Treatment
Insulin & Treatment
Type 1 diabetes is always treated with insulin, because the body no longer makes its own. These guides walk through how insulin replacement works — the difference between background (basal) and mealtime (bolus) insulin, the delivery options from pens to pumps, and the practical skills of injecting well.
The goal of every insulin regimen is the same: to mimic, as closely as possible, the steady background insulin and the mealtime bursts that a working pancreas would provide. Knowing your own insulin — how fast it starts, when it peaks, how long it lasts — is central to using it safely.
Why Insulin Is the Only Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes always needs insulin because the pancreas stops making it. Learn why insulin can't be a pill, why it's…
A Day on Basal-Bolus Insulin: How the Two Actually Work Together
A practical, plain-English walk through basal-bolus insulin, what a real day looks like, why both parts matter, and how…
Rapid, Short, Intermediate or Long: What Your Insulin Actually Does
A plain guide to the four insulin action categories, rapid, short, intermediate and long-acting, with real onset, peak…
Should You Try an Insulin Pump? How They Actually Work
A plain, honest guide to insulin pumps: how they actually work, when the flexibility genuinely helps, the real…
How to Inject Insulin Properly: The Details That Actually Matter
A practical guide to injecting insulin well: the right layer of skin, the best sites, needle habits, and the small…
Why Rotating Your Injection Sites Actually Matters
Injecting in the same spot causes lipohypertrophy, painless fatty lumps that make insulin absorption erratic. What it…
Storing Insulin the Right Way: Fridge, Room and Travel
A practical guide to storing insulin safely: what belongs in the fridge, what can sit at room temperature, why freezing…
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Diabetes Basics
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Blood Sugar
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Food & Carbs
There are no forbidden foods with Type 1 diabetes and no special "diabetic" diet — just a healthy…
Technology
Continuous and flash glucose monitors have changed what daily Type 1 management looks like, adding…
Complications & Prevention
One of the main aims of managing Type 1 diabetes is preventing the long-term complications that…
Living Well
Type 1 diabetes does not have to hold you back from anything — sport, travel, driving, study, work…
Turn food decisions into confident ones with Flona
Flona is your daily companion for insulin decisions — basal, rapid-acting, mixed or meal-based — and for estimating carbs at a glance. It is guidance to support you day to day, not a replacement for advice from your physician or diabetes care team.