Reclaim Your Rise: Type 1 Diabetes with Lauren Bongiorno

I’m so excited for you to listen to today’s episode with my friend Bridget Rueter! Bridget works in healthcare as a Registered Nurse. She’s 27 years old and was diagnosed with type one at the age of six.  Bridget is a graduate of Risley's Spring 2022 Decide and Conquer Group Coaching Program. This past year, she's completely shifted her mindset and relationship with diabetes from a place...

I am so excited for this week’s episode with Rob Howe! Rob was one of my very first online diabetes friend turned real-life friend. Fun fact: Rob’s podcast was one of the first I ever got invited to speak on and share my story about living with diabetes back in 2016. If you don’t know Rob, he was diagnosed with type one at the age of 16. He founded his podcast Diabetics Doing Things in 2015 and no...

This week, Lauren sits down with past graduate of Risley Coaching, Kaycee to share her story about how she went from a diabetic coma to a place of T1D empowerment and confidence that she never thought was possible. We talk about... How her boys saved her from a near-death experience How she includes her two sons in her treatments and educates them on diabetes How hitting rock bottom made it clear...

Nutrition is an essential yet overwhelming part of navigating diabetes, whether you have it or are a caregiver of someone who has it. We meet a lot of parents who want to know: What is the best way to approach food with their T1D child?  In this episode, we: Break down the most common nutrition philosophies for T1Ds  Dive into the pros and cons of implementing those philosophies with T1D kids Disc...

Today we have Sam Tullman on the show! Sam was diagnosed with T1D at age 8, is a meditation guide, and is the co-founder of Diabetes Sangha, an online community dedicated to meditation and mindfulness practices for people with Diabetes, focusing on Type one Diabetics. In this episode we discuss... How football led to meditation and how it helped him when it felt like his life was falling apart Pra...

With us today is Carli 3.0! She’s confident, empowered, and trusting of her body. Carli is from Canada, was diagnosed 20 years ago when she was seven years old and is a manager at a daycare where she works with kids. I first met Carly back in August 2022 when she applied for one-on-one coaching at Risely with an 8.7 A1C after she had gotten it down already on her own from a 12.0 in 2019. We dive i...

We're doing something a little different for today's episode! Helen completed Risely’s A1C Shift Method self-paced course and reduced her average blood sugar from 216/12.0 to 180/10.0. She recently joined the January 2023 DCB group coaching and is in the middle of her coaching journey. We discuss... How managing diabetes as a child influenced her decisions as an adult Going from ignoring...

Welcome to this week’s podcast, and happy February! In this episode, I discuss a concept I came up with for T1Ds that we can use to transform and become empowered by our diabetes. This concept is inspired by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and has four levels. From the bottom up, these levels are…  Self-prioritization and Union of Diabetes Autonomy and Trusting Yourself  Regulating Emotions Consi...

Today, we have Christina Roth on the show! Christina is the CEO of the Diabetes Link, formally known as the College Diabetes Network. The Diabetes Link is a national nonprofit organization that specializes in helping teens and young adults navigate their diabetes. They have served an estimated 12,000 young adults nationwide with peer support, expert resources, scholarships, and more! Christina has...

In this week’s episode, we have Registered Dietician and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Diana Mesa on the pod!  Diana has a passion for practicing from a non-diet approach to address the impact of insulin resistance, gut health, and stress on her patients’ health and blood sugars. She helps her clients connect with their intuition and apply mindfulness to their relationship with...

Welcome to this week’s podcast! Today I’m getting really vulnerable with you and sharing my experience with one of the worst low blood sugars I’ve had in years.   Along with this story, I’ll provide three tips that I’ve learned throughout my diabetes journey to help you bounce back from these types of low blood sugar incidents.   Whether intentional or unintentional, as T1Ds we are used to hiding...

Our guest today is the wonderful Stacey Simms. This episode is absolute gold for parents and caregivers of kids and teens with type one diabetes.  You may already know Stacey if you listen to the Diabetes Connections Podcast. She is a podcast host, award-winning broadcaster and speaker, as well as the author of two diabetes parenting books The World's Worst Diabetes Mom and Still the World&ap...

Happy New Year and welcome to the very first episode of the Reclaim Your Rise podcast for 2023! We are starting off strong with DCB graduate Tess Jablon on the show today.  Tess was diagnosed with type one diabetes 30 years ago at the age of seven and later also received a PCOS diagnosis, which, if you weren’t already aware, happens to about one in four T1D women.  Before enrolling in Risley'...

Hello everyone and welcome back to the show! After a three-week break, we are back and just in time to reflect on 2022 and set our intentions for 2023.   Change doesn’t always have to be hard. The five-part process that I share with you in this episode will allow you to set intentions around what you can control, and also leave room for the things that you can’t necessarily control. I’ve practiced...

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by a super inspirational guest, Chris Ruden!  Chris Ruden is an amputee, Type 1 diabetic record-holding powerlifter, keynote speaker, and disabled model featured on The Rock's hit TV show "Titan Games." From hiding his disability for almost 20 years to being one of the most highly sought-after keynote speakers, Chris helps people see their world wi...

This week we’re coming to you with a short and sweet episode about a topic that can be a bit overwhelming when it comes to managing your T1D – mindful holiday eating and how it affects your blood sugars.  It can be hard to navigate the balance of food, insulin, and feeling present during this time of the year. In this episode, I share five specific strategies to help you operate more proactively t...

Today we have Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and Certified Case Manager Grace Silverio on the show to talk about her experience with diabetes education and her work with Diversity In Diabetes. Diversity In Diabetes is a 5013c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to creating awareness and providing solutions to end health disparities and the lack of representation in the diabetes spa...

On November 1st, 2000, 22 years ago today, I was diagnosed with type one diabetes. To help me reflect and celebrate my diaversary, I’ve brought on a very special guest, my dad, Peter Bongiorno.  I’m really excited for you all to meet my dad because we're extremely close and I admire him for so many reasons. (I think you’ll see why when you listen to his episode…) My dad is a personal injury a...

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by therapist and childhood friend Lily Thrope! Lily Thrope, LCSW specializes in supporting individuals who experience anxiety, disordered eating, low self-esteem, relationship stress, and LGBTQIA-related issues. Through her work, Lily helps her clients find the confidence to face these issues and find ways to live their happiest and most authentic lives. In this...

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by a Risely one-on-one coaching program graduate, Timo Stosius!  Timo is 27 years old and has been living with type one diabetes for 15 years. He's a designer and super successful entrepreneur from Germany and co-founded Sdui, an education tech startup that builds operating systems for digital and modern education. I n this convo, we talk about… How Timo wen...

Today, we have a very special guest on the pod, Leigh-Ann Webster!  Leigh-Ann is the Executive Director for the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), which has collaborated with the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) since 2016 to provide a robust board certification examination to qualify health coaches. Leigh-Ann has over 20 years of experience in marketing and commu...

This week we’re coming to you with a short and sweet episode all about dating with diabetes.  This topic was inspired by a recent message I received on Instagram that made me want to reach through the screen and hug the person who sent it. The message said, “I’m devastated. My boyfriend just broke up with me because I was diagnosed with type one diabetes.”  In this episode, I share three things yo...

Coming to you today with an extra special life update episode. I got married! I recorded this podcast with my best friend and Bridesmaid, Allison Cucci after my honeymoon so I could give you a full wedding debrief.  ⁣Make sure you listen to the end of the episode because my husband Kris joins us for a rapid-fire Q+A 💍🔥 Allison and I have been best friends since we were 15, so who better to inter...

Today, we have one of the OG online diabetes content creators, Ginger Vieira on the show!  Ginger has lived with T1D since the age of 13 and also lives with celiac disease, fibromyalgia, and hypothyroidism. She began sharing her journey with type one diabetes in 2010 through YouTube, Twitter, and freelance writing. She's written about a range of topics over the years, including pregnancy, emo...

This week we’re coming to you with a short, sweet, and to-the-point episode about the top five reasons why so many people with diabetes struggle with their mental health. We can talk about the glycemic index, diet, and exercise all day long, but the biggest thing that is going to create the most change in how you're experiencing your life with T1D is improving your mental health.  In this epi...