Type 1 on 1 | Diabetes Stories

‘Stop looking for yes and no answers, and start trying to see the nuance. Pay attention to you and knowing yourself.’ Tony Coffey, also known as @trainbloom to his 1 million instagram and TikTok followers, is a personal trainer and co-host of the Fitness Stuff (For Normal People) podcast living in San Diego, California. When he’s not at Chipotle, Tony dedicates his time to combatting the mountain...

'You’re more than a blood sugar, and that’s your excellence.’   Today we meet certified diabetes royalty! Maryann Croft Maloney has lived with type 1 diabetes since 1978 - the same year she also got married and became pregnant with her first child. Maryann went through a large part of that pregnancy without a glucose meter, but has always moved through life handling whatever it - and diabetes - ha...

My dear friend and fellow type 1 Ami Bennett is back to say hello. So obviously this episode is full of  mischief, escapades, hypo gremlins, and guess what? We've STILL both got type 1 diabetes... We sweep through so much fun (and not so fun) stuff this week, having a good old catch up about everything from turning into hermits of routine by choice, being confronted by security staff about diabete...

When it comes to diabetes advocates, few are held in such regard as Renza Scibilia. And rightly so, as for more than two decades she has travelled the world to ensure the voices of people with diabetes are not only acknowledged, but listened to and understood by everyone from world-renowned healthcare professionals to pharmaceutical bosses.  Diagnosed in 1998, Renza’s activism started out through...

Everybody’s type 1 diabetes diagnosis is memorable, but Alex Durussel-Baker’s was particularly far removed from her routine as a 30-year-old business owner living in Edinburgh. Alex was on an aeroplane runway, about to take off for a work trip to the States, when her doctor called with the results of a blood test.  Alex subsequently spent three days in hospital in New York, before attending the wo...

Business owner, fitness enthusiast and adventurer Tara Humphrey is a woman of action. As the CEO of a primary care management consultancy, wife and mum of three adolescent girls, life is already a juggling act, but the family have also been forced to adapt to not one but two demanding chronic illnesses in the household. And despite the inevitable challenges, adapt they have - with the help of a wh...

When you speak to 27-year-old Avani Ved, you encounter an intelligent, focused, determined and thoughtful woman whose mission in life is to help people. She demonstrates this both in her professional career as a nurse and via her Instagram page, which spreads encouraging messages about life in general, as well as life with type 1 diabetes.   But her motivations come from some altogether more chall...

It is apparent from the minute you meet James Ridgeway that he is one of life’s good guys. A Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Education Research Associate living in Leicestershire with his partner Stacey and son Alfie, it was his own type 1 diabetes diagnosis in 2012 while on shift as a student nurse that set him on his professional path.   James is incredibly passionate about diabetes education, and...

My guest today are Lochlan Murdoch and his mum, Lesley.   Lochlan was just four when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Now 15, Lochlan has always had a deep love of football, but a serious leg injury at the age of nine left him unable to play his beloved sport. The subsequent impact on Lochlan’s blood sugars and his mental health inspired him to organise a stadium marathon, walking 28 miles i...

This is no ordinary episode, but Aviation Medical Officer and Boeing 737 First Officer Dr Jeremy Robertson is no ordinary man. This undeniably extraordinary story takes us on a 14 year journey, back to 2010 when 31-year-old Jeremy, from Sydney Australia, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes while on a training course in the United States. He was still wearing his uniform when he was told to hand ove...

‘We can do everything with type 1, but we can’t do everything.’   Beth Edwards is the kind of person with whom you instantly feel safe and seen. Through her work as a nutritional therapist, she encompasses a holistic approach to health, food, stress and type 1 diabetes in order to help people living with the condition reset their relationship with food.   Beth has helped countless people break fre...

Look who it is, Ami Bennett has returned to the podcast airwaves! In a break from regularly scheduled programming, my type 1 friend Ami and co-host of spin-off series Type 1 on 1: The Diaries pops in to give us a little life update, as it has somehow been a whole year since she said hello on the podcast. We have a lovely catch up and hear about how she's getting on with her hard-won insulin pump 1...

I am always left completely humbled and in awe when I speak to the parents of children with type 1 diabetes, and this episode is no different. And it brings with it a superhero... by the name of Captain Lantus.   Captain Lantus is the brain child of 10-year-old Max Rapson, brought to life by his dad Gary, today’s guest. Gary and his wife Sarah were plunged into a living nightmare back in 2014 when...

Today’s guest is Mohammad AlBahar, also known as @thediabetictraveler. Diagnosed at just two years old, he’s witnessed mammoth changes in diabetes managed since he was diagnosed in 1985.  Moh is the founder of the Diabetes Ambassadors Program, a non-profit in Kuwait that works to empower people living with diabetes by advocating for the needs and rights of those living with the condition.   As wel...

Oh my goodness, this episode <3   Jewellery designer and all-round lovely woman Katie Pell was days away from giving birth when she agreed to speak to me about her road to motherhood with type 1 diabetes.   Primose Florence Pell entered this world with a leap on February 29th 2024, just a week later!   Katie’s journey with type 1 diabetes, not to mention becoming a mum, has had its challenges....

Not everyone loves a deep chat as much as I do, but documentary film maker Lisa Hepner really went there with me as we plunged the depths of the rollercoaster that is type 1 diabetes, in an episode I’ve been thinking about eve since we recorded. In a way I felt like I was speaking to someone I already knew.    Lisa knows more about type 1 diabetes than most. Not only has she lived with the conditi...

Moataz Hisham is a full-time engineer, part-time fitness coach and unofficial diabetes superhero for young people with type 1 diabetes in Egypt.   Childhood in Alexandria was interrupted when Moataz was diagnosed with type 1 in 1997 at the age of 11, but his pharmacist parents quickly helped him to adapt to not only the physical challenges of type 1 diabetes, but the psychological difficulties too...

'I’m a huge advocate for being your own advocate. This is your life, speak up for yourself.’ Are you ready for some amazing energy, realness and a ton of practical advice? Lexie Peterson, aka The Divabetic, is your girl! In her own words, Lexie is shamelessly and unapologetically sharing the highs and lows of type 1 diabetes, helping thousands of people online feel more empowered about the imperfe...

"The doctor said: 'You need to put your phone down because we have to get this drip into your arm, otherwise you're going to die.' And that was my introduction to type 1 diabetes." Today's guest is Harriet Minter - published author, journalist, coach and gender equality specialist. Harriet has worked and written for among others, The Guardian, The Times and the Telegraph. She’s a columnist for Psy...

It’s Season 10 of Type 1 on 1, can you believe it? There’s no better person to start the series with than parent blogging and podcasting royalty Helen Wills, better known online as Actually Mummy. For more than a decade, Helen has helped other Mums and Dads navigate the far-reaching multitudes of parenting through the Actually Mummy blog and more recently her podcast, Teenage Kicks. As well as all...

This one's for you, friends! You're not alone. I know it, because 100,000 downloads of this little baby podcast say it's so, and I know for a fact that's not just my mum downloading her own episode 100,000 times. This bonus episode, the finale of season 9, is a celebration of you doing everything in your power to get through each day with type 1 diabetes, as you adapt to the fact that every day me...

Miriam Santori spent years fighting with her type 1 diabetes, frustrated and burnt out by the condition and lacking the support she needed to help prevent regular DKA hospital admissions. Diagnosed at a pivotal age in her teens in 2004, the condition altered the course of her education and she entered the gruelling demands of the corporate world for more than a decade. While Miriam thrived in her...

This is an episode of two parts. The main episode was recorded in September 2023, as my guest, 24-year-old medical doctor Mohammed Seyam was excitedly packing to move from his home in Gaza to London, to start a masters degree in Global Healthcare Management. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 11, Moe is a global diabetes advocate and educator. We spoke about the incredible work he’s done...

'I didn't want people to notice my diabetes, so I'd go to the music room very often at school, to have my insulin and eat my lunch where no one could see me.' Until last year, 25-year-old singer Tom Ball was busy spreading his passion for music as a secondary school teacher in his home county of West Sussex. Then he decided to audition for Britain’s Got Talent - and he went all the way to the fina...

Today’s guest is self proclaimed 'international drag pooper star' Grace Shush, also known as Timothie. 9-year-old Timothie was already dealing with more than most when they were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2000. We talk about how they dealt with the diagnosis alongside undiagnosed ADHD and hormonal issues, as well as growing up non-binary in 90s Midlands. Fast forward to 2023 and as a drag a...