Best T1d Management Podcasts (2025)

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Diana Sherifali & Megan Racey on type 2 diabetes remission, Vivian Fonseca on inadequately controlled t2d and hypercortisolism, and more! 56:03

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Welcome to episode no. 40 (December 2025) of Diabetes Care "On Air"—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the December 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 4:10 Alice is joined by Diana…

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Treating Lows: Tablets & Gummies That Work 7:55

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Neil shares his 2025 glucose tablet shift—how treating lows consistently with 15g doses reduced rebound highs by 50%, stopped roller coaster spikes, and changed his entire year. What You Can Do Today Try treating your next low with glucose tablets or gummies (measured 15g dose) instead of random snacks Carry a consistent, fast-acting low treatment …

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Your Wins That Changed Everything 7:59

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Real stories from the T1D community - Whitney's brave restart, a mom who finally slept, and why connection reduces diabetes distress by 30% and changes outcomes for the better. What You Can Do Today Share one win (big or small) with another person with T1D or tag @thebetes Join a T1D community group online or in person—connection changes everything…

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Looking Back: The Year That Changed Us 8:58

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This episode reflects on the wins, struggles, and invisible victories of living with T1D in 2025—from glucose tablets to community connections and everything that didn't show up on a CGM but counted anyway. What You Can Do Today Reflect on one thing you did this year that Past You would've been too scared to try Write down or share your biggest inv…

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25 — Partying with T1D (Alcohol Edition) 1:08:41

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Suggest guests or get in contact In this episode, John Pemberton and Dr Dessi Zaharieva open a transparent, evidence-based conversation about alcohol, nightlife, festivals, hypos, and harm-reduction for people living with Type 1 Diabetes. Full episode page FAQ: Alcohol & Type 1 Diabetes Alcohol suppresses hepatic glucose output, disrupts REM sleep,…

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Day After Reset + December Sneak Peek 7:28

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Happy day after Thanksgiving. This weekend is all naps, leftovers, and “one more plate” without a clock. This episode gives you a tiny move to reset after the big day so you roll into December energized, plus a preview of what’s coming next month. What You’ll Learn Why the day after a holiday is sneaky: grazing on leftovers, weird sleep, timing gon…

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Thanksgiving Without the Glycemic Hangover 6:59

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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which means airports, couches and plates large enough to qualify as furniture. Holidays amplify every off track habit at once. This episode offers one tiny lever to survive the chaos so you can enjoy the day without waking up Friday in correction mode. What You’ll Learn Why Thanksgiving breaks your brain: long gaps, grazin…

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Dr. David Ahn on Diabetes Burnout, Getting Off Track, and the Psychology of T1D 51:52

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Neil sits down with Dr. David Ahn, endocrinologist and nationally recognized diabetes educator, to talk about what happens when life gets heavy and you drift off track with type 1 diabetes. They dig into burnout, shame, small wins, and why most people aren’t failing...they’re overwhelmed. Dr. Ahn breaks down the emotional side of T1D, why community…

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24 — Skincare, Sensors & Smarter AID Algorithms for Type 1 Diabetes 1:00:27

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Suggest guests or get in contact Host: John Pemberton, RD Guest: Dr Laurel Messer, PhD, RN Epidose page - Detailed show notes Episode FAQ - Dr Messer answers the FAQ's (free Downlaod) In this episode, Dr Laurel Messer joins John to break down the real science behind skin integrity, sensor performance, and the hidden link between skincare and safer …

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Diabetes Signal Overload? Here’s How to Reset Your Alerts & Mind 7:13

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Getting off track loves chaos disguised as productivity. Fifteen alerts, ten graphs you never open ... it feels busy but not better. This episode is about keeping the good noise and ditching the rest, and setting up a weekly look‑back that takes just ten minutes. What You’ll Learn Why noise steals your edge: when everything pings urgent, your brain…

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How to Build a Diabetes Backup Plan That Actually Works 7:40

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Off track loves small surprises ... a meeting that runs long, a ride that takes longer, or a meal that drags on. This episode helps you build backup plans you’ll actually use so surprises don’t become big problems. What You’ll Learn Why Plan A keeps breaking: it depends on perfect timing, full batteries, and cooperative humans; real life laughs at …

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How to Handle Travel, Buffets, and Holidays Without Blood-Sugar Chaos 7:03

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Travel and holiday meals pour gasoline on drift. This episode is about shrinking the chaos so you can make one good decision at a time when the calendar gets loud. What You’ll Learn Why trips and big meals break your brain: unpredictable schedules, time zones, weird sleep, new ingredients, supersized portions, snacking autopilot. Two Pockets Rule: …

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Carb Counting Reset: How to Stop Guessing and Get Numbers You Trust 8:16

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Off track loves to hide in foods we think we know. This episode helps you rebuild carb confidence without a spreadsheet so numbers stay calmer and corrections smaller. What You’ll Learn Why carbs go sideways: portion distortion, restaurant free‑pour, optimistic cereal boxes, travel and holiday chaos, and “I’ll look it up later.” The “Three Usuals” …

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How to Tune Out Diabetes Noise and Focus on What Matters 8:17

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Getting off track hides in background noise and tiny skips. This episode is about turning down the static so the important stuff stands out. What You’ll Learn The brain hates noise: when everything pings urgent, you tune out and miss what matters. Alert Reset Week: pick two alerts that genuinely protect you, make them unmistakable, and turn down th…

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How to Reset After You Drift: Nate Checketts on Mindset, Movement, and Micro-Habits for T1D 55:05

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Neil sits down with Nate Checketts, CEO and co-founder of Rhone and former chairman of Beyond Type 1, to talk about what it really means to reset after you drift off track. They unpack how leadership, fatherhood, and living with type 1 diabetes all intersect...and how small, consistent actions (not massive overhauls) can rebuild momentum when you’v…

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7 Raw Truths About Life With Type 1 Diabetes (and a Halloween Hangover) 33:13

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When life gets chaotic, blood sugars don’t wait for you to catch up — and this week, Mike and Jack are back with seven brutally honest truths from the frontline of T1D life. From spooky sugar spikes and dodgy Libre sensors to quitting vapes, meal-prep wins, and the unholy combo of pasta and garlic bread... this one’s part confessional, part comedy,…

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How Long It Really Takes to Get Back on Track with Type 1 Diabetes 7:11

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Comebacks aren’t overnight. This episode talks about honest timelines and the moments that tap you on the shoulder and say “pay attention.” What You’ll Learn Realistic clocks: getting your edge back is slow and starts with admitting there’s a problem. Number nudges: lab days, weekly summaries, and trend lines that whisper “something needs fixing.” …

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Inês Barroso on undiagnosed G6PD deficiency in Black and Asian individuals, Kirsten Nørgaard on upper-limb complications in diabetes, and more! 49:33

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Welcome to episode no. 39 (November 2025) of Diabetes Care "On Air"—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the November 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 3:00 Alice is joined by Inês …

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When Type 1 Diabetes Feels Like Hydroplaning: How to Regain Control 7:37

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Hydroplaning is what happens when your car slides where it wants ... and it’s how T1D can feel when numbers drift despite “doing everything right.” This episode puts words to that feeling. What You’ll Learn Ghost carbs and winging doses: counting carbs you didn’t really count and guessing your way through meals. Pre‑bolus amnesia and alarm fatigue:…

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Why You’re “Off Track” (and How to Get Your Edge Back with T1D) 6:55

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How we drift off track in T1D management and why it happens quietly. It’s less about dramatic crashes and more about the slow blur of basic habits. What You’ll Learn Drift looks ordinary: fewer CGM checks, skipping the pre‑bolus, guessing carbs instead of reading labels, putting off refills. Habits blur slowly: late doses, dismissing alarms without…

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Building a Diabetes Distress Support Team 7:52

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How to build clinical, personal, and peer support teams that actually reduce diabetes distress. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • Support team types - Clinical, personal, and peer support networks • Gap identification - How to spot missing support areas…

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Diabetes Distress: Taming Alarms & Alerts 7:02

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How to audit and adjust your CGM and pump alarms to reduce tech-related diabetes distress. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • Alarm fatigue - Why too many alerts increase stress and burnout • Settings audit - How to review and adjust CGM/pump thresholds …

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23 — From Diabetes Brunches to Bali by Creating a Type 1 Diabetes Community with Dr Temi Olonisakin 48:40

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Suggest guests or get in contact Join John Pemberton as he sits down with Dr Temi Olonisakin — the doctor who turned a lonely Type 1 diabetes diagnosis at 17 into a movement of connection, confidence, and pancakes. From small brunch tables in London to dreams of Bali gatherings, Temi’s story shows how joy, representation, and community can change w…

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Dr Bill Polonsky on the Diabetes Distress Scale 49:24

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Neil Greathouse sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Bill Polonsky, founder of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute and one of the pioneers behind the concept of diabetes distress. They unpack what diabetes distress really is (and what it isn’t), why it’s so common, and how both people with T1D and their caregivers can navigate the emotional weigh…

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22 — From Diabetes Burnout to the CGM Access Blueprint — Kirsten de Klerk (South Africa) 57:28

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Suggest guests or get in contact When sixteen-year-old Kirsten de Klerk was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, she asked how long she’d have to live like this. Her doctor replied, “Every day for the rest of your life.” Years later, that sentence became the fuel for change. Sign the CGM Access Petition: In less than one-minute, you can change global ac…

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Peer Support That Helps Diabetes Distress 6:06

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Why connecting with other T1Ds can reduce diabetes distress and where to find real support. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • Support types - Formal groups, online communities, one-on-one connections • Research benefits - How peer support reduces distre…

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Diabetes Mindfulness Without the Fluff 5:58

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Practical mindfulness techniques that actually work for people with type 1 diabetes. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • Practical techniques - CGM pause, 60-second reset, name without judgment • Research benefits - How mindfulness reduces distress and im…

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Diabetes Distress Paths: Skills & Feelings 6:23

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Research shows two proven approaches to reducing diabetes distress - skills-based and emotion-focused. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • T1-REDEEM study results - Two proven paths to reduce diabetes distress • Skills-based approach - Problem-solving, de…

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21 — Partha Kar’s SPARK: Transforming diabetes care using his “Five-to-Drive-Change” 43:19

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Suggest guests or get in contact Professor Partha Kar joins The Glucose Never Lies® Podcast to unpack how the UK moved from research to reality in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and hybrid closed-loop systems (AID) — and how the same approach can be applied to any challenge in life or leadership. Through openness, accountability, and courage, …

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Type 1 Diabetes: 2 Wins, 2 Breakdowns & a Massive Comeback (Our Most Honest Episode Yet) 28:03

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This week, we’re diving into 2 wins, 2 breakdowns, and one massive comeback in our Type 1 Diabetes lives. If you’re here for perfect graphs and flawless time-in-range, you’re on the wrong podcast. But if you want honesty, swearing, laughter, and actual real-life T1D chaos — welcome home. ❤️ In this episode, we talk mental health, time-in-range batt…

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Tracking Diabetes Distress Triggers 6:28

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How to identify your personal diabetes distress triggers with a simple tracking method. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • Trigger identification - Simple method to spot your diabetes distress patterns • Tracking technique - What happened, what triggered…

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What the 28 Diabetes Distress Questions Show Us 6:11

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The detailed 28-question diabetes distress scale reveals exactly where stress hits hardest. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • Distress categories - Powerlessness, management, hypoglycemia, healthcare, family, eating, social • Detailed assessment - How t…

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Marriage & Diabetes Distress // Special Guest Gina Greathouse 55:57

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The Other Side of Type 1 Diabetes: My Wife Gina on What It’s Really Like Thirty years, three DKAs, countless alarms - and one marriage that somehow survived it all. In this episode, Neil sits down with his wife Gina Greathouse for the conversation everyone’s been waiting for. Together, they talk about what diabetes distress really does - not just t…

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Diabetes Distress: How to Use Your Score Without Shame 6:06

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Your diabetes distress score is a tool, not a judgment. Here's how to use it constructively. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • Score interpretation - What low, moderate, and high distress scores actually mean • Tools vs judgments - How to use your score…

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The 7 Questions That Measure Diabetes Distress 7:05

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When it comes to diabetes distress, not all surveys are created equal. In this episode, we break down the two main ways researchers measure distress in type 1 diabetes: the T1-DDS7 (7 questions) and the T1-DDS (28 questions). Both tools were created to capture the emotional side of living with diabetes, but they go about it differently. We’ll talk …

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How Common is Diabetes Distress, Really? 6:20

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The actual 7 questions researchers use to measure diabetes distress, explained in plain English. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • The 7 core questions - Each diabetes distress assessment question explained simply • Scoring system - How the 1-6 scale wo…

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5 Raw Moments of Unfiltered Chaos: Jack & Mike’s Real Life with Type 1 Diabetes 23:34

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Ever wondered what happens when two blokes with Type 1 diabetes turn the mics on without a plan? Welcome to pure, unfiltered chaos. In this week’s episode, Mike and Jack catch up after a few mad weeks of illness, insulin changes, and life just… lifing. From Dexcom delivery dramas to FA First Aid fails (seriously, no diabetes section?!) — this one’s…

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Carmella Evans-Molina on the heterogeneity of type 1 diabetes, Samuel Seidu with an observational study on older adults with type 2 & the risk of falls, and more! 49:56

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Welcome to episode no. 38 (October 2025) of Diabetes Care "On Air"—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the October 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 2:11 Mike is joined by Carmella…

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Diabetes Distress Isn’t Depression 7:16

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Episode 100 milestone! Neil breaks down the crucial difference between diabetes distress and clinical depression. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • Milestone celebration - Episode 100 of building T1D habits together • Clear distinction - How diabetes di…

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Where Did Diabetes Distress Come From? 7:58

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Diabetes distress affects 40% of adults with type 1 diabetes, but what exactly is it and where did the research come from? Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D. What You'll Learn • The definition of diabetes distress - It's not just 'having a bad day' with blood sugars • Resea…

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19 – iCGM vs eCGM vs Standardisation by the IFCC: CGM Regulation with Dr. Guido Freckmann 28:51

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Suggest guests or get in contact 19 – iCGM vs eCGM vs Standardisation by the IFCC: CGM Regulation with Dr. Guido Freckmann Full show notes and FAQ, and consider buying me a Coffee to keep pumping Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has transformed diabetes care — but how do we know which systems are accurate, safe, and truly comparable? In this epi…

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20 — Standardization of Testing CGM Performance: The Nuts and Bolts with Stefan Pleus of the IFCC 58:01

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Suggest guests or get in contact Episode 20 — Standardization of Testing CGM Performance: The Nuts and Bolts With Dr. Stefan Pleus (Institut für Diabetes-Technologie, Universität Ulm; Chair of the IFCC Working Group on CGM). Full show notes and FAQ, and consider buying me a Coffee to keep pumping. In this episode, we go deep into the future of cont…

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Mindfulness with Diabetes Sangha 58:07

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Episode summary Today’s episode is a practical deep-dive with Diabetes Sangha co-founders Brooke Cassoff and Heather Nielsen on using mindfulness and self-compassion as real tools for life with Type 1. We talk origin story, why “everything belongs,” what a weekly practice actually looks like, and then do three short, on-mic practices you can follow…

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1 Big Insulin Switch: My Basal Insulin Journey from Levemir to Tresiba – By Mike 7:56

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This week on We Are T1D, Mike takes the reins solo for a heartfelt and candid diary entry about his recent switch from Levemir to Tresiba. With a touch of vulnerability, he shares the nerves and overthinking that came with this change, as well as the lessons learned along the way. Join Mike as he reflects on his long relationship with Levemir, the …

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No Time To Reset, 60-Second Stress Tools for Type 1 Diabetes 8:23

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Summary No time is still time. Micro-resets in 30–60 seconds can downshift your nervous system and make insulin work better. Keywords: micro resets, vagus nerve, sympathetic drive, one minute reset, T1D stress. What you’ll learn Four under-a-minute tools… shoulder drop, cold touch, one-line journal, change the room How short pauses lower sympatheti…

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Evening Resets for Type 1 Diabetes, Better Overnight Glucose 6:32

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Summary Bring less stress to bed, get smoother nights. Short evening routines can lower cortisol, improve sleep quality, and give your basal a fighting chance. Keywords: sleep, overnight glucose, bedtime stress, evening routine, CGM. What you’ll learn Three simple evening resets… phone-free 15, gratitude list, stretch and breathe Why pre-bed stress…

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18 — Physical Activity vs Exercise: the Before–During–After Playbook with Prof. Othmar Moser 1:02:35

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Suggest guests or get in contact What’s the difference between physical activity and exercise when you live with type 1 diabetes? And why does it matter? Full show notes & transcript: Episode 18 page In this episode, I’m joined by Prof. Othmar Moser, exercise physiologist, guideline author, and fellow person with type 1, to break down: Why 10 minut…

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Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes, Why Workouts Spike You and What Helps 6:42

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Summary Exercise helps in the long run, but stress hormones can spike you in the short term. We cover warm-ups, patience, timing, and tiny experiments that turn chaos into clarity. Keywords: exercise and T1D, workout spikes, cortisol, HIIT, pre-bolus, five minute reset. What you’ll learn Why high-intensity workouts can raise glucose before they low…

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CGMs That Actually Change Your Life | Type 1 Diabetes Explained - Ep 4 19:08

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This week on We Are T1D, Mike and Jack tackle the ins and outs of Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) — those little gadgets that keep an eye on your sugars around the clock, often with a bit of drama thrown in for good measure. From the beeping alerts that can wake you at 3 AM to the occasional sensor mishap, they explore how these devices can be b…

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CGM Alarms and T1D, Reset Fast and Take Control 6:24

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Summary Alarms don’t ask permission. Label the moment, move a little, ask two quick questions, and stop the spiral before it compounds. Keywords: CGM alarms, stress response, mindful interruption, five minute reset. What you’ll learn “Information, not judgment”… a one-line reframe for alarms Micro-movement and two-question check-in Why a short paus…