Greetings ALL, Raquel here and ready to dive into a bit of a reflection on what January has brought me, my dia-versary! Just like that, I have lived with type one diabetes for 17 years! Time is flying, but I also haven’t really ever known life differently. When reflecting on the last 17 years, it […]
Happy holidays, and the happiest of New Years! Rachel here giving you a look into my Christmas Day. Today’s post is going to be a mix of a day-in-the-life of Type 1 Diabetes, and a demonstration of how expensive insulin is! I tracked my blood sugars and the insulin I used over Christmas Day, which […]
Austin has a developing T1D social landscape and we want you to be in the know! Use this page to find other’s who “get it”. Adult T1D MeetUp This is a social group for adults with Type 1 Diabetes (Insulin Dependent) living in the greater Austin/Central Texas area. We are a fairly small percentage of the […]
Hey guys, Robert here! Check out my bio here to refamiliarize yourself with who I am! A topic that comes with its own array of issues is how to deal with the quirks of CGM’s (continuous glucose monitor). CGM’s such as the Dexcom, Medtronic Guardian, or FreeStyle Libre. CGM’s provide blood glucose readings every few […]
Hello! It’s Rachel again. I wanted to give you a little bit of an update related to my last post, which if you didn’t read you can check it out HERE. I talked about my dia-buddy and how we had gotten so close. Well, when I said she is still one of my best friends, […]
Hello, diabetes community! Raquel here, shedding more light on the importance of community because it is THAT important! Diabetes is difficult, but it is significantly more difficult when you are facing it alone. No matter how many people you have around you who are supportive and helpful, I cannot stress enough how much finding a […]
Hello All! Brooke here, T1D living in Austin Texas with a passion for connecting with people. You can find me supporting JDRF with their Ride to Cure, as an active member of the Austin Type 1 Meetup and trying to show off my Dexcom in public. Since joining Better Living Technologies, founder Mike and I […]
Hello, friends of Better Living Technologies! Rachel here, T1D since I was 6 years old and a current UT student. Something that has been on my heart this week is the importance of a dia-buddy! This week, I started babysitting a young diabetic, and I realized how much I had forgotten about those beginning few […]
Hey Everybody, this is Robert. Here for you to talk T1D and Insulin today. Insulin is not a brief subject, and this certainly will not contain all of the information you need to be a master diabetic. With that being said, I hope to give you a better understanding of what insulin is, the different […]
My name is Raquel Baron and I have had type 1 for 17 years. This disease is incredibly difficult, but time has brought better numbers and a deeper understand of how my body operates. Even though it has been a difficult journey, type 1 has taught me responsibility, persistence, and how to listen to my […]