LiveFree with T1D

I love getting questions from my listener's and recently, you've sent in some good ones! This episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is dedicated to answering your questions.

In this episode of my podcast, I answer questions about:

✔️ How to cope with new information about managing T1D more effectively

✔️ How to manage T1D with an unpredictable schedule 

✔️ How to create healthy diabetes habits that stick

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It can now be purchased on Amazon or on my website, www.thediabetespsychologist.com/book. Follow The Diabetes Psychologist on Instagram @thediabetespsychologist and join The Diabetes Psychologist Community on Facebook.

The holidays are here and you and I both know that T1D can make your relationships with others challenging during this time of year.To help you have a joyful holiday season with T1D along for the ride, we are going to the archives and bringing back one of the most popular episodes.

This is the second episode in a 2-part series about boundaries and T1D.

I know you've been there. I know you've had that friend or family member - even a doctor - who tries to be helpful but crosses the line with you and your diabetes.

Maybe your friend asks you if you should be eating that dessert. Or your mom texts you as soon as she gets a CGM alert on her phone. Your doctor may even yell at you for not doing a good job managing your diabetes. None of these things are ok!

On this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast, I talk about how you can set healthy boundaries with the people in your life, including your health care team. You are in charge of how you live your life with T1D, and healthy boundaries can help you get the support you need from other people. I'll give you some sure-fire ways to tell if someone has crossed your boundaries with T1D and strategies you can use to set and stick to these healthy boundaries.

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It can now be purchased on Amazon or on my website, www.thediabetespsychologist.com/book. Follow The Diabetes Psychologist on Instagram @thediabetespsychologist and join The Diabetes Psychologist Community on Facebook.

The holidays are here and you and I both know that T1D can get in the way of your fun this time of year. To help you have a joyful holiday season with T1D along for the ride, we are going to the archives and bringing back a couple of the most popular episodes.

This is the first episode in a 2-part series about boundaries and T1D.

On this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist podcast, we talk about your boundaries with T1D and with yourself. Do you let T1D take up too much energy, or do you not focus on it enough? What boundaries do you set for yourself around things like what and how much you eat? You don't want your boundaries with T1D and yourself to be too loose, but you also don't want them to be too rigid. We will talk about how you can use boundaries to find the balance between good T1D management and your quality of life.

Next week in the second part of this series, we'll look at your boundaries with other people and your healthcare team around T1D.

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It can now be purchased on Amazon or on my website, www.thediabetespsychologist.com/book. Follow The Diabetes Psychologist on Instagram @thediabetespsychologist and join The Diabetes Psychologist Community on Facebook.

Going to see your endocrinologist can be intimidating. You have things that you want to talk about, but you may be wondering how to bring them up. There may be new technology, insulin, or other medications that you want to integrate into your diabetes management toolbox, but you are not sure how your endocrinologist will respond when you ask.

On this episode of the podcast, I talk about how you can get your needs met with your diabetes care team. After listening to this episode, you'll have strategies you can use during your next doctor visit!

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It can now be purchased on Amazon or on my website, www.thediabetespsychologist.com/book. Follow The Diabetes Psychologist on Instagram @thediabetespsychologist and join The Diabetes Psychologist Community on Facebook.

When you feel limited in what you can it because of type 1 diabetes, it can lead to all kinds of emotional challenges. You feel resentful, stuck, and helpless. You feel like you have to make the impossible choice between eating foods you love and managing your diabetes. This conversation will give you hope!

My guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is Ben Tzeel. Ben is a Registered Dietitian, strength coach, and T1D vet of over 20 years who specializes in providing you with the blueprint to amazing blood sugars. In this episodes, he gives you strategies for eating the foods you love AND keeping your blood sugars in range, so you don't have to make any impossible choices.

You can connect with Ben on Instagram at @manoftzeel or on the web at https://www.yourdiabetesinsider.com.

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It can now be purchased on Amazon or on my website, www.thediabetespsychologist.com/book. Follow The Diabetes Psychologist on Instagram @thediabetespsychologist and join The Diabetes Psychologist Community on Facebook.

 My guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is Brooke Bennett. In January 2022, Brooke gave a TEDx Talk called Why the Price of Insulin is a Danger to Diabetics. This talk has more than 1 million views on YouTube and has helped Brooke find her voice. In this episode, Brooke tells us how her TEDx talk came to be and how she has used her platform to help people with T1D around the world be seen and heard. Be sure to listen to the end of the episode where Brooke tells us about what she is planning to do with her platform next!

You can click HERE to watch Brooke's TEDx talk using this

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It can now be purchased on Amazon or on my website, www.thediabetespsychologist.com/book. Follow The Diabetes Psychologist on Instagram @thediabetespsychologist and join The Diabetes Psychologist Community on Facebook.

Low blood sugar is the nemesis of every person with type 1 diabetes. Lows are inconvenient, annoying, and can be scary. What happens when you have a severe low blood sugar? In this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast, I talk about the physical and psychological impact of having a severe low blood sugar and I give you a 4-step plan you can use to help you recover psychologically if you ever do have a severe low.

Thanks to Vertex Pharmaceuticals for making this episode possible!

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It can now be purchased on Amazon or on my website, www.thediabetespsychologist.com/book. Follow The Diabetes Psychologist on Instagram @thediabetespsychologist and join The Diabetes Psychologist Community on Facebook.

My guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is Aaron Kowalski. Aaron is an active runner AND the CEO of JDRF. In this episode, Aaron talks about his path to becoming the leader of the world's largest nonprofit funder of type 1 diabetes research, and how he balances his responsibilities as CEO with his passion for running.

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It can now be purchased on Amazon or on my website, www.thediabetespsychologist.com/book. Follow The Diabetes Psychologist on Instagram @thediabetespsychologist and join The Diabetes Psychologist Community on Facebook.

Parenting a child who has T1D can be stressful. It takes patience, grit, and sense of humor. Just ask my guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast. Stacey Simms a T1D mom. Her son Benny was diagnosed with T1D more than 15 years ago just before his 2nd birthday. In this episode, Stacey talks candidly about her experience parenting a son with T1D, how she is letting go, and how she brings humor into her family's life with T1D. Stacey also just published her second book called Still the World's Worst Diabetes Mom.

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It can now be purchased on Amazon or on my website, www.thediabetespsychologist.com/book. Follow The Diabetes Psychologist on Instagram @thediabetespsychologist and join The Diabetes Psychologist Community on Facebook.

People with T1D tend to be creatures of habit. In some ways, this can be helpful. However, being a creature of habit can also get in the way of trying new things and expanding your diabetes management toolbox. In this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast, you'll get some practical tips you can use to get out of your own way and be willing to expand your toolbox.

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It can now be purchased on Amazon or on my website, www.thediabetespsychologist.com/book. Follow The Diabetes Psychologist on Instagram @thediabetespsychologist and join The Diabetes Psychologist Community on Facebook.