar management can already be…
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Best Magnesium for Sleep? Why I Use Magnesium Glycinate
(And What I Learned About Hormones & Sleep) A few months ago, I was exhausted. Sleep felt off.My blood sugars were behaving in ways that didn’t feel typical for me.And I had recently increased my progesterone dose. At the time, my practitioner suspected I might be more estrogen dominant. My day-21 labs had come back…
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Why Blood Sugar Feels Harder in Perimenopause (and it’s not just you)
If you’ve been wondering why your blood sugar suddenly feels more unpredictable, even when you’re doing everything the same, there’s a reason for it. Perimenopause can make type 1 diabetes harder to manage because fluctuating hormones like estrogen and progesterone affect insulin sensitivity, leading to more unpredictable blood sugar levels. What This Actually Feels Like…
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Why Insulin Isn’t Enough: The Hidden Crisis of Diabetes Supply Access
As a person living with type 1 diabetes, I’ve learned something the hard way recently:Insulin alone is not enough to keep me safe. That might sound shocking, because most people believe insulin is the lifeline. And it is… but it’s only one piece of a much bigger, much more fragile system.Over the past few weeks,…
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The Hidden Job of Living With Type 1 Diabetes
How I Spent Over 5 Hours Navigating Insurance, Pharmacies, and Prior Authorizations Just to Access My Medications That Keep Me Alive Quick Summary Living with Type 1 diabetes requires constant attention to blood sugar management, insulin dosing, and lifestyle decisions. What many people don’t see is the administrative burden happening behind the scenes; the hours spent…
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When “Good Control” Becomes Too Tight: Rethinking Type 1 Diabetes Management in Midlife
For years, I believed tighter blood sugar control was always better. After 17 years living with Type 1 diabetes, I believed keeping my blood sugar tightly controlled was the best way to protect my long-term health and avoid complications. My endocrinologists over the years warned me about keeping control too tight, but for some reason I…
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When Life Moves Fast (And You Don’t Lose Yourself) | Midlife T1D & Hormone Health
I haven’t posted since the first week of January, and for good reason.The last couple of months have been an absolute whirlwind.Over the holidays, I realized something important: I was tired. Not just “I need a nap” tired. But deep, hormonal, midlife fatigue that was trying to get my attention. So instead of pushing through…
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How I Gently Reset After the Holidays (Without Dieting or Guilt)
If you’re feeling puffy, sluggish, inflamed, or like your blood sugars are just a little off after the holidays you’re not broken. Post-holiday “bloat” isn’t a failure of willpower. It’s usually the result of disrupted routines, travel food, more sodium and sugar, less movement, poor sleep, and extra stress. In midlife, especially if you’re managing diabetes or…
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2025 Reflection: When Pushing Harder Stopped Working
I Took On Way Too Much All at Once and My Body Let Me Know One of the biggest realizations I had in 2025 was this:I tried to fix everything at the same time.And the irony is that I’m the first person to tell others not to do that.Yet here I was, doing the exact opposite.Duh.When I…
