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#144: Dr. Mark's May 2023 T1D Management: Vacation and a Pump on the Fritz
Each month, I reflect on my biggest wins, learnings, and challenges over the past 30 days with type 1 diabetes. Come along for the ride as I give you a recap of the highs and lows of my diabetes management in May...
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#143: How To Get Your Doctor to Really Hear You
I've heard countless stories from folks who try to explain what life with T1D is really like to their endocrinologists. They nod along, but sometimes you can't help but wonder if they truly "get it."
And let's be...
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#142: How To Deal With the Stress of Insurance
In week's episode of the LiveFree with T1D podcast, I'm talking to Jamie, another warrior in our T1D community. The convoluted pre-approval process required by her insurance company to cover her diabetes supplies has...
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#141: Finding the Balance: Tips for Managing T1D and Anxiety
A lot of people tell me they feel out of control in their life with T1D. They feel like diabetes has taken control of their life and they are just along for the ride. They also tell me they do things to try to take...
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#140: How to Ground Yourself When Your Blood Sugar Tanks
As with so many other things in the world of type 1 diabetes, the experience of a low is impossible to understand unless you've actually had one. To top it off, some people have low symptoms that are not listed in a...
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#139: International Travel with T1D
For some people with T1D, the thought of international travel is terrifying.
The good news is, there are lots of people who have gone on exciting international adventures with T1D and had no issues. We can learn a lot...
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#138: How to Take the Stress Out of Site Changes
Do you ever put off changing your pump site or CGM because it's "too much of a hassle"?
The truth is, changing your site or your sensor just takes a couple of minutes, and most of the time it's completely painless....
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#137: Why You Need to Test Your T1D Stories
The stories we tell ourselves about what having T1D means about us, and what others think of us are powerful.
However, there's a problem. Most of the time, these stories are not completely (or even close to being)...
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#136: Don't Do T1D Alone
In this episode of the LiveFree with T1D podcast, I talk about why building a support crew is an essential part of managing the stress and exhaustion of T1D. You'll learn about the different types of support that...
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#135: Why You Should Do It Scared with T1D
My guess is, there are a lot of things you want to be able to do in your life T1D, but you don't do them because your fear gets in the way. Maybe you want to go hiking, or go camping, or travel to a foreign...
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#134: How to Reset Your Mindset Around Diabetes
In this episode, I discuss the importance of your T1D mindset. By identifying the stories you tell yourself about T1D and understanding their impact, you can start rewriting them and even transform them into helpful...
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#132: Why Diabetes Education is Key to Your Mental Health
Learning what T1D, and how to manage YOUR diabetes is a critical part of emotional health. Because once you start feeling steady on your feet, life with T1D gets a lot easier...
AND...
You are going to have an easier...
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