Yeah, sometimes that basal dose needs some tweaking. Ginger had a big munchies day on Sunday and Sami was prepping for a day she knew would involve a lot of sitting. Here's what we did — and what Ginger wished she did better.

About Type 1 Tea

We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.

Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.

Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

• ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat by Sami & Ginger's T1D D
• ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠

About Ginger & Sami

Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at GingerVieira.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.

Chugging caffeine or diet soda all day while thinking it's harmless? It could be contributing to insulin resistance, rising insulin needs, and difficulty losing weight.

Sami and Ginger discuss their own caffeine habits and goals, how one cup-o-joe impacts their blood sugar, and why Ginger is trying to quit caffeine altogether!

Learn more about Caffeine right here: Why Does Coffee Spike My Blood Sugar?

About Type 1 Tea

We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.

Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.

Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

• ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat by Sami & Ginger's T1D D
• ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠

About Ginger & Sami

Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at GingerVieira.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.

SENSITIVITY WARNING: In this episode, Carly joins Ginger to share how she nearly died after years of binge-eating and restricting insulin. Today, Carly is in recovery and she credits a big part of her recovery to GLP-1 medications like Mounjaro.

Connect with Carly on Instagram.

About Type 1 Tea

We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.

Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.

Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

• ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat by Sami & Ginger's T1D D
• ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠

About Ginger & Sami

Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at GingerVieira.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.