Yom Kippur
Treating Lows on a Fast — and Other Yom Kippur Notes
Practical guidance for the fast — why liquids may beat candies for treating a low, a reader's note on sipping, and how schnapps cups measure against a shiur.
Halacha
Yom Kippur
Ketone Testing During the Yom Kippur Fast
When blood ketone testing matters during a fast, the meter to have on hand, and how the other testing methods compare.
Insulin Pumps
Fasting Safely With Type 1 Diabetes: Updated Pump Guidance for Yom Kippur
A fully updated guide to fasting safely with an insulin pump: why higher glucose targets are dangerous, the safest settings for each pump, and how to recognize oncoming DKA.
Tisha B'Av
Fasting on Tisha B'Av With Type 1 Diabetes — Loshon Kodesh & English
The clear halachic ruling that those with Type 1 diabetes do not fast on Tisha B'Av — with Havdalah guidance for a year when the fast begins on Motzei Shabbos.
Pesach
Pesach Tip #8: Preparing for Shabbos Erev Pesach — Navigating a 3-Day Yom Tov
When Erev Pesach falls on Shabbos, it's a three-day Yom Tov — how to plan device charging, infusion sets, cartridges, and sensors around it.
Pesach
Pesach Tip #7: Clarifications on Glucose Tablets, Low Sugar Must, Borscht, and More
Quick clarifications on glucose tablets, low-sugar must, borscht, and charoses — plus two Pesach recordings to watch.
Pesach
Pesach Tip #6: Options for Treating Low Blood Sugars During Pesach and Chol Hamoed
Quick, reliable options for treating low blood sugar on Pesach and Chol Hamoed — including what's chametz and what's safe to keep in your pocket.
Insulin Pumps
Fasting Safely While Taking Insulin — Yom Kippur 5785
Yom Kippur 5785 position statement on fasting safely with insulin: who should not fast, the danger of DKA, and detailed pump and injection settings for the day.