Ever wonder why specific habits show up on the roadmap? Neil unpacks the exact science, psychology, seasonal logic, and behavioral research behind each T1D habit-and why stacking them changes everything.

What You Can Do Today

• Pick the habit you most need right now and start today—don't wait for January 1st
• Share your starting point at yourbestt1dyear.com for accountability
• Read up on habit science and see why small beats perfect every time

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Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Neil breaks down the data-driven, expert-approved 2026 roadmap-six habits timed with the seasons, why they work, when to do them, and how to win all year with community support.

What You Can Do Today

• Pick your starting habit: treating lows, hydration, sleep, pre-bolus, movement, or connection
• Visit yourbestt1dyear.com and sign up for the 2026 roadmap
• DM @thebetes which habit you're starting with for January

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

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Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

The quiet wins matter most - the ones nobody applauds but change everything. This episode is all about micro wins, why community makes the difference, and how to celebrate yourself this season.

What You Can Do Today

• Name one small win from 2025 and write it down, say it out loud, or DM @thebetes
• Text or voice memo someone your best "quiet victory" from this year
• Start building your own highlight reel before the year ends

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

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Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

From brick-sized meters to CGMs that talk to pumps, this episode celebrates measurable progress—73% now use CGMs, AID systems boost time-in-range by 11%, and families finally sleep better.

What You Can Do Today

• Write down one part of your T1D life that's better now than a year ago
• Share your "before and after" story with @thebetes or your T1D community
• Celebrate that progress isn't just tech—it's you showing up every day

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

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Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Naomi Garlick, founder of Glow Glucose Gummies, shares her 20+ year T1D journey, the moment she decided "enough," and how she turned frustration into a product the diabetes community actually loves.

What You Can Do Today

• Try Glow Gummies at glowgummies.com and share your honest review
• Write down one frustrating diabetes tool in your life and imagine how you'd improve it
• Ask your T1D community for real opinions before your next diabetes purchase

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

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Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Neil shares his 2025 glucose tablet shift—how treating lows consistently with 15g doses reduced rebound highs by 50%, stopped roller coaster spikes, and changed his entire year.

What You Can Do Today

• Try treating your next low with glucose tablets or gummies (measured 15g dose) instead of random snacks
• Carry a consistent, fast-acting low treatment with you everywhere
• Track one week of lows and see how structured treatment changes your rebound highs

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

Connect
Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Real stories from the T1D community - Whitney's brave restart, a mom who finally slept, and why connection reduces diabetes distress by 30% and changes outcomes for the better.

What You Can Do Today

• Share one win (big or small) with another person with T1D or tag @thebetes
• Join a T1D community group online or in person—connection changes everything
• Celebrate one small progress moment from your week

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

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Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

This episode reflects on the wins, struggles, and invisible victories of living with T1D in 2025—from glucose tablets to community connections and everything that didn't show up on a CGM but counted anyway.

What You Can Do Today

• Reflect on one thing you did this year that Past You would've been too scared to try
• Write down or share your biggest invisible win with someone who gets it
• DM @thebetes your story—it might inspire someone else

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

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Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Happy day after Thanksgiving. This weekend is all naps, leftovers, and “one more plate” without a clock. This episode gives you a tiny move to reset after the big day so you roll into December energized, plus a preview of what’s coming next month.

What You’ll Learn

• Why the day after a holiday is sneaky: grazing on leftovers, weird sleep, timing gone haywire
• Walk + Water Rule: add a 10‑15 minute walk and a full glass of water after each leftover plate to boost insulin sensitivity and create a pause
• Leftover Lane Call: decide before the first bite whether to front load, split dose or slow roll your bolus for leftovers
• How one mid”meal anchor alarm helps you steer earlier instead of rescuing at bedtime
• A sneak peek at December’s Favorite Things month and the January hype train

Tiny Levers
Choose one lever through Sunday:

• Walk + Water Rule: After every leftover plate, take a short walk and drink a full glass of water.
• Leftover Lane Call: Pre‟decide your bolus strategy for leftovers (front load, split dose or slow roll) and stick to it.

Take Action
Choose your rule for the weekend and finish the prompt “Through Sunday I’m choosing ___, so that ___.” Share it with Neil and get ready for December.

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

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Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which means airports, couches and plates large enough to qualify as furniture. Holidays amplify every off track habit at once. This episode offers one tiny lever to survive the chaos so you can enjoy the day without waking up Friday in correction mode.

What You’ll Learn

• Why Thanksgiving breaks your brain: long gaps, grazing, mystery recipes and fat slowed absorption
• The “First Plate Decision”: decide before the first bite whether you’ll front load, split dose or slow roll your bolus
• The “Anchor Alarm”: set one mid”meal reminder to glance at your CGM and adjust if necessary
• How pre”deciding your lane and adding one nudge reduces decision fatigue at the table

Tiny Levers
Choose one lever for the next two days:

• First Plate Decision: Before bite one, choose your lane out loud...front load, split dose or slow roll...and follow through.
• Anchor Alarm: Set a silent reminder halfway through the meal window to glance at your CGM and make a small adjustment.

Take Action
Pick your lever for Thanksgiving and commit. Finish the prompt “Tomorrow I’m choosing ___, so that ___,” and share it with Neil.

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

Sponsor
Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

Connect
Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

Books on Amazon
Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories