Thrivabetic: Thriving with Diabetes

On this week's episode I talk with Lissie, who is a diabetes health coach. We dive into her journey to improving her health and diabetes management, finding support, and how diabetics can take small steps to improve their own management. Lissie uses a whole body approach to help diabetics gain predictability without restriction. Find Lissie on instagram @needlesandspoons_ or her website needlesandspoons.com. You can also listen to her podcast Keep it 100 Radio. This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. We are just speaking from our personal experiences which may be completely different from your own. Consult your doctor before making any changes.Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

In this episode Kate gives a mental health update and some things she's been going through and processing over the last year. She talks more in depth about this feeling of a foreshortened future which she relates to being diagnosed at a young age and feeling like the future was very uncertain. Guilt, shame, blame, and control are also discussed. This is my personal experience which might differ from your own. I am not offering medical advice and this episode is for entertainment purposes only.  I am not a medical professional, everything I discuss is my interpretation of my experiences. 

This week I am joined by Dr. Katie Lee to talk all things oral health related to diabetes. Katie is dentist and author of "Saved by the Mouth". She has worked with hundreds of individuals to improve their overall health through a whole-body approach to oral health. We discuss the mouth-body connection and how diabetes can impact oral health. Katie gives us a wide range of ways to prevent tooth decay and better take care of our teeth. See the below tips. Vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin d3 with K2, magnesium, and fish oil are great supplements to consider. Take a saliva test to find out what bacteria are present in your mouth. Get cleanings every 3 months. Use an electric toothbrush. Floss morning and night. Tongue scrape. Chew xylitol gum. Avoid mouthwash with alcohol in it. Toothpastes that Katie recommends are Toms, Boca, and toothpastes with high level of arginine (for sensitivity). This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. We are speaking from our personal experiences which may be completely different from your own. Consult your doctor before making any changes.Find Dr. Katie Lee on Instagram @katieleedds or her website katieleedds.com. You can find her book "Saved by the Mouth" on amazon or Barnes and Noble.  Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

Nick Stewart joins me this week to breakdown all things running with t1d. Nick has run almost 20 marathons and has a wealth of knowledge for managing blood sugar during long periods of exercise. We talk about everything from basal rates, fueling before a run, insulin before/during/after runs, and more. I also give my half marathon recap and everything I learned over these last few months training. This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. We are just speaking from our personal experiences which may be completely different from your own. Consult your doctor before making any changes. Find Nick on Instagram @n.stew.gram. Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

This week Jess joins me to talk about a range of topics. Jess tells me what it was like watching technology change over the years, her experiences with diabetes burnout and depression, and managing diabetes while running a business. We also discuss her book, The Type One Life and what inspired it. Find Jess on Instagram @jesscreatives and her book is on Amazon.com. Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

Maureen is a pediatrician, allergist immunologist, author, and life coach. She has three children, one of which survived childhood cancer and then was later diagnosed with Type One Diabetes. Through watching her daughter, Kylie, Maureen has learned a lot about how to support a child with diabetes, how to ask for help, and how to improve your mindset and mental health. You can find Maureen’s books, Reclaiming Life: A Guide for Parents of Chronically Ill Children on Amazon.com. Connect with Maureen at her website, Maureenmichelemd.com. Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

14:04 to skip to discussion on insulin price crisis. The bottom line: Insulin is not affordable for diabetics living in the US. In 2021, 1.3 million Americans said that they ration their insulin. Insulin cost 9x more in the US than similar nations. On this week's episode, Tini and I go in depth on the Insulin Price Crisis, resources to help diabetics in need, and what we can do. Resources:Mutual Aid Diabetes (supply share)Embrace Foundation (supply share)T1International Insulin Initiative How we can help:Spread the word! Talk about it with friends/family/strangers.Donate to nonprofits helping diabetics in need. Any of the ones listed above are great. Call or email your representative. Connect with Tini on instagram and Tiktok @ragebolusbabe. Help the cause and buy a Rage Bolus Babe sweatshirt here! 

On this week's episode, Kate talks about her difficult couple months with diabetes. She's been chasing the highs and lows and feeling frustrated with her blood sugars. Now that things seem to be getting better, she shares her thoughts on the seasons we experience with diabetes and life. Sometimes it's better to relax into where we are rather than go to extremes to get out of it. This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. We are just speaking from our personal experiences which may be completely different from your own. Consult your doctor before making any changes.Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

This week Heather and I discuss all things dating and diabetes. We talk about first dates, what we put in our dating app profiles, how to bring up diabetes in the beginning stages (and the anxiety around it), navigating diabetes when in a relationship, and more! This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. We are just speaking from our personal experiences which may be completely different from your own. Consult your doctor before making any changes.Connect with Heather on instagram @holson_11 and @milifeinnumbers.Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

On this week’s solo episode, Kate sits down to talk about her current mental state with diabetes and her thoughts on “healing”.  She discusses changing how we view the term healing and what it actually means to feel better about diabetes. Sometimes we need to look back and see the small progress we’ve made each day and call that a win. We will never rid ourselves of anger, grief, frustration, sadness, loneliness, etc. We’re only human, after all.  This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. We are just speaking from our personal experiences which may be completely different from your own. Consult your doctor before making any changes. Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

This week Heather and I go off about our experiences at the endocrinologist… Obviously we’ve had some good experiences with endos but we have a lot to say about the bad ones. We talk about our worst times going to get our A1Cs checked, some horrible things that the doctors have said, anxiety around going to the ends, how to advocate for yourself, what we wish they knew, and more!This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. We are just speaking from our personal experiences which may be completely different from your own. Consult your doctor before making any changes. Connect with Heather on instagram @holson_11 and @milifeinnumbers. Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

This week Heather and I have a lot to unpack! Not only did I have my first week ever using a Dexcom, Heather had a brief pump failure and has been dealing with some illness. We catch up on our last couple weeks and discuss our journeys with different management styles. Heather only had about a year doing multiple daily injections (MDI) before she got a pump and got a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) in her teen years. As for me, I went 10 years doing injections and 15 years doing fringed pricks and using a glucose monitor. This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. We are just speaking from our personal experiences which may be completely different from your own. Consult your doctor before making any changes. Connect with Heather on instagram @holson_11 and @milifeinnumbers. Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

On this weeks episode Heather and I discuss some of our top areas of life that are impacted by diabetes. Long story short, every area of life is affected but we go over our personal experiences in each. We discuss mental health, work, school, dating, money, social life, exercise, vacation, holidays, relationship to food, and so much more! This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. We are just speaking from our personal experiences which may be completely different from your own. Consult your doctor before making any changes. Connect with Heather on instagram @holson_11 and @milifeinnumbers. Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

Heather and I are back at it to talk all about our experiences with alcohol and how it has effected our blood sugar and diabetes management. We talk about college, how we learned about alcohols effect on blood sugar, our drinks of choice, what we do to prevent a rollercoaster while drinking, and how we feel about alcohol now.This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. We are just speaking from our personal experiences which may be completely different from your own. Consult your doctor before making any changes. We do not condone underage drinking. Please drink responsibly.  Connect with Heather on instagram @holson_11 and @milifeinnumbers. Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

**This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice.**I'm back with one of my best friends Heather Olson to talk all about getting sick and diabetes. We talk about our personal experiences with common colds, the flu, and COVID and how we *tried* to manage blood sugars during it all. Connect with Heather on instagram @holson_11 and @milifeinnumbers. Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

Long time no see! I've been ~slightly~ avoiding this episode for a while now but it's finally time to sit down and discuss all my thoughts and feelings on living with diabetes for 15 years. On this weeks episode I'm reflecting on all the years I've lived with diabetes, my diagnosis, how it's impacted me over the years, all I've learned, and so much more!Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. 

This week I chat with Dom about his experiences living with multiple autoimmune disorders. Dom tells me about being diagnosed with both Crohn's Disease and shortly after, Type 1 Diabetes at the age 14. Recently, he has also had to adjust to a Celiacs diagnosis which means he has to be gluten free. Listen now for the full story!Connect with Dom on instagram @avgdiabetic and @dsnydz and on tiktok @avgdiabetic. Find me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. 

This week I talk with Tini AKA @ragebolusbabe about her mental health journey and how she went from constantly hiding her medical devices to feeling confident with diabetes. We discuss "Hot Diabetic Summer", what it means, and how to embrace it.Find Tini on Instagram and Tiktok @ragebolusbabe. Connect with me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and  The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. 

This week I talk with Riley,  who I grew up with.  She shares with me her college experiences including burnout, drinking, going to concerts, and working in the cannabis industry.  We also discuss growing up with diabetes and dealing with insecurities.Find Riley on Instagram here.  This episode is only for entertainment purposes and is not medical advice. Connect with me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and  The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify. 

Janae tells me about her unique diagnosis with diabetes and how she has had to adjust to it over the years. We also talk about her brand Diababe Life and the inspiration behind making art about diabetes. Find her on Instagram @diababelife and @diababejanae. Check out our recent collaboration in designing a bag where all profits go to @directrelief to help support diabetics in Ukraine. Connect with me on Instagram and Tiktok @thrivabetic. Find the blog here and  The Thrivabetic book here.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or follow me on Spotify.