Not a textbook.
A playbook.
Real-world systems for the situations T1D actually throws at you, written from more than 30 years of lived experience.
What's inside
[ 01 / Contents ]Foundations without the fluff
Mindset, safety, baselines, CGM basics, the floor everything stands on.
Food, timing & dosing
Pre-bolus timing, high-fat meals, dining out, alcohol. The meals that wreck your numbers, and how to stop them.
Exercise without fear
Strength, cardio, game day. Move your body without white-knuckling every workout.
The protocols library
30+ real-life scenarios with step-by-step plays: sick days, travel, mornings, late-night pizza, and more.
Data, tuning & burnout
Read your patterns, adjust without guessing, protect your head.
Living it
Parenting with T1D, sharing the alarms, and staying present inside a full family life.
Printable tools
Reference cards, worksheets, and emergency pages you can print or share with the people around you.
The signature systems
[ 02 / Named plays ]S.A.F.E.
Stop, Assess, Fast carbs, Evaluate. Treat the low without the panic-eating spiral.
B.O.L.T.
Base, Output, Load, Tweak. Train hard without fearing the crash after.
P.I.Z.Z.A.
The high-fat meal method. Pizza night shouldn't cost you the whole next morning.
T.R.I.P.S.
Time zones, packing, airport days, and what to do when plans fall apart.
D.A.W.N.
The morning-highs strategy for the rise that starts before breakfast.
The 3F Loop
Fuel, Flow, Feedback. A repeatable way to prepare, move, and learn from your cardio sessions.
Why it's different
[ 03 / The difference ]- 01Lived experience, not theory, practical systems shaped across more than 30 years
- 02Brand-agnostic, works whether you're on a pump or injections (MDI)
- 03Built for busy adults, short chapters, clear plays, printable tools
- 04Honest about the hard parts, including burnout, which most guides skip entirely
Make it a
way of life.
The full system, 13 chapters, 164 pages, printable tools included.