Type 1 on 1 | Diabetes Stories

Hold onto your insulin... Type 1 on 1 is back!

I'm so excited to return for another season, and it was only right that we get the MVP of this podcast on for a little episode 1 check in, you know?
That's right, The Diaries co-host Ami is coming through with the REAL talk, and she spills the tea on the all important insulin pump update now that she's been wired up to her gadget for three whole months. Hint: It's going really, REALLY well and having seen what Ami's taken on since her diagnosis, I can say with a bit of a bursting heart that I am one proud friend.
We get in the mood with the usual sexy chat - missing toenails, blisters, and spots that simply won't heal because type 1 diabetes has KO'd our immune systems. It is Valentine's Day after all...

It's good to be back! Thanks so much for joining me.

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Ami’s officially on an insulin pump! Just in time for the 30th (!!) episode of Type 1 on 1: The Diaries, we get the DL on Ami’s new lease of life on an Omnipod. Kendrick Lamar’s involved, but so is a raging overnight high glucose. You can’t win ‘em all.
You CAN however, send us your diawins, and send them you did! We get a few nice little pick me ups from the listeners as well as the return of some dia-science facts, while Jen’s very busy consuming large amounts of tapas and stealing batteries out of remote controls to save her insulin pump from dying…

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Get ready for all the feels - this community has delivered yet again!
In spirit of injecting (oohhhh get it?) a little bit of positivity into the often frustrating world of type 1 diabetes, and inspired by the fab news that as we publish this, Ami is officially, finally hooked up to an insulin pump (!) we asked you to send us your dia-wins and diabetes milestones so that we could celebrate everyone out there doing their best to handle this mad bad chronic condition.


Jen’s heart but did some full bursting as we read out your wins, ranging from lower HbA1cs to being able to eat all the food on holiday without a big fallout on the BGs, to taking steps to accepting a type 1 diabetes diagnosis. This is a real treat and it’s all thanks to you.

Elsewhere, Jen’s on the move around the world AGAIN, and Ami’s got some real kid-at-christmas vibes as she tries to think of new ways to jazz up her diabetes stuff. Glitter, anyone?

Thanks so much to Dexcom UK & Ireland for sponsoring this episode.
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Lovely listeners - we need your help, again!

It can be easy to moan about this type 1 life (and with good reason), but this week Ami’s celebrating her imminent switch to an insulin pump after a three year ‘journey’ to get approved. In the spirit of us all cheering each other on, please send us your dia-wins on Instagram and tell us any goal you’ve accomplished this week/year/life! There’s no win too small, we want to spread some good stuff and get them read out on the podcast. Bonus points if you can weave a funny tale in there too…

Elsewhere Jen’s HbA1c has gone officially AWOL and ghosted her after 26 years, and she’s finally got to the bottom of her dodgy Pod investigation (Podgies if you will).

Ami’s pretty jazzed to have an insulin pump in her possession! But like a kid at Christmas, she’s got a few more weeks of looking longingly at the parcel before she can open it and hook herself up. What a tease! She’s still got time for a little rant too, because no one puts Ami in the corner.

Thanks so much to Dexcom UK & Ireland for sponsoring this episode.
https://www.dexcom.com/

Come and say hi on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/missjengrieves/
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We asked for your escapades… and you delivered!
From passing out on a plane to taking a long-acting dose of fast-acting insulin (!), we’re very grateful to hear it’s not just us who get themselves into the odd type 1 diabetes related pickle. Please keep them coming, we’d love to hear more!

Elsewhere Ami’s feeling pretty done with type 1 diabetes this week, while Jen spent a whole 24 hours out of range which was not so fun. But there’s good news as Ami anticipates her insulin pump start, and after a long road, Jen’s retinopathy seems to be going in a more positive direction. Light and shade people, light and shade.

If you want to say hi or send us an escapade, head over to Instagram:
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Thanks so much to Dexcom UK & Ireland for sponsoring this episode.
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We hope you’re strapped in tight this week, the diabetes rollercoaster is GO.

Jen’s got a little update on the horror wrist injury (spoiler alert: it’s broken) and the resulting cast is forcing a bit of a slow down on the usual escapades, which is probably no bad thing.

Meanwhile Ami’s had a weekend of frustration after losing her insulin pen in a restaurant and not realising until said restaurant was closed… BUT there’s good news too as she’s finally got the pump-date we’ve been waiting for!

To help us feel a little better about these escapades, we’re looking for some reassurance that we’re not the only ones getting ourselves in these type 1 pickles… so, can you relate? Have you got a tale of adventure that’s happened as a result of your type 1 diabetes? Please slide on into our DMs and tell us your tales - we’re here with a knowing nod and a lovely hug, and we can keep you anonymous if you wish. We’ll treat your stories with care, promise. Send us your escapades and we might have a chat about them on next week’s podcast.

Welcome to Type 1 on 1: The Diaries! Writer and broadcaster Jen Grieves and producer Ami Bennett are good friends - who both happen to live with type 1 diabetes. For this special spin-off series of Type 1 on 1, nana diabetic Jen (25 years) and baby diabetic Ami (3 years) chat through the frustrating, funny and challenging experiences they’ve faced each week thanks to this ridiculous condition. All in the hope that their stories might help you too.

Thanks so much to Dexcom UK & Ireland for sponsoring this episode.
https://www.dexcom.com/

Come and say hi on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/missjengrieves/
https://www.instagram.com/amilovesyoumore/

Woah Nelly, they're at it again!
The giddyness hits as Jen and Ami are reunited after a couple of weeks apart, and Jen's swollen, purple hand is somewhat of a distraction. But like every great injury, there's a great story attached, and it's kiiiiiind of type 1 diabetes related.
Ami's having some issues with her sharps bin, but after consulting the good people of Instagram, it seems that she's not alone.

Welcome to Type 1 on 1: The Diaries! Writer and broadcaster Jen Grieves and producer Ami Bennett are good friends - who both happen to live with type 1 diabetes. For this special spin-off series of Type 1 on 1, nana diabetic Jen (25 years) and baby diabetic Ami (3 years) chat through the frustrating, funny and challenging experiences they’ve faced each week thanks to this ridiculous condition. All in the hope that their stories might help you too.

Thanks so much to Dexcom UK & Ireland for sponsoring this episode.
https://www.dexcom.com/

Come and say hi on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/missjengrieves/
https://www.instagram.com/amilovesyoumore/

Bom chica WOW WOW!! Get ready ladies and gents, this week’s episode of The Diaries is a TIME. Ami is another year older and marked her birthday week with the mother of all type 1 escapades, naturally. Thanks to some quick-thinking she was able to jet off to Spain without too much panic, but the escapade came back to bite her once she was back in the UK...
Jen’s finally topped up all her long overdue diabetes admin with two appointments in one week, can you imagine? First a trip to the retinopathy clinic (if you know you know), followed by clinic appointment featuring an absolute revelation, as the usual urine sample ‘difficulties’ are no more. Told you it was a sexy episode…

Welcome to Type 1 on 1: The Diaries! Writer and broadcaster Jen Grieves and producer Ami Bennett are good friends - who both happen to live with type 1 diabetes. For this special spin-off series of Type 1 on 1, nana diabetic Jen (25 years) and baby diabetic Ami (3 years) chat through the frustrating, funny and challenging experiences they’ve faced each week thanks to this ridiculous condition. All in the hope that their stories might help you too.

Thanks so much to Dexcom UK & Ireland for sponsoring this episode.
https://www.dexcom.com/

Come and say hi on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/missjengrieves/
https://www.instagram.com/amilovesyoumore/

Cue the theme tune, it’s dia-quiz time! We’re taking it back to the introductions this week and offer up a little getting to know you style fun with a little quiz about all things diabetes, so whether you’re new to this podcast or you’ve been listening for a while, you get a little bit more of a flavour of our individual type 1 diabetes stories. Diagnosis tales, pump vs pen and a couple of interesting hypo experiences, pull up a chair and get to know us a little bit better - it's the quiz that none of you asked for!

Welcome to Type 1 on 1: The Diaries! Writer and broadcaster Jen Grieves and producer Ami Bennett are good friends - who both happen to live with type 1 diabetes. For this special spin-off series of Type 1 on 1, nana diabetic Jen (25 years) and baby diabetic Ami (3 years) chat through the frustrating, funny and challenging experiences they’ve faced each week thanks to this ridiculous condition. All in the hope that their stories might help you too.

Thanks so much to Dexcom UK & Ireland for sponsoring this episode.
https://www.dexcom.com/

Come and say hi on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/missjengrieves/
https://www.instagram.com/amilovesyoumore/

Drum roll please… Not only are Jen and Ami in the same country, but they're in the same room!

It’s a special day for Type 1 on 1: The Diaries because for the first time ever, Jen and Ami are recording together IRL. Jen’s back from her adventures around the world just in time to help Ami pack for her holiday, Spanish diabetes vocabulary included - although the excitement is temporarily interrupted by a couple of matching hypos. Cute.

Ami reflects on her approaching 3rd diaversary, and gives Jen a hard time for her sleeping habits. All is well though, as the pair are rather giddy to be back together at last!

Welcome to Type 1 on 1: The Diaries! Writer and broadcaster Jen Grieves and producer Ami Bennett are good friends - who both happen to live with type 1 diabetes. For this special spin-off series of Type 1 on 1, nana diabetic Jen (25 years) and baby diabetic Ami (3 years) chat through the frustrating, funny and challenging experiences they’ve faced each week thanks to this ridiculous condition. All in the hope that their stories might help you too.

Thanks so much to Dexcom UK & Ireland for sponsoring this episode.
https://www.dexcom.com/

Come and say hi on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/missjengrieves/
https://www.instagram.com/amilovesyoumore/