https://www.thrivabetic.com/blog daily 0.75 2024-01-09 https://www.thrivabetic.com/blog/how-is-oral-health-impacted-by-diabetes monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://www.thrivabetic.com/blog/switching-from-mdi-to-an-insulin-pump-amp-tandem-vs-medtronic monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://www.thrivabetic.com/blog/what-is-diabulimia monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://www.thrivabetic.com/blog/diabetes-community-resources monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://www.thrivabetic.com/blog/how-to-support-a-diabetic monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://www.thrivabetic.com/blog/womenshealthanddiabetes monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6113cccbb0070247031d51d8/1631549173228-DXTMAZR31V0FO2RFZD6G/Untitled-Artwork+%2825%29.png Blog - Women’s Health and Diabetes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6113cccbb0070247031d51d8/1631548254334-3ZB3EJTO3AB05HWHO0II/Untitled-Artwork+%2826%29.png Blog - Women’s Health and Diabetes - When it comes to periods and diabetes, it can feel like a rollercoaster of changes from day to day. As you can see, women experience a fluctuation of hormone levels due to our menstrual cycle that can impact blood sugar. This study comes from On Track Diabetes (the website is no longer available but it is broken down here) and is based on women not on birth control. Overall, it seems that many women with diabetes experience elevated blood sugar levels before menstruation, during menstruation, and during ovulation (eye roll). Tracking blood sugar levels throughout the month, noticing patterns, and talking to your doctor can help you to find basal rates that work with the fluctuations of your hormones. https://www.thrivabetic.com/blog/travelingwithdiabetes monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://www.thrivabetic.com/about daily 0.75 2022-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6113cccbb0070247031d51d8/1637090196067-D6LN64Q0IB68C5NUSN57/From-selection+%281%29.png About - My Story Hi I’m Kate and I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 14 years ago. Unfortunately, learning to thrive with diabetes was not always second nature to me and is still something I struggle with. At the age of 10 years old, my t1d diagnosis killed my confidence and made me feel more alone than ever. I avoided telling anyone about what I was going through and pretended as if it did not affect me. When my mental health plummeted in college, I began to realize how much of an impact diabetes had on my mental well-being over the years. From there, it was still a long journey to confronting my fears around diabetes, understanding how it affected me in childhood, learning to change my negative mindset, forgiving my body, and so much more. To say the least, diabetes is just as much a mental struggle as it can be a physical one. That’s why I’m using my talent for art to tell the story of living with diabetes. There is nothing more powerful than community and if we're going to learn how to thrive with diabetes, we’ll need each other to lean on. Find my art on Instagram @thrivabetic and listen to the stories of other thrivabetics on my podcast, Thrivabetic: Thriving with Diabetes. Available on most major podcast apps/networks. https://www.thrivabetic.com/home daily 1.0 2024-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6113cccbb0070247031d51d8/1639427579088-2D9V51XM19M1OLVM2XTL/Untitled-Artwork+%2847%29.png Home The Thrivabetic: A Guide to Thriving Through the Highs and Lows of Diabetes is now available on Amazon.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6113cccbb0070247031d51d8/1636658204761-B6DNWTYOYXOLKL4DHRVH/From-selection+%282%29.png Home Hi I’m Kate! I’m the artist and creator behind Thrivabetic and have been living with Type 1 Diabetes for 15 years. My mission is to bring beauty, awareness, education, and inspiration to the diabetes community through art. Read my story below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6113cccbb0070247031d51d8/a839350e-135b-4c51-a2d4-39439a5f9a04/thrivabetic+banner+%288%29.png Home