About Hardy Faure

I’m Hardy Faure. I write everything on this site.

I live with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease — all three at once. I’m not a doctor, a nurse, or a dietitian. I’m a patient who got a diagnosis and then got sent home with it.

Why this site exists

A few years ago my body stopped working the way it was supposed to. I was in hospital, being told that several things were failing at the same time, and I understood almost none of it. I didn’t know what to eat, what the numbers meant, or which of the ten conflicting answers online was the real one.

It got bad enough that I nearly died twice, and I lost half my sight. At one point I was supposed to be on dialysis.

What I needed then was not another medical article. It was one calm voice saying: here is what this number means, here is what you can actually do this week, and here is where the honest uncertainty is.

That is what this site is. I write the thing I was looking for.

What I am, and what I am not

• I am a patient advocate and health writer. That is the role. Not a clinician, not a credentialed expert, not a substitute for your care team.
• I am not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice or a diagnosis. Your care team sets your targets; this site helps you understand and prepare for those conversations.
• I am not selling a cure. No supplements, no sponsors, no “one trick”. Where a product is mine — the guides and ebooks — it is labelled as mine.
• I do cite the sources. Where I state a fact, it comes from public guidance — CDC, NIH, ADA, KDIGO, Health Canada, RAMQ — and the source is linked in the article so you can check me.

How I write

Every article starts with a question I actually had, or a question a reader sent me. I read the public guidance, then translate it into the language of a kitchen, a pharmacy counter and a Tuesday evening — because that is where these diseases are actually lived.

I try to be honest about the parts medicine is unsure about. If something is plan-specific, province-specific or person-specific, I say so instead of pretending there is one answer.

Living with it

I’m still living with all three conditions. Some days are better than others, and I don’t pretend otherwise in the writing. The reason this site is public is simple: when I was at my worst, somebody else’s plain-language explanation was the thing that helped me most, and I can do that for the next person.

Where to start

• Start Here — my story in full, and the reading order if you’re new.
• Free printables — grocery guides and meal planners, no signup.
• The guides — diabetes, blood pressure, kidney health.

If you want to reach me, the fastest way is a DM on Instagram: @hardysolution.

Not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice — your care team sets your targets. If something feels urgent, call your doctor or your local emergency number, not a website.

Educational content only — not a substitute for advice from your doctor or pharmacist. Always work with your care team.