Holly Witteman, PhD 🧃
@hwitteman
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Human-Centred Digital Health @wittemanlab PhD human factors engineering #T1D since 83 #insulin4all #DisabledInSTEM mom En/Fr
Huron-Wendat land: Québec City
Joined November 2010
I got T1D in 1983. Regime: 2 needles/day, urine testing, strict diet. Today I reflashed the firmware on part of my artificial pancreas over my lunch break so it could handle my post-lunch BGs while I met with a student. I love things that get better over time. #WeAreNotWaiting.
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Are you living in Canada with #type1diabetes (yourself or a loved one)? You are not alone … find your #T1D community at
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RT @_DiabetesAction: #ICYMI - Our Patient Partner, Sasha Delorme, recently shared her experience at our workshop. Read the post now! https:….
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RT @_DiabetesAction: #ICYMI - Patient Partner Shayla Hele is inspired by those using art to share their diabetes experience. Learn more in….
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RT @_DiabetesAction: Our latest Patient Partner blog post is from Katie Mackett, who attended and participated in our recent workshop! Chec….
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“Nearly 90% of people living with type 1 diabetes and nearly 70% of people living with type 2 diabetes experience shame and blame for having diabetes, according to this new survey.”.
Important for people living with #diabetes, the general population, media, clinicians and policy makers.We need to #enddiabetesstigma.
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RT @canscreent1d: Un nouveau chapitre passionnant ! 🚀 Le consortium DépisterCan DT1 a lancé sa conférence inaugurale ce 23 septembre. Un gr….
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RT @canscreent1d: Exciting new chapter! 🚀 The CanScreen T1D consortium kicked off our inaugural conference on Sep 23, 2024. Huge thanks to….
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Merci à @opalmedapps d'avoir organisé un merveilleux symposium et de continuer à faire avancer les intérêts des patients au Québec!. Thank you @opalmedapps for hosting a wonderful symposium and for continuing to advance patients’ interests in Quebec!.
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RT @JaneYardley2: Do you have type 1 diabetes? Did you engage in regular exercise during pregnancy and are over 17 years of age? If yes… we….
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41 years and counting today, still going strong! Re-upping for #T1D people who are still here.
Management lessons learned from 40 years with #T1D. I didn't get this posted in time for my #diaversary months ago, but wanted to share it in case it's useful to others. Many thanks to all those from whom I've been able to learn things along the way. 💙
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(I’m aware this is old news but some of us were busy in late July).
I can’t decide if it was a highlight or lowlight of my summer that I broke a leg in a freak accident on day 10 of a 12-day hiking trip. Cons: shortened trip, much pain, can’t run, facing long recovery. Pros: survived scary situation, have been surrounded by great care & support.
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It’s all funny because it’s all true.
I was just promoted to full professor after a decade on the job. Here are 10 tips on getting there if you’re crazy enough:. 1. Think about quitting about once a week. Just don’t. 2. If someone says, “academia is a marathon not a sprint”, sprint away and marathon like a Kenyan.
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RT @parthaskar: Did you know? .#T1Diabetes can present at ANY age . Approximately 2/3 are diagnosed by age 30- and 1/3 thereafter . Don't….
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RT @mattmenear: Dr. Pierre Pluye, professor of family medicine at McGill, passed away on August 1st. Pierre was such a good man. Kind, war….
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Adding that it’s been excellent timing to have episodes of, “it’s 3 a.m. and I can’t sleep due to pain so I guess I’ll ice my leg again,” while there have been exciting live games to watch in the women’s world cup. ⚽️.
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I hope others’ summers have been (and continue to be) enjoyable and less dramatic! ☀️.
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It wasn’t the adventure I’d hoped for, but it was an adventure. 😬 I’m grateful to be here to face the long road of recovery ahead. It was scary to be bleeding on the forest floor, unsure whether I’d get out in time. I do not recommend seeing your tibia exit your skin.
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The terrain was too rugged for a medical helicopter to land. A smaller police helicopter was able to hover delicately on floating logs at the edge of a lake while I did supported hopping down to the lake & clambered in with my leg splinted with tree branches.
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