Trapper Tangen

Living with Type 1 diabetes for more than 35 years. Trapper was my mom's name for me, and Better Together Diabetes is about making diabetes a family conversation, not a burden anyone carries alone.

Recovery Series

Your muscles forget how to use insulin in 5 days

Jul 4, 2026

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4 min read

Your muscles forget how to use insulin in 5 days

Trapper Tangen

Recovery Series

Recovery is a family event, not a solo mission

Jul 4, 2026

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3 min read

Recovery is a family event, not a solo mission

Trapper Tangen

Recovery Series

The support style that actually helps (and the one that hurts)

Jul 4, 2026

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3 min read

The support style that actually helps (and the one that hurts)

Trapper Tangen

Recovery Series

Jul 4, 2026

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3 min read

Muscle loss starts in 48 hours

Trapper Tangen

Recovery Series

Jul 4, 2026

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3 min read

The healing timeline with diabetes

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Recovery Series

Jul 4, 2026

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3 min read

The emotional weather report

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Recovery Series

Jul 4, 2026

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2 min read

Sleep, pain, and the 3am problem

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Recovery Series

Jul 4, 2026

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4 min read

Which pain meds mess with your CGM

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Recovery Series

The recovery nutrition nobody talks about

Jul 4, 2026

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3 min read

The recovery nutrition nobody talks about

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The Leprosy Museum and the Birth of the Clinical Gaze

Jul 4, 2026

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3 min read

The Leprosy Museum and the Birth of the Clinical Gaze

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From Surveillance to Support

The Fortune Teller That Changed Everything

Jul 4, 2026

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4 min read

The Fortune Teller That Changed Everything

Finding sideways doors to conversation

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Recovery Series

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

What surgery does to your numbers

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