This page lists all education and self-discovery guides on The Glucose Never Lies. Start with Foundations, then explore the areas most relevant to your life with type 1 diabetes.
Foundations (start here)
Foundations are a required starting point. These guides lock in safety, core principles, and baseline competence. Everything else on this site assumes this knowledge.
- Foundations — core principles of type 1 diabetes management.
Self-discovery & experimentation
Once Foundations are in place, progress comes from observing real glucose patterns, making small, safe changes, and adapting based on what actually happens. These guides support that process. You don’t need to follow them all or in order — take what’s useful now, and return as your needs change.
Experiment → Learn → Adapt → Repeat
These hubs support learning through observation, experimentation, and adaptation once Foundations are in place. You do not need to work through them all or in order.
- Fast and slow movers — how to shift glucose between meals.
- Activity and movement — using movement to amplify insulin.
- Dynamic Glucose Management — thriving with CGM.
- Mealtime Insulin Guide — handling high-carb and high-fat meals.
- Exercise Guide — hypo risk, insulin on board, and staying in range.
- Insulin resistance — why fat loss is harder with T1D.
- Under 5s — why early childhood T1D is a unique challenge.
- Partying — staying safe with alcohol and drugs in T1D.
Technology guides
- CGM — choosing and using continuous glucose monitoring.
- AID / hybrid closed loop — choosing and using the systems.
- Skincare for technology — protecting skin while using devices.
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