Keeping It 100 Radio: Uncensored Diabetes Conversations

What is a bolus anchor and how can it change the game for your T1D management? From day one of our diagnosis we're taught that routine will be our saving grace and variability is our worst enemy. But what about when we want to add in flexibility into our life with diabetes? How do we step away from the all or nothing mindset? Introducing bolus anchoring - my all time favorite tool for blood sugar...

Welcome to our first episode of our new segment, Empowered Voices with Val! Inside this segment, you'll hear real and raw conversations with members and leaders inside our community.  On today's episode, Val sits down with Danielle Bublitz, MS, RD on creating an empowering relationship with food including in her own journey. Resources for this episode: Find Danielle on Instagram: @foodfreedom...

Welcome back to Keeping it 100 Radio! If you've been following me for the last year or so, then you know that I've been studying nuerolinguistic programming. Not only does this help us understand how we process the world and our behaviors subconsciously, but also our habits, behaviors and limiting beliefs. Inside of today's episode, I get to sit down with my trainer and teacher, Jenna Knapp as she...

I was diagnosed with diabetes eight years ago today.. I didn’t always choose to celebrate this day. Some years I ignored it. Some years I refused to acknowledge it. Some years I accepted it. And now I celebrate it. Eight years of growth. Eight years of learning + unlearning. Eight years of introducing this new part of me. Inside this episode, I'm taking you through my biggest learning curve w...

Confidence and sexuality can be a deep rooted topic especially when you are living with a chronic condition. Any shame and guilt we carry in our disability can easily carry through to other areas of our life. Inside this episode, I'm hanging out with Erika Arff, Sex & Confidence Coach and fellow type one diabetic. Inside this episode, she teaches us how to change the habit of compartmentalize...

Diabetes is like learning a language you never wanted to learn. Not only are there new "rules", a new way of taking care of yourself and a new way of making decisions, but there are A LOT of new terms to learn. Heck, when I was diagnosed I didn't even know what a carb was, none the less a "bolus".  Inside this weeks episode I'm breaking down nine diabetes-specific definitions I wish I learned...

Trigger warning: Suicide-attempt mentioned inside of this episode. A diagnosis of type one diabetes comes with a large mental load, especially with an adult onset. Inside this episode, I sit down with Jiggy Yoon who has been a personal friend of mine for years (and years to come). Jiggy is the only Korean, lesbian, hip-hop dancing and rapping Type 1 Diabetic girl-who-lifts with tattoos, piercings...

After my diagnosis with T1D, it took me a while to be open about it. Not only to friends, family and old high school peers - but to social media. Even 2-3 years after my diagnosis, you couldn't pay me a million dollars to post about being type one diabetic. That's what makes Liv different. Being diagnosed a little over six months ago, she quickly brought her journey to Tiktok. Not expecting it to...

With knowledge is power, with knowledge is more options and with knowledge is flexibility. I believe that with type one diabetes, we shouldn't have to, we shouldn't have to tie ourselves down to a structure with exercise or lifestyle simply because it works for our blood sugar. We should have the options in front of us to make it work for us and our bodies, our goals and our preferences. Inside th...

Of all of the endocrinologists that you've met with, how many of them have actually had type one diabetes like you? Throughout my 8 years of living with T1D, I can't name a single physician that has truly been able to identify with my diagnosis. Well, that's where people like Paige come in. Meet Paige Proctor, a Certified Endocrinology PA and Health/Fitness Coach who has type 1 diabetes herself. S...

2021.. was... an interesting one to say the least. I think we can all agree on that. Inside today's episode, I share the four biggest lessons I learned this year - and how you can learn from them too. SHOW NOTES ⏰ (1:05): New Years Eve ⏰ (2:23): The Four Biggest Lessons that I have learned the hard way in 2021. ⏰ (3:58): The first lesson - asking for help should also always be at the top of you...

With gut health being a new hot trend, it can be hard to find real information between the super food blends, detox teas and everything in between. But when it comes down to it, there can be a holistic approach that doesn't involve breaking the bank on new products.  In today's episode, I sit down with Mia Giommi - Certified Nutritional Practitioner CNP NNCP (IHN) and Functional Diagnostics N...

It's almost the new year, which means we're in that part of December where it's time to reflect on what we've accomplished over the last 365 days and what goals we want to set walking into the next 365. It can be easy to fall into the A1C and time in range goals. While they're not bad goals to have, they're not sustainable ones for the longevity of your management.  So inside of today's episo...

Two years ago I randomly applied for a Social Media Manager position for an online patch company I had recently tried out with the intention of being more involved in the diabetes community. What I didn't expect was that I would witness this company disrupt the diabetes space in such an impactful and influential space. Skin Grip has easily become a leader in the diabetes space, not only in their t...

We've all had the conversations in our endocrinologists office - retinopathy, neuropathy, glaucoma, nephropathy - there's quite a list of potential risks that come with a diagnosis of type one diabetes. The one thing in common? They're scary to think about, they're frequently used as a scare tactic from our physicians, and having them doesn't make you a bad diabetic. Inside this episode, I'm chatt...

Welcome back to Keeping it 100 Radio! Life as we know it right now feels a bit.. hectic, can you agree? Between Thanksgiving, the winter holidays, new years - it can feel like we are simply in management mode, waiting for the storm to pass so our blood sugars can get off this rollercoaster. But what if I told you there were ways to prioritize your management and balance your blood sugars during th...

We see it all the time. New diets and trends - low carb, plant based, high carb - low fat, #75Hard workout programs, you name it. All of which were not designed to support the woman's body. The linear, checklist approach to diabetes management is actually more damaging for women who want to gain predictability in their blood sugars and work with their body. Inside this episode, I sit down with my...

I'll never know what it's like to be a parent of a type one diabetic, but that's why I'm so grateful for open conversations like this with my dad where I get to hear his perspective. Inside this conversation, you'll hear the raw side of a parents perception of the diagnosis from the initial symptoms, to the financial realities and how type one diabetes shaped our relationship and family dynamic.&n...

Health class taught us the basics: This is your period.. Use birth control.. Don't get pregnant. But we never actually learned about the journey of our cycle, what it meant for our hormones and how our body needs change throughout the process. Add type one diabetes to the mix and it adds in a lot more complexities.  Inside this episode, we sit down with Valeria Garcia, Keeping it 100 Alumni a...

Welcome back to Keeping it 100 Radio! Wow, 2021. What a year. We have seen so much growth in the resources we have available to the diabetes community. One advancement I'm most impressed with? The automode feature on pumps like the T-Slim and Medtronic (and hey, even the Omnipod but that isn't FDA approved yet). While I'm not on the automode myself, I've had many clients who are. But to their disa...

You'll find a lot of different opinions online when it comes to the best diet for diabetes. Low carb? Whole food, plant based? Vegan? High carb low fat? A lot of these people will ask "what's best for your blood sugars?" but today we're asking "what's best for you, your relationship with your body and blood sugars?" So welcome to our corner of the internet! Today I'm joined by Amanda Ciprich MS RD...

This episode comes with a trigger warning, but it's an important conversation for us to have. When I was first diagnosed with type one, I was lucky enough to be 19 when I already had a pre-established relationship with food (not to say that diabetes didn't distort that relationship). Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Diabulimia is a very real and dangerous eating disorder that is not full...

EP 2 - What I THOUGHT Would Help Lower My A1C vs What Actually Did Let’s face it, there is a lottt of misinformation, advice and poor strategy that floats its way through the internet. While intentions may be good - its effects are not. So it’s up to us to filter what is beneficial for our bodies, mind and spirit - and what is not so beneficial. In this episode, I take you through the past seven y...

Hi! My name is Lissie Poyner. Type one diabetic, Integrative Health Coach and founder of Needles and Spoons Health & Wellness. At the age of 19 my life changed forever when I was diagnosed with T1D and to be frank, I was exhausted with how much my care was sugarcoated (excuse the pun). So here we are. Let’s get this thing started! Welcome to Keeping it 100 Radio. This podcast was created in co...