Your Best T1D Year

SHOW NOTES: The pump site. The insulin. The food from six hours ago. The stress. The general vibe. Neil has blamed every single one of these for blood sugars that made no sense -- and for 34 years, he kept leaving one variable off the list entirely. This episode is about blood sugar archaeology: the 7am investigation T1D people run every morning. Holding the insulin vial up to the light. Going thr...

SHOW NOTES: You went to bed at 112. Flat arrow. No active insulin. Textbook. You should be proud. You wake up at 218. So you run the checklist -- check the site, question the insulin, replay every meal from the day before. And you come up empty. Here's what this episode proposes: you were solving the right puzzle with the wrong set of clues. Neil connects sleep directly to blood sugar management i...

SHOW NOTES: When's the last time you actually slept through the night? No CGM alarms. No blood sugar math at 3am. No lying awake wondering if your number was stable. If you can't remember, that's exactly the point. In this episode, Neil digs into something that doesn't get said often enough: type 1 diabetes makes sleeping harder in specific, documented ways. Not in a general "I have a lot on my mi...

SHOW NOTES: If you've ever woken up to a blood sugar that makes no sense -- went to bed at a perfect number, did everything right, and still saw a confusing morning high -- this episode is for you. Neil Greathouse, who has lived with type 1 diabetes since February 14, 1992, kicks off the 8-week While You Were Sleeping Challenge by asking one question: what was happening the night before your worst...

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79% of people with T1D experience shame related to their diabetes. Not occasionally. As part of their daily lived experience. Today's guest built an entire conference around that statistic. Allison Nimlos is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES), and has been living with Type 1 Diabetes for 32 years. She knows this disease from...

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Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...

Helpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com Sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life for adults with type 1 diabetes. They help with insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load of diabetes, without fighting the healthcare system alone. Sign up free at: https://bluecirclehealth.org Connect TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.bete...