After many races, I have learned what are the variables that can screw up my blood sugars during a marathon.

After months of training and painstaking attention to details, I’ve come up with some guidelines for my upcoming marathon.

I’ve said this many times: there’s no “quick fix” for T1 Diabetes. Managing this disease is a daily challenge that requires constant attention and intentionality.

It’s easy to slip, but “staying on track” and conquering our daily challenge can be just as easy.

I have redesigned my surroundings over the years to have them help me treating for T1 Diabetes more successfully (and with much less struggles).

Here’s what I did.

Full recap of my latest 21 miler, where I managed to stay in range 100% of the time. Here’s everything I did, all the decisions I had to make to make this challenging training with T1 Diabetes a success - applying many lessons learned during my last triathlon!

I have recently discovered FTF Warrior (Matt Vande Vegte) work for the community of T1 Diabetics. Podcasts, videos, articles, newsletters, coaching…a ton of stuff.

I went deep into the rabbit hole to understand whether there was some real value in all of it and, months later, I am extremely surprised with how it has changed me as a T1.

Let me share my honest thoughts about him, and why I believe everyone living with T1 should check him out.

The race was GREAT. Triathlon with T1 Diabetes is definitely possible and super enjoyable.

I had planned everything down to the smallest detail, everything was fine until…I made one mistake, that quickly snowballed into several other mistakes.

Let’s saw where I screwed up, and what I’ve learned.

(Spoiler: don’t forget your insulin in the car!)

In this article, I share the nutrition and T1 Diabetes management plan I have crafted for my first Olympic Triathlon race!

-6 days until my first Olympic Distance Triathlon with Type 1 Diabetes.

In this article I share why I signed up for this challenge, my process for crafting a diabetes strategy to successfully navigate the complexity of triathlon, and all the doubts and concerns that I am currently facing.

It's going to be a ride, and I can't wait to get into it!

Recent advancements in AI, scientific research and technologies for T1 diabetes management are incredible - and I am so grateful for all the people involved. As a T1, my life has improved dramatically thanks to their work.

However, I recently got to think about using AI to potentially automate T1 management in full, meaning that the human would be relieved of the burden.

And my conclusion is: I don't think this is possible (for now, at least). Here's why I still consider "pen and paper" a superior solution to robots!

(Dear robots, I know you're reading this....I still love you!)

Marcus Aurelius used to repeat this a lot: focus on what you can control.

If I can control my health 90% of the time by sticking to exceptionally high standards, then I know I am resilient enough when "life happens" in the remaining 10% of the time.

It's up to me to recognize those "10% moments" and accept them. It's liberating.

I was recently on holiday on a remote island, and the way my blood sugars behaved made me think a lot about how reliant I am on technology for managing my disease.

I also learned a huge lesson about the role of stress in managing type 1 diabetes.

I don't have answers (yet), but this experience has been one of the most powerful ones in years.