Diabetics Doing Things Podcast

Diabetics Doing Athletics and Sport with Dan Allison Diabetics Doing Things Podcast Dan Allison ( @the_athletic_diabetic on Instagram) joins the podcast from Beverly, England to talk about his Diagnosis at age 10 and how athletics and sport have played such an instrumental part for him in living a successful life with Diabetes. Besides having so much in common from an athletics perspective, Dan and I both attribute much of our success with Type 1 to our Mothers. Dan's mom is a nurse, my mom taught nutrition and fitness for over a decade, and both of them were instrumental into forming our lives with T1D. We also talk about how important it is to be open about your T1D, especially in athletics, because it gives you a sense of belonging to have other people who know what you're going through. So get involved! Reach out and comment, message, email! It'll be worth it. This post was written in support of Beyond Type 1’s Power Up Campaign that’s engaging a global T1D community to help educate, advocate and cure Type 1 diabetes.

Diabetics Doing Strange Diagnosis Stories with Kayla Chorley Diabetics Doing Things Podcast Kayla Chorley (@instakay.14 on Instagram) joins the Podcast from Canada to talk about her journey with T1D. Diagnosed when she was 12, she shares her particularly funny, and very unique diagnosis story before diving deep into how she's overcome her diagnosis to live a full life with T1D. Despite her rocky diagnosis, Kayla's prognosis has always been positive. She and I take a deep dive into the importance of the rhetoric of doctors, nurses and Diabetes educators at diagnosis and (without any direct research) the effect it has on the success of the patient living with Type-1 Diabetes. Kayla and I are very like minded, and she and I talk at length about taking T1D one day at a time and to not expect perfection. We even talk about T1International , and all the great work Elizabeth and her team are doing globally for Insulin reform #insulin4all. This post was written in support of Beyond Type 1’s Power Up Campaign that’s engaging a global T1D community to help educate, advocate and cure Type 1 diabetes.

Diabetics Doing an Active Life with Rowena Gander Diabetics Doing Things Podcast Rowena Gander ( @type1active on Instagram ) joins the podcast from the UK to talk about living an active life with T1D and some of her stories, tips and tactics she uses with her clients. Diagnosed with T1D while at university three years ago, Rowena started an Instagram to chronicle her T1D Journey. In that time she's found the amazing Diabetes Online Community to be incredibly supportive, and when people began to message her about training, nutrition and fitness, she started her online Diabetes coaching business. We speak at length about fitness and the online community and I'd encourage you to reach out to Rowena whether you're in the UK, US or anywhere else in the world. She's a great resource and I'm grateful she came on the podcast. This post was written in support of Beyond Type 1’s Power Up Campaign that’s engaging a global T1D community to help educate, advocate and cure Type 1 diabetes.

Diabetics Doing Life in a New Light with Erika Cavallo Diabetics Doing Things Podcast Episode 051 features Erika Cavallo ( @erikacavalloo on Instagram ) a former Division 1 Lacrosse player at Towson University. Erika had been feeling under the weather towards the end of her Freshman season, and was diagnosed with T1D prior to one of her team's games. Erika takes us through her diagnosis that derailed a promising season, adjusting to life with T1D as a student after her diagnosis, facing the reality that while her life had changed, her outlook and work ethic didn't have to, and how she has found a new passion fighting for T1D advocacy following her diagnosis. Erika also gives us a firsthand account of what many T1Ds go through, in that many of their peers and social circles change after they are diagnosed and they begin to feel alienated or alone because of their disease. Erika's attitude and determination are truly inspiring, and I hope you all enjoy a very candid look at life with Type 1.

Diabetics Doing Call to Congress with Basma Adams Diabetics Doing Things Podcast Hard to believe we've reached 50 episodes! I'm super grateful to each and every listener, guest and supporter over the last 18 months. We couldn't do it without you. My 50th guest is Basma Adams ( @bastheboss on Instagram ). Don't let her age fool you, Basma is leading the charge for T1D advocacy on multiple fronts, including the steps of Capitol Hill. Basma represented T1Ds in 2017 during the ADA's "Call to Congress" in Washington, where she spent her time meeting face to face with representatives from across the country, in a day where she was focused on "making diabetes a priority." Basma and I talk about her diagnosis, experience during her 10+ years of advocacy work and the launch of her new blog . It's a great conversation, and we look forward to seeing what's next for the 2014 ADA National Youth Advocate.