Hello and happy Friday! We’ve made it through the week and are now onto the glorious weekend Per usual (and very intentionally) we don’t have much going on for weekend plans. We have a BBQ at our neighbors house and I’m taking an herbal tincture making class near me that I am VERY excited about. But that’s it In this week’s Life of a T1D Blogger post I wanted to share what a week of our meals looked like. Meal planning has helped me on SO many levels. It helps me: make good food choices eat dinner at a reasonable hour eat seasonally waste less and it takes out that last-minute/end-of-the-da ..read more

This burger salad recipe is a new favorite of ours! It’s a fibrous twist on a summer classic. It’s great if you’re trying to limit bread or processes starches because it uses potatoes (in the form of fries – that you’re going to make) for the carbs. This whole thing whips together in just 35 minutes! Ingredients This recipe has three main parts: Fries Salad Dressing Fries The homemade French fries consist of: Potatoes Coconut Oil Salt & Pepper Garlic Powder Nutritional Yeast (optional, but adds GREAT flavor!) Salad Lettuce Ground Beef (seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powde ..read more

HELLO! It’s been a minute. And by a minute I mean a couple weeks. But I’m back! I had some personal/family things pop-up at the end of August that needed my full attention and presence, but everything is good now, and I’m back. And we have a lot to catch up on!   Coming Up on the Blog I had two August posts that I wasn’t able to get to…. Burger Salad Recipe and How to Silence a Screaming Omnipod. The Burger Salad Recipe will post on Tuesday! And the Screaming Omnipod post will go live sometime this month. This is also when I make my Fire Cider and Garlic Honey for the upcoming cold & ..read more

Welcome back to another Life as a T1D Blogger post. If you’re new here, welcome! Every Friday I share a little glimpse into my life as a T1D Blogger. And this week is just a catch up week. A week where I’m going to catch you up on what’s going on in my life. Right now. Not everything. But some things. The first thing is the Omnipod 5. I am currently on Omnipod’s EROS system. The first system. The OG. I love it so much. If I could stay on it, I would. But they’re discontinuing it, so I must move on. I just picked up this MASSIVE box. Which is extremely excessive considering the only things in ..read more

Back to school season is upon us! As we gear up to head back to school with T1D I wanted to share some back to school T1D favorites so that you can add sprinkles of awesomeness to your school routine. Here are the main categories, in case you want to jump around: Backpacks & Supply Bags Stickers, Patches, and Charms Markers & Notebooks Pump & CGM Covers and Stickers Books Low Snacks Medical Alert ID CGMS with Share Feature BONUS! 1. Backpacks & Supply Bags The first category in this Back to School T1D Favorites post is Backpacks and Supply Bags! If you’re a long time read ..read more

Hello and happy Friday! If you’re new here, welcome to my Friday series, Life as a T1D Blogger, where I share a little glimpse into my life as a T1D blogger. Let’s jump into it! Life as a T1D Blogger #12 This week’s pod decor is one that I don’t think I’ve ever had before. Shiny Shark Stickers The artist is my 5 year old son and while I loved how it turned out, I was super sad that it didn’t last past my shower I also wanted to share a new medical alert bracelet it got. For years I have worn THIS ONE from RoadID, and I still LOVE it VERY MUCH. But I wanted to have a more feminine / delicate ..read more

Mounting evidence is showing that insulin CAN withstand high temperatures. It doesn’t need to be as cold as we’ve been told. Gone are the days of wondering: Shoot! I left my insulin in the hot car or the sun… Is my insulin still good? Should I throw it away? Will my insulin work if it got warm?   The Old Song and Dance In my early days of diabetes not only did I refrigerate my unopened insulin BUT ALSO my OPENED insulin. That’s right, my opened insulin was either in the fridge or in a supply case with an ice pack… at all times That’s because I was told to do so. Insulin had to be cold. If ..read more

Welcome to the Life as a T1D Blogger series where every Friday I share a behind the scenes peek at my life as a T1D blogger.  Life As A T1D Blogger #11 Woop-woop, it’s Friday again and we’re coming off a birthday high! Miles’s birthday is in July and with such a big family we’ve had FIVE birthday celebrations for him already Yes, FIVE. This is a new thing we’re trying this year in hopes of making it easier… which I know FIVE birthday parties doesn’t seem easier than one, but hear me out… Every year prior we’ve hosted just ONE BIG party, at our house, with everyone… grandparents, family ..read more

Notice the name change? High Five Fridays was great… but I don’t think it was helpful for new people finding the blog and were wondering WTHeck is a High Five Friday? Life of a T1D Blogger seems much more intuitive and descriptive of what these Friday posts actually are. So instead of starting over at #1, let’s just continue rolling with the numbers from #9 right into #10 Life of a T1D Blogger #10 Happy Friday and happy 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND! I have my CGM & pump all decked out for the holiday weekend. If you want my easy DIY CGM tutorial then check it out here: DIY Libre CGM Stickers ..read more

Happy Friday! Last week I saw a really fun post from one of my favorite lifestyle bloggers, Peanut Butter Fingers. It was a “A Picture an Hour” blog post, and I wanted to try it out! Yesterday I set a timer on my phone to take a picture every hour. Here are the pictures I took… 1 Photo an Hour 6AM: I have been starting my mornings off by walking 30 minutes before I do anything. Before eating, before reading, before working. I work a desk job 9-5 so getting in as much movement throughout the day is my MO. 7AM: After walking Miles and I fed the animals and let the chickens out of their c ..read more