This year Amber Clour celebrated her 37th year as a type 1 diabetic, or as she likes to call it, her 'Diaversary'. In 2015 she left her job and decided to concentrate her life on diabetes advocacy, setting up her website, diabetesdailygrind.com and her podcast, 'The Real Life Diabetes Podcast'. Eoin and Amber discuss the changing attitudes in diabetes over the last few decades and what keeps her going in her pursuit of reassuring diabetics that they are not alone.

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This week's guest is Chris Bright (chrisbrighty1), or as Eoin likes to call him, "The Welsh Diabetic Ronaldo". Chris talks about how he went from being diagnosed at the age of 8, to representing his home country of Wales on the international stage in Futsal. He discusses the difficulties he encounters while managing his blood sugar levels alongside being an elite athlete and what techniques he uses to overcome them. If you have a question for Eoin, you can email it to [email protected].

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Ever wondered why you get more irritated when you go high? Have you ever been annoyed after reading your blood sugar level? This week Eoin discusses a topic that isn't really talked about ...diabetic mood swings and why they happen. If you have a question or comment for Eoin, you can contact him by emailing [email protected].

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We make decisions hundreds if not thousands of times a day, but how does it affect your blood sugar levels? Eoin dissects another one of the 42 factors with an emphasis on decisions around food, working out and sleep. If you have a question for Eoin, you can email [email protected].

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Continuing on from the 42 factors, this week Eoin delves into your blood sugar while you sleep. Eoin gives some tips on how to avoid your blood sugars going high or low during the night and also unravels the Dawn Effect, a natural release of hormones during your sleep which you have no control over. Check out Eoin's 8 week 'Fitter, Happier, Healthier' project at insuleoin.com.

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Following on from last weeks introduction episode of the 42 factors that affect your blood sugar levels, this week Eoin focuses on temperature. From hot weather affecting you physically to cold weather influencing you psychologically, the temperature of your environment can be critical to how you manage your blood sugar levels. Check out Eoin's 8 week 'Fitter, Happier, Healthier' project at insuleoin.com.

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Inspired by last weeks chat with Talia, Eoin talks about the different factors that affect your blood sugar levels. Believe it or not there are actually 42 factors in total and Eoin believes the more you know about them, the better your management will be. This is an introductory episode and the different factors will be broken down and discussed in more detail in the coming weeks. If you have a question you would like answered on the podcast you can email [email protected].

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This week Eoin chats to Talia Bentley (@t1aliabentley). Talia was diagnosed at 14 and explains how she went from a reluctant diabetic teen, to a personal trainer and diabetic coach. She talks about the struggles she faced in school with managing her diet and also peoples misconceptions of the condition. If you have a question you would like Eoin to answer on the podcast, you can email it to [email protected].

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This week Eoin answers Karen's email who wants to know more about eating out while having diabetes. He explains how anticipation of the meal ahead is crucial when trying to balance your blood sugar levels, plus he talks about what happened this week when he appeared on national television. If you have a question for Eoin you can email it to [email protected].

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In this special episode, Eoin answers various questions from diabetic kids around the world. We go from Canada to Australia and from Texas to the Czech Republic; many different accents but one thing connecting everyone, diabetes. If you have a question you would like Eoin to answer on the podcast, you can email it to [email protected].

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