This is Type 1: Real-Life Type 1 Diabetes

What do you do when your kid is diagnosed? Jay Rush's 5-year-old son was diagnosed at the end of January 2022, so he's in the thick of learning the ins and outs of T1D. Jay has a great perspective on T1D and what it means for his son's future. Parents of newly diagnosed kiddos, listen in for Jay's wisdom on this!  Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the epis...

So you've been diagnosed with T1D... Now what? For the newly diagnosed people with diabetes, use this episode as a reference for what you might encounter in the first day, first week, first month, and first year of diagnosis.  Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode show notes & relevant T1D links and reso...

Lucie, host of The Fast Life with Diabetes, shares her experience from being diagnosed at 17, all the way through intermittent fasting. Lucie interviews T1Ds and T2Ds about their experiences with fasting and all the health benefits that come from it.  Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode show notes & relevan...

Announcement! We're making some changes to the podcast, using episode 150 as our marker. For the first 149 episodes of This is Type 1, we've been flying by the seat of our strategic pants! Now, after almost 3 years of podcasting, Jessie & I sat down to discuss where we want the podcast to go.  Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podc...

Ben Shabad, a T1D Licensed Professional Counselor, shares firsthand knowledge and training in psychotherapy to help other T1Ds. Having grown up with T1D, Ben knows how stressful, challenging, and demanding it is to manage.  Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode show notes & relevant T1D links and resources Jo...

Jessie shares lessons learned from her first year in college. With T1D, college can feel extra stressful and overwhelming, especially if you've never been on your own before. Jessie uses this episode to set herself up for success in the years going forward, by recording what worked / what she liked, what didn't work, and what she plans to do differently.  Read the show notes and find all...

Molly Johannes, our first repeat guest (!), joins us to talk about her transition from fintech to a T1D non-profit, specifically the College Diabetes Network! We could talk with Molly all day, and had a blast with this conversation.  Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode show notes & relevant T1D links and re...

Most people with type 1 diabetes do not love the condition. A lot of the time, it's a relationship filled with resentment, anger, frustration, confusion, and over time it feels exhausting. One of the most difficult questions we ask guests is "what's your favorite thing about T1D?".  Most of us don't love it, and in this episode I'm challenging the status quo of hating...

Devin Ortiz-Hoffman, known as @icecremandinsulin on the interwebs, joined us to share her experience being diagnosed with T1D in 2019. She sums up being diagnosed as an adult pretty succinctly with this: “T1D is not a death sentence for the life you used to know.” Devin nails it on the head here. If you've listened to us for any length of time, you know that we believe T1D is not a reason to...

 The highs and lows of diabetes impact work and productivity, both in an employment setting and in school. In this episode, we discuss what that looks like, things within a company’s or school’s control to help T1Ds, and ultimately what you can do for yourself to be as productive as possible with type 1 diabetes.  Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to o...

Diabetes camps are near and dear to our hearts! Tonya Fuhrmann, the director of Montana's only summer camp for kids with type 1 diabetes, joins us to share her story. Montana Youth Diabetes Alliance (MYDA) is a 501(c)3 organization started in 2019 to meet the needs of Montana's type 1 diabetes community. If you're a Montana T1 family, check out this episode to find out how you can g...

I took a 12-day solo road trip that spanned 4000 miles. Find out how my blood sugars did! I talk about my TIR, lows, highs, and how I handled food, insulin, and being out of routine for that long. You'll also hear how I got stranded in Wyoming thanks to weather! Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode show not...

Praachi Nagpal, India's first national pageant winner with type 1 diabetes, talks about her experience with T1D. She is on a mission to show young girls that T1D does not have to keep you from chasing your dreams! Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode show notes & relevant T1D links and resources Join th...

Learn why the facts or "circumstances" of diabetes are not in control of your feelings... even though it seems like they are. Our true power over our emotional lives with T1D is in how we think about the circumstances of it.  Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode show notes & relevant T1D links and...

Taja Cato, health & fitness coach, teaches type 1 diabetics how to lose fat. She joined us to talk about her healing journey through disordered eating.  She also spends months at a time abroad, and shares how she manages her supplies while abroad. Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode show notes & relevan...

Take a deeper dive into stress management 2.0 with us! Jessie & Colleen discuss different techniques for handling the stressors of type 1 diabetes. These tips are less about the actions we take (see episode 18) and more about starting with how we think about the circumstances we're stressing about. Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podc...

Allison Nimlos, the Diabetes Therapist, shares about mental health essentials for type 1 diabetics. She has a LOT of wonderful advice for people feeling distressed and burned out with the ‘betes.  Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode show notes & relevant T1D links and resources Join the Half-Dead Pancreas C...

Without confidence in yourself to handle anything T1D throws at you, your experience of the condition can turn into a blame game. Learn how to build self-confidence in this arena, even when it feels like the roller coaster is running your blood sugars and your emotions are dragged along for the ride. Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast pag...

Laura Bean from @beansbetes joins us to talk about her experience with T1D.  I've been following Laura for a while on IG and she has such a larger than life personality.  She embodies strength and resilience with T1D, and it's clear that humor plays a big part in her life with it. Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find...

How does social media impact your self-image as a person with type 1 diabetes?  Not great, it turns out, if you're focusing on the idealized image of the "perfect diabetic".  In any social media network, our attention is the product. Listen in to hear our ways to cope with the negative feelings that could crop up when we compare ourselves to others. Read the show notes and find all...

Noah Averbach-Katz, actor on Star Trek: Discovery, launched a Kickstarter in February 2022 to fund the production of Type 1, a dystopian short film focusing on a couple searching for diabetes supplies in a post-apocalyptic world. Noah joins us for this special bonus episode to talk about the project! Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Back the Kickstarter before it...

Are you frustrated trying to figure out where to put your tubed insulin pump when you're wearing a skirt or dress?  Erin Calhoun-Dulaney, inventor of the SkirtMyPump slip, joins us to talk about how she came up with this unique solution to pump placement. Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode show notes &amp...

Do you feel alone in your type 1 diabetes? Like there's no one else who understands what you're going through, even though the entire DOC is out there with the same condition? If you're feeling alone, it's not your fault. It's natural to feel like that when the people around you don't have the same experience you do. Listen in to learn how to manage feeling alone. Rea...

Candace Chambers shares her experience as an African American woman being misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetic during her PhD program.  Candace is full of tips for graduate students dealing with health difficulties and how to self-advocate. She also has an AMAZING diagnosis story involving alligators. Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to...

Jessie is in the thick of college and has noticed a lot about the drinking culture on campus.  In this episode, we talk about how type 1 diabetics can navigate that culture in college, especially if you're underage and feel pressured to drink when you don't want to. Read the show notes and find all the links discussed in the episode Go straight to our podcast page to find all the episode...