This is Type 1: Real-Life Type 1 Diabetes

Wondering what diabetes camp is? What benefits they offer? Can you go to one as an adult if you don't want to volunteer? Diabetes camps give kids with T1D the opportunity to enjoy themselves with others their age. It's an equalizer and lets kids be kids. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode31 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do...

What are basal rates? This is the term for the constant stream of background insulin that keeps blood sugars stable. T1Ds need to program our own. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode30 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow Jessie on Inst...

Have you ever encountered diabetics in the wild? We're hard to spot, but we like talking to other PWDs because they're tangible proof we're not alone. Meeting someone else in the real world with the same disease can be an incredible bonding experience, as long as both people are open to talking about diabetes! I love being the diabetic in the wild. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.co...

Molly Johannes is Hugging the Cactus—embracing all the prickles of type 1 diabetes. She's lived with it for over 20 years and has great insight to share. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode28 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow Je...

The diabetes community is wherever diabetics gather to talk about diabetes, their gripes, their insights, the cool things they're doing with their tech, who they've met with T1D, and learn more about this disease. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode27 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts...

Diabetes burnout is a mental state where you just don't want to deal with it anymore. It looks different for everyone, and everyone manages it differently. Listen in to find out how to recognize diabetes burnout, and some tips to help manage burnout. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode26 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... L...

In pop culture, diabetes is a dramatic plot point. It usually misses the whole picture and reinforces negative stereotypes. Movies and TV shows that depict diabetes usually do it without any real research or understanding as to what we go through on a daily basis. And because T1D is an invisible disease, that makes it more difficult to portray properly.  Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode...

In this episode we sat down with Rob Howe, the founder of the Diabetics Doing Things podcast. Rob is a former professional basketball player, an entrepreneur, and passionate about helping just one more person with diabetes understand that they’re not alone.  Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode24 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next.....

How and why should you tell someone about your type 1 diabetes? There are lots of reasons you should even if it feels uncomfortable at first. In this episode we talk about why you should tell others about your T1D, how and when to do it based on who you're talking to, and how to deal with being self-conscious about your T1D.  Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode23 Podcast page: http://...

Eating at restaurants with type 1 diabetes often feels like a major challenge. We have to understand all the extra steps and precautions that goes into it.  Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode22 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow Jess...

Setting diabetes goals gives you a metric or end-point to shoot for. What gets measured gets managed... So what are you going to measure in 2020?  Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode21 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow Jessie on Inst...

Celiac happens in about 20% of people with type 1 diabetes. Alexa Brenner comes on to talk about her experience dealing with both, and offers some advice. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode20 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow Jessie...

Working retail is difficult. Jessie walks us through what she's learned in her retail job about how to best handle her diabetes and be her own advocate. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode19 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow Jes...

Handling stress as a type 1 diabetic is tricky because diabetes itself is stressful. Listen for tips to reduce stress—whether you're diabetic or not. We all need some stress reduction tips nowadays. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode18 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on In...

What extra supplies should you have on you at all times? What things do you need to bring to work, school, or on vacation? T1Ds should have emergency backup kits all over the place. In this episode, we talk about where to keep them, what goes inside, and tracking expirations. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode17 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!  ...

Officer Aaron Holyfield talks about what police officers need to know about type 1 diabetes. The best thing is to tell the officer that you're diabetic! Knowledge is the first line of care for us as diabetics. Throughout this interview, it was clear that the best way for diabetics to help police officers in the course of their duties is to inform them up front that we're type 1 diabetic....

With the holidays approaching, managing T1D can feel daunting and impossible. What do you do when the table's full of all this food you don't normally eat? Or when your drunk aunt keeps pestering you about how badly she thinks you're taking care of your blood sugars? What do you do when you just want to strangle everyone gathered around the turkey? Listen to this episode for some ti...

Long-term control for type 1 diabetics is still relatively young. Insulin's only been available for less than 100 years! How does a T1D avoid complications? Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode14 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow...

Every type 1 diabetic has bad habits—things like giving too much insulin and not rotating infusion sites, among others. What T1D bad habits do you have? Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode13 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow Jessie o...

Insulin and hormones play a major role in T1D. In this episode, I talk with Alex Vickers, a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator, about it.  Show notes: inspiredforward.com/episode12 Podcast page: thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow Jessie on Instagram

Embarking on some air travel with type 1 diabetes? Listen in for some tips on going through security, packing supplies, and in-flight management. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode11 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow Jessie on Insta...

Losing weight as a type 1 diabetic is frustrating and hard. Learn our methods for losing weight when dealing with insulin, which influences weight gain. Show notes: www.inspiredforward.com/episode10 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Pod on Instagram Follow Colleen on Instagram Follow Jessie o...

Food is a key driving factor for blood sugar and how much insulin we need. Most diabetics grow up learning that they can eat whatever they want, as long as they give insulin for it. This is a mindset that drove my weight up, frustrated me endlessly, and affected my blood sugars in a bad way. In this episode, we talk about how low-carb or keto is the best type of food for diabetics.  Show notes: ht...

In this episode, we sit down to talk with Jessie's mom, Denise, on her perspectives as a parent to a Type 1 Diabetic. She shares her experience going through Jessie's diagnosis and shares some wisdom for listeners. Show notes: inspiredforward.com/episode8 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club!   What to do next... Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Foll...

Every diabetic's bane is insurance, whether it's good or bad. Why do we need it? Why is it so expensive? What does it even cover? In this episode, we talk about the pieces of insurance, including deductibles, premiums, copays, and that annoying thing called "non-medical switching."  Show notes: inspiredforward.com/episode7 Podcast page: http://thisistype1.com Join the Half-Dead...