That Stupid Pancreas!

Let's get one thing clear right off the bat: I'm a Scout. When I say camping, I do not mean staying in a trailer with heat/air conditioning and having a microwave where its easy to heat up frozen food with carb counts. That is called  glamping. I'm talking about sleeping in a tent, where the weather doesn't cooperate and you can't adjust it with a switch. I'm talking about cooking food over the campfire, doing your business in the woods (or an outhouse if you're lucky), and unplugging from social media. This is REAL camping! I like to go camping because it is fun to disconnect form devices and reconnect with nature. It feels awesome to climb trees, go for a hike, take nature photos, and paint beautiful scenery. However, camping can be problematic when you live with T1diabetes. There are a few key things to remember. Depending on what time of year you're camping, there are different things you might be doing. In my six years of Scouting and goi

Sorry I've been kind of MIA for the past few weeks, but life has been pretty hectic! Along with working through a few Grade 9 courses and volunteering at two day-camps, I was just diagnosed with celiac disease last week, so I just haven't had the time to write a blog post. However, today I am officially back in business with a post explaining all about celiac and how to live with it safely! First thing's first, celiac is an autoimmune disease just like T1diabetes is. Oh, one second: A Brief Moment in Anne's Diabetic Dictionary T1diabetes; noun short-form Pronunciation: type-won-dye-uh-bee-tees 1. A short-form for the term "type 1 diabetes." Other variations of the short-form "T1diabetes" include: "T1diabetic" Antonyms include: "T2diabetes" (type 2 diabetes) Used in a sentence: "T1diabetes and T2diabetes are very different things." This Has Been a Brief Moment in Anne's Diabetic Dictionary ...