Repository-owned T1D library
Clear, practical notes for life around Type 1 Diabetes.
Section
These are the published pieces. The aim is simple: clear articles that help with one real task at a time.
Basics
The honeymoon phase is a temporary period when the body may still make some insulin. It can lower insulin needs for a while, but it does not mean Type 1 Diabetes is gone.
Safety and preparation
A low kit should remove delay. Use fast carbs that are easy to identify, keep rescue instructions visible, and build smaller kits for each setting instead of one giant bag.
Safety and preparation
A practical checklist about backup kit for experienced adults, caregivers.
Safety and preparation
A practical how-to about expiry rotation for experienced adults, parents.
Safety and preparation
A practical question-and-answer about swallow safety for parents, caregivers.
Safety and preparation
A practical checklist about hospital bag for caregivers, parents.
Safety and preparation
A practical guide about travel disposal for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Safety and preparation
A practical question-and-answer about post-event follow-up for experienced adults, caregivers.
Safety and preparation
A practical how-to about emergency note for caregivers, parents.
Safety and preparation
A practical checklist about power outage prep for experienced adults, caregivers.
Safety and preparation
A practical how-to about sharps safety for parents, caregivers.
Safety and preparation
A practical question-and-answer about escalation criteria for parents, caregivers.
Safety and preparation
A practical checklist about urgent supply list for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Safety and preparation
A practical guide about sick-day binder for experienced adults, caregivers.
Safety and preparation
A practical how-to about family drill for parents, partners.
Safety and preparation
A practical guide about glucagon placement for parents, caregivers.
Rights money and admin
A practical how-to about records workflow for experienced adults, caregivers.
Rights money and admin
A practical question-and-answer about backorder plan for experienced adults, caregivers.
Rights money and admin
A practical checklist about provider transfer for experienced adults, caregivers.
Rights money and admin
A practical guide about shared contacts for experienced adults, partners.
Rights money and admin
A practical question-and-answer about substitution workflow for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Rights money and admin
A practical how-to about refill synchronization for experienced adults, caregivers.
Rights money and admin
A practical guide about cost tracking for experienced adults, caregivers.
Rights money and admin
A practical question-and-answer about insurance disclosures for experienced adults, partners.
Rights money and admin
A practical how-to about request letter for experienced adults, parents.
Rights money and admin
A practical checklist about document set for experienced adults, caregivers.
Rights money and admin
A practical question-and-answer about medical id basics for newly diagnosed adults, experienced adults.
Rights money and admin
A practical how-to about paperwork system for experienced adults, caregivers.
Rights money and admin
A practical guide about work accommodations for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Travel and systems
A practical guide about recovery travel for experienced adults, partners.
Travel and systems
A practical question-and-answer about documentation for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Travel and systems
A practical how-to about carry-on organization for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Travel and systems
A practical guide about lost luggage plan for experienced adults, caregivers.
Travel and systems
A practical how-to about hotel setup for experienced adults, partners.
Travel and systems
A practical question-and-answer about screening questions for newly diagnosed adults, experienced adults.
Travel and systems
A practical guide about car trip routines for parents, caregivers.
Travel and systems
A practical how-to about travel info card for experienced adults, partners.
Travel and systems
A practical guide about refill logistics for experienced adults, caregivers.
Travel and systems
A practical question-and-answer about temperature incidents for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Travel and systems
A practical checklist about weekend packing for newly diagnosed adults, experienced adults.
Travel and systems
A practical guide about time zone plan for experienced adults, caregivers.
Travel and systems
A practical checklist about airport workflow for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Food activity and routines
A practical question-and-answer about unfinished meal for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Food activity and routines
A practical guide about holiday plan for experienced adults, partners.
Food activity and routines
A practical how-to about default meals for parents, partners.
Food activity and routines
A practical question-and-answer about early illness for experienced adults, caregivers.
Food activity and routines
A practical checklist about meeting-day prep for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Food activity and routines
A practical guide about weekend routine for experienced adults, partners.
Food activity and routines
A practical question-and-answer about behavior interrupt for experienced adults, partners.
Food activity and routines
A practical how-to about repeatable breakfasts for newly diagnosed adults, parents.
Food activity and routines
A practical guide about late meal workflow for experienced adults, partners.
Food activity and routines
A practical checklist about long outing planning for experienced adults, partners.
Food activity and routines
A practical question-and-answer about exercise effects for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Food activity and routines
A practical checklist about exercise kit for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Food activity and routines
A practical guide about restaurant routine for experienced adults, partners.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical how-to about symptom notes for caregivers, older adults.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical checklist about shift handoff for caregivers, older adults.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical how-to about backup logistics for caregivers, older adults.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical question-and-answer about appetite variability for older adults, caregivers.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical guide about facility handoff for caregivers, older adults.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical checklist about emergency info card for caregivers, older adults.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical question-and-answer about resistance handling for caregivers, older adults.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical guide about overnight protocol for caregivers, older adults.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical guide about refill workflow for caregivers, older adults.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical question-and-answer about usability tradeoffs for older adults, caregivers.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical how-to about respectful cues for older adults, caregivers.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical checklist about visit prep for caregivers, older adults.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical question-and-answer about shared management timing for caregivers, older adults.
Older adults and caregivers
A practical guide about handoff sheet for caregivers, older adults.
Children and school
A practical guide about special events for parents, school staff.
Children and school
A practical how-to about self-advocacy scripts for parents, school staff.
Children and school
A practical checklist about college handoff for parents, caregivers.
Children and school
A practical question-and-answer about escalation steps for parents, school staff.
Children and school
A practical checklist about transition safety for parents, school staff.
Children and school
A practical how-to about storage plan for parents, school staff.
Children and school
A practical guide about exam accommodations for parents, school staff.
Children and school
A practical question-and-answer about alarm response for school staff, parents.
Children and school
A practical how-to about snack timing system for parents, school staff.
Children and school
A practical guide about sub coverage for parents, school staff.
Children and school
A practical question-and-answer about classroom access for parents, school staff.
Children and school
A practical how-to about coach communication for parents, school staff.
Children and school
A practical guide about sleepover workflow for parents, caregivers.
Children and school
A practical checklist about field trip planning for parents, school staff.
Family and relationships
A practical how-to about quick briefing for parents, caregivers.
Family and relationships
A practical guide about overnight agreement for partners, parents.
Family and relationships
A practical question-and-answer about non-judgment reactions for partners, caregivers.
Family and relationships
A practical how-to about social planning for partners, experienced adults.
Family and relationships
A practical guide about sibling inclusion for parents, caregivers.
Family and relationships
A practical question-and-answer about boundary scripts for experienced adults, partners.
Family and relationships
A practical checklist about handoff basics for caregivers, parents.
Family and relationships
A practical guide about communication boundaries for partners, experienced adults.
Family and relationships
A practical question-and-answer about words that help for partners, parents.
Family and relationships
A practical how-to about weekly check-in for partners, parents.
Family and relationships
A practical guide about task splitting for partners, parents.
Family and relationships
A practical question-and-answer about low response roles for parents, caregivers.
Family and relationships
A practical checklist about support menu for partners, experienced adults.
Family and relationships
A practical how-to about help requests for experienced adults, partners.
Technology and data
A practical guide about shared monitoring roles for caregivers, older adults.
Technology and data
A practical question-and-answer about sensor quirks for experienced adults, parents.
Technology and data
A practical how-to about metric selection for experienced adults, caregivers.
Technology and data
A practical guide about emotional hygiene for experienced adults, partners.
Technology and data
A practical question-and-answer about calibration decisions for experienced adults, newly diagnosed adults.
Technology and data
A practical guide about fallback workflow for experienced adults, caregivers.
Technology and data
A practical checklist about troubleshooting order for experienced adults, caregivers.
Technology and data
A practical question-and-answer about connection recovery for newly diagnosed adults, experienced adults.
Technology and data
A practical how-to about alert hygiene for experienced adults, partners.
Technology and data
A practical checklist about device travel checks for experienced adults, caregivers.
Technology and data
A practical how-to about minimal annotation for experienced adults, caregivers.
Technology and data
A practical question-and-answer about measurement differences for newly diagnosed adults, experienced adults.
Technology and data
A practical guide about weekly review for experienced adults, partners.
Technology and data
A practical how-to about data trust checks for experienced adults, caregivers.
Basics
A practical guide about communication workflow for newly diagnosed adults, parents.
Basics
A practical how-to about up-to-date lists for newly diagnosed adults, caregivers.
Basics
A practical question-and-answer about timing awareness for newly diagnosed adults, experienced adults.
Basics
A practical guide about medical summary for experienced adults, caregivers.
Basics
A practical how-to about house rules for parents, caregivers.
Basics
A practical question-and-answer about routine drift for experienced adults, partners.
Basics
A practical how-to about short explanations for newly diagnosed adults, partners.
Basics
A practical checklist about out-the-door routine for newly diagnosed adults, experienced adults.
Basics
A practical question-and-answer about stress plan for experienced adults, partners.
Basics
A practical guide about shortage workflow for newly diagnosed adults, experienced adults.
Basics
A practical how-to about home supply organization for newly diagnosed adults, parents.
Basics
A practical question-and-answer about rebound highs context for newly diagnosed adults, caregivers.
Basics
A practical how-to about lightweight tracking for newly diagnosed adults, experienced adults.
Basics
A practical checklist about clinic prep notes for newly diagnosed adults, parents.
Older adults and caregivers
Routine changes can quietly increase low risk. Check meals, timing, handoffs, device visibility, and how rescue steps are explained.
Children and school
Bring written instructions, define who does what, and leave with a real plan for class time, low treatment, PE, trips, and communication.
Technology and data
A trend arrow is useful context, not an instruction by itself. Check timing, insulin already on board, and whether the data looks trustworthy.
Basics
In the first 48 hours, the goal is less chaos. Set up supplies, write down the critical instructions, and stop trying to optimize everything.