Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte

What if it were possible to FIX blood sugars in less than a single day? Today's story that Zak shares with us highlights the incredible improvements that can be made when the right strategy (aka FORMULA) is implemented... With blood sugars going from completely wacky and unpredictable - to smooth, steady, and over 90% time in range... in the first DAY. You'll need to hear it to believe i...

Imagine you've given WAY too much insulin and you're sure that this could end in a hospital trip... What do you do? The challenge arises - balance the insulin (and other factors that you'll hear about) to avoid a life-threatening LOW blood sugar... WHILE also not taking in too much and rebounding into a HIGH blood sugar... And to do so in a calculated manner with your 80/20 Blood Su...

I easily could have ended up in the hospital if I wasnt using blood sugar formulas over the weekend... Something WILD happened to my blood sugars recently, and when I realized that no doctor talks about this - I knew I needed to make an episode about it. If you've ever been slapped upside the head by a mysterious high or low blood sugar... It was probably due to THIS phenomenon. Can't wa...

There's something in your food that can make or break your meal blood sugars... Too little - massive spike. Too much - delayed spike. Just the right amount - absolute perfection. This single shift in my eating habits fixed nearly all of my struggles many years ago... And today I break my silence to share it with you. Honestly, it's probably the #1 reason people experience "mystery&q...

I used to wake up STUCK with higher numbers, even a 45 minute pre-bolus didn't seem to work... Until I made an important distinction (that I'll walk through the specifics of in this episode). There are TWO big reasons that most of us have difficulty first thing, and if you get this wrong... It WILL set you up for the blood sugar roller coaster all. day. long. >> ENJOY! Grab your fr...

Let me be clear - I'm not perfect or immune to the negatives of type 1 diabetes (or life)... And I hit a wall, HARD. Burnout is real, it shows signs, and when those signs are ignored - it wreaks havoc. I recently experienced some far-reaching burnout that went so far as ending my 5.5 YEAR streak of staying consistently over 90% time in range... But it goes deeper than that and ended up impact...

Blood sugars are about MORE than just the food that enters your mouth... Turns out it's not just about glucose and numbers, but also about dental health and the impact on blood sugars! A few months ago, we had dental expert, Dr. Katie Lee, hop into our private community to teach on this exact topic... And she blew our minds. Long story short, we decided to share it with the public because it...

When I was first diagnosed, my doctor guessed at my insulin needs and said "let me know how it goes". In other words - even HE wasn't confident that it would work. Looking back, this ticks me off. Newly diagnosed diabetics like me being left to fend for themselves with a "best guess" approach to T1D management. In a recent conversation with my private clients - the topic o...

Ever wonder how "good" life can get with T1D? In today's episode, I pulled one of my current clients aside who was able to use the 80/20 blood sugar formula to FLIP his world upside down (though, I suppose "right-side up" is more accurate)... He went from frustrated and confused with blood sugars that would just NOT cooperate...f To in control and FREE, where even during a...

If you've ever struggled to lose fat with T1D, you're not alone. The reality is that losing weight with diabetes is actually harder, and often overlooked. Here's the reason - if your blood sugars aren't working for you, they're working against you. Low blood sugars mean consuming extra calories that you didn't even want... High blood sugars mean your body can't f...

What if there were a way to automate blood sugars... While enjoying life to the fullest? I ran into a sketchy situation over the last few weeks where my diabetes got a little crazy... In today's episode I share how to "own" your diabetes (so that it doesn't own YOU)... As well as the ONE habit I changed to get everything back on track for a 100% time in range blood sugar day. &...

You've heard "insulin stacking kills" before, but you've never heard it explained like THIS. Once I figured out projected timelines with my blood sugar management, things finally started to "click" for me... And it's almost as if my A1C and Time In Range were fixed (or at least greatly improved) overnight. There's a lot of actionable items in this one... &gt...

In my most vulnerable episode EVER  (I teared up a little), I share what was one of the riskiest moves I've made with T1D... I finished possibly my last ever Ironman event (though, who knows) with a few different stories to tell... One, as an athlete, that broke a previous PR by an HOUR... Another, as a type 1 diabetic, that nearly had to quit the race from a SCARY low... And lastly, as a hum...

Other times, it's just nice to have different options to manipulate blood sugars... That's right, I said manipulate blood sugars. In today's episode, I share how I was able to actually reduce my insulin needs in a pinch, which allowed me to set myself up for my best Ironman 70.3 race yet. I spill ALL the secrets on this one with: weight loss insulin resistance blood sugar manipulati...

My LEAST favorite way to learn - the HARD way. Unfortunately I had a pretty rough go recently that left me in a not so good place mentally... And the lesson that I learned actually was discovered by my wife, Lisa. We were on vacation in Hawaii a few weeks ago and things were not exactly "peachy" with my blood sugars... I tried my best to hide it so that it didn't impact the family,...

I recently shared some extremely vulnerable information during my book launch event that shook some attendees... I opened up about some of my past, some of my "behind the scenes" challenges, and even some of my private life during the interview. And while it was initially only meant for that core group of Renegade Warriors that were LIVE with me on the book launch event... Many of them r...

Did you know that juice is no longer considered the best way to treat low blood sugars?! In today's episode we went down the rabbit hole of rabbit holes on everything glucose, metabolism, low treatments (and why you've been making life more difficult than necessary), and so much more. We even went into some behind the scenes stuff that I know you'll love, as this was initially meant...

Ever wondered if it were possible to have freedom and flexibility WITH stable blood sugars? Enter Deb - someone who had never let diabetes hold her back from living her best life, but noticed that blood sugars were never really  "controlled"... At least until she discovered her 80/20 Blood Sugar Formula. In today's episode she shares the details behind her success... And how she&apo...

Completing an Ironman with type 1 diabetes was... challenging to say the least. In fact, there were a few occassions where if an aggressive decision I made went differently... I might not have finished the race at all. In today's episode - by popular demand, I walk through, step by step, moment by moment - every blood sugar, insulin decision, and strategy I used in order to complete 140.6 mil...

Ultra-Endurance Athletics, just like real life with diabetes, require the skill of adaptation. A few days ago I completed my first ever Ironman race. Over the course of the 140.6 miles of mental and physical battles, I encountered a FEW diabetes disasters that required me to think on my feet.. And ultimately make some decisions that were quite dangerous and could have landed me in the hospital. Al...

Ever wonder why blood sugars aren't cooperating after a meal? In today's episode I discuss the exact method I use to identify exactly how much insulin I need at meals in order to stay in range... And it's easier than you think! The unfortunate truth is that our medical system is often outdated...And in today's episode I share a story about a conversation I had with a client who...

7 site changes, 2 vials of insulin, 1 meltdown... What do you do when diabetes doesn't follow the "rules" anymore? I'll be transparent - I had a hard week with diabetes. I made it work... as we all do... but it was a tough one. What made it even tougher is that it ended with me heading into my biggest Ironman training block ever... 100 miles on the bike, 10 miles on a run. And...

I canceled my next triathlon, and you should cancel your medical team... Pretty shocking, I know! But there comes a time in every journey where you might need to "question everything" and hit the reset button... And in today's episode, I share exactly what that looked like in my life right now... As well as what you can use to know IF it's time for you to switch gears and updat...

Blood sugar experiments don't always go according to plan, and this one definitely did not... At first. Or second, third, fourth, and so on. But then something clicked... Something magical... Something... calculated. In today's episode, I share about an ongoing blood sugar experiment that honestly, has had me terrified every time I ran it because of how dangerous it was. But... and I don...

Whether you've got ADHD like me or not, T1D is often too much to keep track of while living your life... And when we overlook blood sugar variables, they tend to "remind" us that they are worth paying attention to. Case and point - insulin on board and running errands (or doing chores) can often lead to a big drop for me. In today's episode I breakdown my recent "ah-ha&quo...