True North Diabetes
Writing | Coaching
Embodied Self-Care for People Living with Diabetes
Meet Siana
I'm a nurse, writer, and former diabetes educator who's been living with Type 1 diabetes for 40+ years. My diabetes diagnosis at age eight was - as it is for so many of us - a confusing time, and the amount of information and moving parts was overwhelming. Though I couldn't articulate it at the time, I wondered how I'd be able to manage such a complex job into adulthood. Since then, I became a nurse, and have had the honor of helping others with diabetes navigate and their experiences and their health. I'm passionate about telling stories through writing, advocating for people with diabetes, and improving emotional well-being in the setting of chronic illness.
About True North Diabetes
True North Diabetes is your hub for diabetes coaching with Siana, a nurse and former diabetes educator living with type 1 diabetes (COMING IN 2024), embodied self care designed to support folks living with diabetes (COMING IN 2024), and the home of founder Siana Wood's blog, where she writes about all things diabetes related.
We're thrilled you found us. Welcome!
Services
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Diabetes Education and Organization
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This type of coaching involves your choice of the following (you can choose as many or as few as you'd like). Please note this is not medical advice. It is intended to supplement your current diabetes care.
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Diabetes Basics (Depending on the Type You Have): What it is, overview of the various treatment options, specialists, and preventive care
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Basics of Carb Counting
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Diabetes Technology and Trend Management
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Preparation for Sick Days, High and Low Blood Sugars, Emergencies, and Disasters
Breathwork and Embodiment Practices for Diabetes
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​Diabetes creates chronic stress that can impact us in ways that feel small at times, and overwhelming many other times. Diabetes both requires and causes pain and discomfort from us (as we prick our fingers or inject insulin or take unpleasant medications or measure and consider everything we eat and do). When we seek to avoid the physical discomfort, we may also disconnect ourself from the wisdom that lives in our bodies.
In this type of coaching, we'll explore the diabetes-specific embodied practices I write about in my forthcoming book, The Sweet Spot (breathwork, meditation, affirmation, guided journaling), to help shift our stress, ease our discomfort, and reconnect with our innate wisdom.
Diabetes Advocacy
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This type of coaching focuses on advocacy and includes the following:
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Advocacy/Coaching for Diabetes Conversations and Situations. Dealing with the "Diabetes Police"? Unsure how to approach your provider about something you need or want to discuss? Surviving the next big holiday meal? We'll formulate strategies and prepare you for those challenging diabetes conversations.