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Delanie Fischer is joined by Sharon Okun, who shares about her experience with Lyme Disease and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome— the symptoms she's experienced over the years, why it took so long to diagnose, and what's helped her feel better, manage daily responsibilities, and pursue passion projects. If you, or someone you love, is experiencing a chronic illness, this episode has so much to offer, and is part of our series, "Subscriber Stories."Plus:+ An Epic Toolbox of 50+ Tips And Resources+ The #1 Modality That Changed Everything+ A Move That Was 25 Years In The Ma...
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Self-HelplessLiving With A Chronic Illness with Walt Drennan
We're joined by host of The Ask Me About My Type 1 Podcast and rider from the documentary, Bike Beyond, Walt Drennan. Walt shares his experience living with Type 1, the events that led to his diagnosis, what biking across the country taught him, issues around the accessibility of insulin, and the life-threatening experience he had recently. We also discuss ableism and what people without disabilities can do to best support people with disabilities.
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Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.64 The Type 1 Unkown**TRIGGER WARNING** Eating DisordersThis week on the podcast I discuss the topic of Eating Disorder and Diabulimia with my new friends Edie and Ronan. Edie is our Type 1 this week and was recently made an ambassador for the Eating Disorders Association of Northern Ireland before realizing she had gone through Diabulimia as a teenager while attending boarding school. Ronan is Edie's Partner and our Type None for this conversation and was there during Edie's realization of her experience with Diabulimia. Ronana tells us about the perspective he gained on his own mental health through helping Edie...
2020-12-141h 19Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.63 The Cost of AnythingOh hey Type 1s and Nones! Diabetes Awareness Month might be over but that doesn't mean there aren't still more Diabetes conversations to be had. And this week on Ask Me About My Type 1 we're busting the oldest of Type 1 Myths because it's about time someone did (again)! We're talking about the old betes adage, "You can do anything with Diabetes!". And to help me talk about how true this statement IS NOT, I have with me Abbie and Anna. Abbie is our Type 1 guest for a second time this month and tells us more about how Type 1 kept...
2020-12-071h 08Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.62 Type 1 in the MoviesANOTHER EPISODE?!?!? That's right Type 1ers and Noners. Ask Me About My Type 1 is here for the second time in just as many days and we're going to the movies!!! This week is all about the very bad and kinda of good but mostly bad portrayals of Diabetes in tv and film. And to talk with me about the not good, the bad, and the really really ugly of Diabetes tv and film I have on Kelsey and Lucy, writers and actresses themselves who are doing their part to cure the industry of their terrible Diabetes portrayals. Kelsey has...
2020-11-301h 14Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.61 Chronically IllingHey again Type 1s and Nones!!! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back for a second episode this week and we're continuing the conversation around identity and how it relates to Queerness and Chronic Illness. I sit down with Mallory again, who some of you may remember as a Type 1 guest from all the way back in Season 1 Episode 3, and Amanda, our Type None guest who just so happens to live with Ehlers-Danlos Sydnrome. Mallory and Amanda share what they've been able to learn about themselves as people navigating the world as both Queer and Chronically Ill....
2020-11-291h 30Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.60 Being Type 1 and QueerHey Type 1s and Nones! National Diabetes Awareness Month is winding down but before it ends I wanted to feature another community within our own Diabetes community and as you might have guessed it's the Queer Type 1 Community! To do that this week I have on Greta and Amrei to discuss how Type 1 and Queer identity can intersect, the parallels between the two experiences, and the importance of language when talking about them. Greta tells us about how what came about from her search for Queer Type 1s like herself online and Amrei asks about Greta's experiences being a d...
2020-11-2359 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.59 Pay Or DieSURPRISE!!! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back with a second episode for Type None week Type 1s and Nones!!! This time I'm joined by Scott and Rachael, the Type 1 and Type None director team behind the currently in production feature length documentary Pay Or Die. Pay Or Die The Documentary is an inside look at how the soaring price of insulin in America is threatening—and even taking—the lives of people living with Type 1 Diabetes. Scott shares with us his take on directing a film about the dire cost of the insulin affordability crisis in the United Stat...
2020-11-201h 24Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.58 The Type None of it allHey Type 1ers and Type Noners!!! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back and this week it's about the Nones! I finally have a Type None guest on during National Diabetes Awareness Month and she did not disappoint. This week on the podcast I have Antoinette from Diabaddie Organization back on along with her Type None friend and Diabaddie marketing coordinator, Artrice to share with us the truly amazing things that can happen when Type 1s and Type Nones join forces. Because frankly, it's about time we brought those people with fully functioning pancreases we call Type Nones in...
2020-11-161h 18Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.57 The 3c and MODY TypesHappy Week 2 of National Diabetes Awareness Month Type 1s and Nones!!! And in honor of the month Ask Me About My Type 1 is taking a break from all the Type 1 talk and getting to know some of the other Types of this thing we all call Diabetes with my guests this week Jen and Kylie. Jen lives with Type 3c Diabetes and Kylie lives with a genetic form of Diabetes known as MODY and the three of us get into the 3c and MODY of it all as they tell me all the things they'd like the Diabetes community...
2020-11-091h 11Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.56 HAWT Type 1 Takes Part 2We're back Type 1s and Nones!!! And with the hawt hawt takes about the evils of pharma money and what they seem to be doing to our beloved Diabetes Orgs. Abbie, Maddy, Sierra and I, continue to tell the all the orgs, who I am positively sure are totally listening to this, exactly what we think of the current state of Type 1 advocacy in addition to sharing even more about the extensive influence that the Pharmaceutical Industry has in the US government and where we see the Diabetes community going from here. Because it's National Diabetes Awareness Month: do...
2020-11-0658 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.55 HAWT Type 1 Takes Part 1Happy National Diabetes Awareness Month Type 1s and Nones! And OH MY, do I have just the episode to celebrate it with!!! This week it's all about the spiciest topic I've discussed on the podcast to date: whether or not diabetes advocacy groups should be taking money from the insulin manufacturers? Now personally I don't see there being much of a debate with this topic SO I decided to just talk about why I don't think diabetes groups should be taking pharma money and invited some Type 1s on to talk about it with me. On this ALL Type 1 g...
2020-11-021h 00Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.54 Married with Type 1It's a new week Type 1s and Nones and THIS time around we're talking Marriage with Type 1, with Lexie and her Type None husband De'Andre. Because Type 1 AND our relationships are parts of our lives that must interact, Lexie and Deyondre tell us what it's been like for them and how they've been able to make the most out of a very difficult and unique Type 1 situation. Lexie also shares with us how she's been using her social media platform, The Sugarless Society, to not only support the Type 1 community but also as a way to help other Type 1/Type...
2020-10-2657 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.53 Type 1 Shaken, Not StirredOh Hi Type 1s and Nones! We're getting responsible this week on the Ask Me About My Type 1 because it's all about mixing Alcohol with your Type 1! But given my COMPLETE lack of any useful knowledge on anything booze related, our Type 1 guest this week is Jennifer Walton from SugarFree Mixology! She shares with us all the hawt hawt tips for drinking while Type 1 along with easy ways to make your favorite drinks less carby but just as yummy (ugh that one made me cringe). Her Type None friend Heather joins us to share her experience with SugarFree Mixology and...
2020-10-191h 16Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.52 Coaching Type 1Oh Hi Type 1ers and Type Noners!!!! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back and Season 4: The Season of More is here!!!! We're being coached on the topic of coaching this week by two experts in the field! Type 1 Whitney and Type None Nicole sit down with us to share their approaches to the practice of professional coaching and what getting that helping hand can do for just about anyone. So look alive and don't forget to stretch Type 1s and Nones, because Season 4 is NOW and coaches Whitney and Nicole are here to get you where you want to...
2020-10-121h 22Ask Me About My Type 1The Season of More: Season 4 TeaserI'm back, Dia-Babies!!!! New episodes of Ask Me About My Type 1 are coming at you again starting Monday October 12th!!!! This time with the Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 4: The Season of More! More Qs! More As! And some of the hawtest hawt takes I've ever heard! All I can say now is that it's going to be a spicy season, Type 1s and Nones. Check out the Season 4 Teaser for a sneak peek of the season to come and be sure to tune in to Ask My About My Type 1 Season 4 starting Monday October 12th.
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2020-10-0803 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.51 Communicating the Type 1 Experience Part 4Type 1s and Nones!!! It's the finale of the finale. That's right! Part 4, the final installment of the Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 3 Finale Special the Series is here! This very special episode is the live recording of the Connected In Motion Virtual Slipstream Workshop that I did a couple months back. Here I share why I think sharing our Type 1 stories is so important along with some tips on how you can do it yourself! In addition to my TedTalk I was also lucky enough to find three Type 1 volunteers, friend of the show Jordan (S2Ep.1...
2020-07-121h 22Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.50 More than just a post... Part 3Oh hi Type 1s and Nones!!! I'm back AGAIN this week and this time with Part 3 of the Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 3 Finale Special Series!!! On this very special episode Lexie, Lauren, Qiana, and Antoinette come back and share with us their thoughts on the posts that everyone in the Diabetic Online Community is talking about right now. Recent happenings on social media brought to light major issues within the Type 1 Community that quite frankly aren't new, but need to be addressed. Because while the discussions many of us in the Type 1 Community are now having may...
2020-07-0959 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.49 Amplifying Black Type 1 Stories Part 2Welcome back Type 1s and Nones!!! I knew you'd be back for Part 2 of the Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 3 Finale Special Series!!! In Part 2 I have on new friend Lauren and friend of the show Qiana Drew. In our conversations we talk about specific struggles that are entirely unique even with the Type 1 experience. Lauren tells us about her experiences being racially discriminated against by her medical care teams which kept her managing her Type 1 the way she wanted to. Qiana comes back to speak with us about her struggles with Diabulimia at a time when the term i...
2020-07-061h 07Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.48 Amplifying Black Type 1 Stories Part 1Oh Hi Type 1s and Nones!!! It's Finally here!!! Season 3 Finale Special Week!!! And to start it all off here is Part 1 of the Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 3 Finale Special Series!!! On this very special Season Finale episode, I have on Type 1s Lexie and Antoinette who are both working to connect Type 1s like them on levels far beyond that of BG numbers and insulin ratios. Lexie is working to create a network of Type 1 women who are looking support navigating through the milestones through her website The Sugarless Society and Antoinette is wanting to reinvent what...
2020-07-061h 00Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.47 Type 1 MomsThis one is going out to all the Type 1 Moms. And this week Ask Me About My Type 1 means that in every sense of the phrase. Because not only do we have a Type None guest who is Mom to a Type 1 daughter, we also have our Type 1 guest who has a two year old of her own. Type 1 guest Marci tells us all about her experiences after her Type 1 pregnancy and what parenting as Type 1 has taught her. Marci's friend and our Type None guest, Lindsay, is your typical Type 1 mom who manages her daughter's Type 1 along side...
2020-06-291h 10Ask Me About My Type 1!!!Season 3 Finale Announcement!!!It's that time again, Type 1s and Nones!!! The season three finale of Ask Me About My Type 1 is coming at you in one week BUT it's like no other Ask Me About My Type 1 Season Finale Special you've ever heard before!!! Listen here for all the details about what what's coming on your favorite Q and A podcast ALL about Type 1 Diabetes.
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2020-06-2902 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.46 Type 1 Twinning...Sort ofNo, I didn't post two different pictures of the same person! And no, this episode isn't an ad for the incredibly outdated and not at all relevant enough for a joke Doublemint Gum company! Today's guests are Shelby and Sydney; the Payne Twins! And while the two are in fact identical twins, Shelby was diagnosed with Type 1 and Sydney wasn't. But despite this, the two still learned how to manage Shelby's Type 1 and are now at a point where Shelby trusts Sydney with just about any part of her Type 1 management. In our conversation the two tell us how...
2020-06-221h 05Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.45 Teaching with Type 1Hey Type 1 and Nones!!! I'm back and class is in session. This week I have on Type 1 Mary along with her best friend and our Type None guest, Taylor, both of whom are 3rd grade teachers. Mary shares with the us the not so heard of perspective of the Type 1 teacher, that is a school teacher who lives with Type 1. Mary tells us how she's managed to fill her students in on her Type 1 while also filling them in on the ABCs and 123s (that's what you learn in 3rd grade right?). Taylor also tells us about her experiences...
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Ask Me About My Type 1Elevate Type 1 Melanated Voices**VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT**
I messed up Type 1s and Nones. And in kind of a big way. But listen here to see how I plan on righting the Ask Me About My Type 1 ship so I can correct my oversight and make Ask Me About My Type 1 a much better and more inclusive podcast. It's a short one so please give it a listen because you can be part of the solution and help make sure I don't ever make this mistake again.
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2020-06-1604 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.44 T1 Diagnosis in the Time of COVIDThis week on Ask Me About My Type 1 I have on Marissa who was diagnosed only a few weeks ago during the current global state of COVID 19 crisis. So much of the information relating to COVID 19 and Type 1 assumes that Type 1 is preexisting, but what happens when your diagnosis comes in the middle of the aforementioned pandemic? That's where my new Type 1 guest Marissa and her Type None boyfriend, Charlie, come in. Marissa and Charlie tells us how they've been navigating Marissa's newly diagnosed Type 1 while in the bubble of quarantine, how she's been managing Type 1 so far, and...
2020-06-011h 10Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.43 Type 1 Guy TalkThis week on Ask Me About My Type 1 I have on the co-founder of Maximus Bolus, Matt Tarro, and his long time Type None friend, Nick Parker. Matt and I discuss the apparent lack of a male presence in the Type 1 space that we both noticed and what Matt has been doing to hopefully address it. As co-creator of the newly formed Type 1 guy group, Maximus Bolus, Matt tells us how the group came to be and what it has already been able to accomplish through web calls with Type 1 men from around the world. Parker is our Type...
2020-05-251h 09Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.42 T1 Body MovinHello Type 1s and Nones!!! This week I have on Type 1 guest Madi and her Type None friend Mia. The three of us talk about the power of movement and how it found both Madi and Mia through Zumba. They are now both Zumba instructors and while Madi tells us about what Zumba and movement has done for her relationship with her Type 1, Mia helps give me an entirely new perspective on insecurity and how feeling self-conscious isn't just a Type 1 thing. So put on your favorite pair of Zumba leggings and stretch out those hammys because we be...
2020-05-181h 10Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.41 Getting It with Type 1Oh heeeyyy!!! This week on the podcast I had a very welcome surprise and ended up talking all about that unspoken connection between those of us who can't make insulin anymore. That feeling you get when you meet someone who just "gets it" because they understand what living with Type 1 means. I originally brought on Type 1 Qiana Drew and Type None Antonio Vizcarrondo to talk about music and performing but we end up going much deeper into the idea of Type 1 Culture and how Antonio relates to this through his own unspoken connections via culture and food. It's a great...
2020-05-111h 10Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.40 Type 1 Mind&BodyBreak out the mats Type 1s and Nones because it's all about Yoga this week!!! Specifically I'm exploring the Mind&Body connection and how this Yogic practice can help all the Type 1 yogis and yoga curious folks reconnect with their physical bodies outside of all that Type 1 stuff we're always having to do. Yoga instructor and Type 1 guest Maia Bremmer shares her experiences going through yoga teacher training and her initial difficulties with turning her Type 1 brain off during the more meditative parts of her training. Type None guest Ashley Belluz gives us her perspective as an instructor with Type 1...
2020-05-041h 27Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.39 Type 1s, FurSuit Up!FurSuit UP Type 1s and Nones!!! I'm sitting down with my new Type 1 AND Furry friend, Bailey, and learning about the ins and outs of FurSuiting with Type 1. Bailey's Type None boyfriend, Alex, joins us and shares his experience learning about both Bailey's Type 1 and furry fandom and how he has learned to be there for Bailey when she's all suited up in her octopus, deer, dog, skunk hybrid fursona, and no that isn't a typo. Bailey also teaches me about the misconceptions that surround the furry community but also how it is so much more than people on the...
2020-04-271h 08Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.38 CBD, THC, and T1DOh Hi Type 1s and Nones!!! We're talking cannabis this week and I called in the experts because I'm basically cannabidonally illiterate. Type 1 Sarah MacLeod, an Integrative Cannabis Health Coach, and Type None Adrienne Airhart, the Social Media and Marketing Director for The Higher Path Collective dispensary, sat down and talk cannabis with me. We go over the common misconceptions that surround both Cannabis and Diabetes, Sarah and Adrienne's personal experiences using cannabis, and funnily enough the term "being high" didn't come up even once!!! So if you've been looking for more information on what using cannabis while Type 1 might...
2020-04-201h 04Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.37 More than Just Type 1Oh Hi Dia-Peoples and the Pancreatically Functional!!! It's new Ask Me About My Type 1 episode day and this episode is coming at you hawt!!! This week on the podcast I have on Whitney Lewis of @HappyPancreas fame and her Type None husband Derrick, a featured guest of @HappyPancreas fame. On this banger of an episode the three of us discuss Whitney's unique naturopathic approach to her Type 1 management and how she and Derrick found their way through Whitney's unexpected Type 1 diagnosis at 26. Whitney shares her experience with alternative medicine and the support she found in communities that had nothing...
2020-04-131h 23Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.36 Type 1 Strategery with Delanie FischerThis week on everyone's favorite Q & A podcast all about Type 1, I host a very special Type NONE guest, Delanie Fischer!!! For those who may not know, Delanie is one of the hosts of my favorite health, wellness, and comedy themed podcast Self-Helpless. Delanie has no knowledge of or connection to Type 1 so I called up friend of the show Jennifer Bartels from season 2 episode 2 and sat down with Delanie to answer all of her burning Type 1 Q's. This episode, and what I hope to be many more to come, is my effort to be more strategic about my...
2020-04-061h 07Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.35 Type 1 Hype-In?I'm back Type Ones and Nones! It's the very first episode of the Ask Me About My Type 1 hat trick season and it's a banger for sure!!! I have on Jordan of @butfirstinsulin fame and she inspires me to make up my very own Type 1 Phrase: Type 1 Hype-In!!! It's that feeling you get when Type 1 is the reason why everything is going just the way you want them to! It's an odd one for sure but if it were to end up in the Oxford dictionary Jordan would be the visual example next to the definition because of her absolutely...
2020-03-301h 13Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.34 Type 1 in the Time of COVID-19***ALERT!!!ALERT!!!SPECIAL EPISODE!!!SPECIAL EPISODE*** COVID 19 has brought the world to a halt and while everyone strives to find their way through this new normal of sheltering in place and flattening the curve, those of us with a less than functioning pancreas have to do so on top of what Type 1 already demands of us. It’s a kind of anxiety that the Type 1 community has literally never had to go through to date so I felt the need to reach out and ask for help from someone who gets not just the Type 1 of it all but the COV...
2020-03-2736 minAsk Me About My Type 1Trailer: Back for the Hat Trick!!!It's Season 3, Dia-Peoples and Type Nones of all the lands!!! So glad I could squeeze it in just as the end times started up too!!! BUT eye digress because Season 3 of your favorite Type 1 Q&A podcast is coming at you with a whole lot of hawt hawt Q's and all the spicy spicy Type 1 A's. Check out the trailer to hear about the season to come and learn all about the awesome Type 1 AND Type None guests I'll be talking that Type 1 talk with this season. Get psyched people (NOT pumped cause I hate Type 1 puns!!!) because Season 3...
2020-03-2403 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.33 Where Are They Now Season 2 Finale Special Part 2It's that time Type 1s and Type Nones!! To say goodbye to Season 2 with one last banger of an episode!! As I mentioned last week I have back on Jennifer Bartels from Episode 2 and Becca Smith from Episode 6 but I ALSO have a third super secret surprise guest, Robin from Episode 8!! The three of them tell me the unexpected ways that Type 1 has inspired them to do some pretty awesome things. As all Season Finale Special episodes tend to, this episode is covering it all from how annoying 26-year-olds reporters with functioning pancreases can really be, the realization that we're...
2019-12-161h 34Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.32 Where Are They Now Season 2 Finale Special Part 1The end of Season 2 is upon us 1s and Nones!! And in true Ask Me About My Type 1 fashion, you're getting a Where Are They Now Season Finale Special with three guests from across Season 2!! My Type 1 guests this week are Destin from Ep1 Back to School, Kameran from Ep3 Smalltown Type 1 and Danielle from Ep5 When Type 1s Can't. Change is the law of the universe; that's just what it do. And as members of said universe, we AND our Type 1 are subject to change along with it. I sit down with each of my guests this week and...
2019-12-091h 08Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.31 Type 1 SupplementalsEpisode 13 WOULD be the most difficult to get out to y'all but out to y'all it is and it's a real banger! This week I have on team Roya, creators of the first dietary supplement specifically made FOR Type 1s. Type 1 guest Rohan and Type None guest Max tell me how they came together to address Type 1 concerns through dietary supplementation. And no it's not (JUST) an episode about cinnamon!! It's a story about what can happen when the powers of Type 1 and a Type None with a medical engineering degree and a passion for supplements combine!! Max tells of...
2019-12-031h 02Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.30 Politicking Type 1As National Diabetes Awareness Month comes to a close and with Turkey day fast approaching, I couldn't think of an episode topic that could both help focus all your built-up Type 1y awareness-spreading energy AND prepare you for a conversation that will most certainly tick off uncle Bob and at least half of your Grandparents BETTER than this one!! It's all about Politics on Ask Me About My Type 1 this week, Dia-Citizens of voting age!! It's one of the tabooiest of subjects but one that has profound effects on the way we as Type 1s take care of ourselves in...
2019-11-251h 33Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.29 Supporting all TypesAs we approach the halfway point of National Diabetes Awareness Month, I wanted this episode to focus on a huge part of why we have this month in the first place: SUPPORT!! Yes, advocacy involves a lot of fundraising and those dollars are important but awareness spreading is also about helping the Type Nones in our lives be there in the ways that we need most. But on the other side, Type None life isn't easy either and they can also use very specific support that is difficult to identify let alone find. And to talk about exactly that I...
2019-11-181h 22Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.28 Knowing Type 1Oh Hi Type 1s and Nones!! We're in the middle of National Diabetes Awareness Month and today's episode couldn't have been more perfect to celebrate the occasion!! I have on Type 1 guest Ekram and Type 1 guest and Ekram's husband, Jesse and we get into what I think to be the very core of what this month of awareness is all about. Ekram tells us her story of being diagnosed after her older sister had already been diagnosed with Type 1 years earlier. But despite this familiarity with the condition, Ekram still found Type 1 to be a tough road to navigate because...
2019-11-111h 13Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.27 Type 1 Family MattersOh hi! I'm back from fall break and SO ready to give you the A's to all your Q's!! And just in time for the first Monday of National Diabetes Awareness Month. In honor of said Type 1 themed month, I have for you a family episode of Ask Me About My Type 1. Much like Type 1, Family is always there, they can be kind of annoying sometimes, and there is no cure. The typical Type 1 story is that of parents or siblings learning to support their Type 1 who is still and child and under their constant care. But what happens when y...
2019-11-041h 16Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.26 Workin that Type 1 FitnessWe're hitting the gym Dia-Peoples and the Type Nones who love them!! This very special episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 is all about fitness and exercise but this isn't your typical Type 1 talk about getting that heart rate up. This time I'm talking about the anxiety that comes with exercising with that Type 1 and push beyond it so you can make it to that kick-boxing bootcamp you've been too nervous to sign up for. Exercising with Type 1 can be stressful but my personal trainer professional guests Type 1 Robin and Type None John talk us through what the professional...
2019-10-211h 23Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.25 Finishing the Type 1 SeamIt's Brand-New-Episode-Monday Dia-Peoples and Dia-Nones! Coming off two whole episodes about the importance of Type 1 community support, I thought it only right to come back with an episode all about the unique way this episodes Type None guest is supporting Type 1s the world over. Frida, who has no direct connection to Type 1 Diabetes, is the creator of Ruby Limes: a clothing brand that produces high-quality clothing products with pockets specifically designed to hold insulin pumps. I bring on my Type 1 friend Nelly, who happens to be a costume designer and stylist in the Mexican television and film industries, and...
2019-10-141h 04Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.24 Into the Woods with Type 1: Interviews from SoCal Slipstream 2019 Part 2Rise and shine Dia-Campers!! It's the last day of camp and a time to reflect on everything we have learned this Slipstream weekend which is why this episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 is made up entirely of interviews from SoCal Slipstream 2019. We get a first-hand account of the true beginnings of Connected In Motion and the Slipstream program from someone who was actually there along with more stories from campers and what this Slipstream weekend meant for them. It's my small contribution to the celebration of our community that is Connected In Motion's Slipstream program. So make sure...
2019-10-0756 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.23 Into the Woods with Type 1: Interviews from SoCal Slipstream 2019 Part 1Rise and shine campers!! It's Camp Week on Ask Me About My Type 1 and I'm casting THIS pod direct from Connected in Motion's 2019 SoCal Slipstream in the beautiful San Bernardino National Forest!! I take a deep dive into the Type 1 camp experience and the important place I think it holds in our community. I sit down with CIM staff and learn all about the Slipstream program and what goes into planning a Dia-Weekend filled with the Type 1iest of activities and education sessions. I also get to roast s'mores with fellow campers as we talk about what makes programs like...
2019-09-301h 01Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.22 When Type 1s Can'tType 1 Diabetics can do ANYTHING!! It's a beautiful sentiment about perseverance and determination and how the indomitable spirit of each and every person out there living that Type 1 life can overcome any challenges that this condition of ours throws at us. But as inspiring as this message can be the fact is that it just isn't true. I mean that phrase is ALWAYS followed up by the classic exceptions: military service and flying planes. But while most of us are okay with skipping 5 am PT and not living out of one of those rolly suitcases, there are Type 1s out...
2019-09-231h 00Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.21 Why So Serious Type 1?Oh hi, Dia-Peoples and Type Nones alike! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back with a VERY spicy episode with some extremely thought-provoking Qs. I have on Type 1 Erin along with Type 1 None friend Jillian and the three of us get into some of the more stark realities of Type 1 Diabetes: The fear of missing a late-night low and never waking back up. How the only medication that keeps us alive can also kill us. And how we will most likely have this for the rest of our lives. Erin goes on to tell us about the moment when the T...
2019-09-161h 16Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.20 Smalltown Type 1Howdy y'all! We're heading out to the middle of America to hear a voice that so often gets overlooked, that of the smalltown Type 1. We talk a lot about the ways that Type 1 can affect, or even interfere with, our lives but there are so many instances when life itself can affect the way we experience our Type 1. Which is why this week I have on Kameran, who tells us all about the very specific challenges that Type 1s from rural communities like her face on a daily basis. Things like living hours away from her endocrinologist, or EVERYONE in...
2019-09-091h 11Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.19 BONUS The Mental Health Side of Type 1SPECIAL ALERT!! SPECIAL ALERT!! BONUS EPISODE!! BONUS EPISODE!! No this is not a drill Dia-Peoples and Type Nones! In honor of Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month Ask Me About My Type 1 is releasing a bonus episode where I bring Jen Bartels back on to talk about her experience with anxiety and depression and how she feels both have been effected by her recent Type 1 diagnosis. It's an honest discussion about the very real psychological toll that Type 1 can take and one that I urge all of us to be part of this month. If you find yourself struggling, you're not...
2019-09-0549 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.18 It's Not Always Sunny with Type 1It's a star-studded episode this week, Dia-babies, as I sit down and talk into my laptop mic with actress, writer, and comedian Jennifer Bartels alongside our Type None guest and her boyfriend, Vance. In addition, to be the most famous of my guest, Jen is also the most recently diagnosed Type 1 I've had on yet and her story gives a really interesting and eye-opening look into the not so bright side of Type 1. The first few years after diagnosis can be hectic for anyone, but imagine having to do it in your 30s when you thought you had life pretty...
2019-09-0259 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.17 Back to SchoolAsk Me About My Type 1 is back for Season 2 Dia-Peoples!! It's been a long summer but I'm your host, Walt Drennan, and do I have a season premiere for you!! It's back to school season here at Ask Me About My Type 1 and in order to celebrate I thought there couldn't be anyone better to hear from than a Type 1 actually starting their first year of college. I invite on Type 1 guest Destin and her Type None roommate Bella who are both starting their freshman year of college TODAY!! Like literally they start classes today. Bella asks some big questions...
2019-08-261h 06Ask Me About My Type 1Trailer: Welcome Back for Season 2!Ask Me About My Type 1 is back dia-babies and the official trailer for Season 2 is live! I'm your host Walt Drennan, back with more of those Type Noney Q's and the battle-tested Type 1s with all the real A's they could ever hope for! Check out clips from episodes to come and hear about what Type 1 in small-town USA is actually like, how there are things other than making insulin that we Type 1s actually can't do, and what people experiencing an earthquake whilst podcasting sounds like. It's gonna be a weird one folks! Don't forget to mark your calendars b...
2019-08-1903 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.16 Where Are They Now Season Finale Special Part 2And with this, the close of Season 1 of Ask Me About My Type 1 has come. During Part 2 of the Where Are They Now Season Finale Special Perri and Erika tells all about the ways they DON'T let Type 1 get in their way. Perri tells us about the importance of remaining flexible in the face of hours spent in waist high waters when your pump is NOT waterproof and Erika completes the Ask Me about My Type 1 hat trick and tells me about one of her more recent interactions in LA with a guy and his plan to pretend to have...
2019-06-031h 12Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.15 Where Are They Now Season Finale Special Part 1The time has come to start ramping up so I can proceed to ramp back down for the end of Season One of Ask Me About My Type 1! The Season One Finale is coming at you in two parts and this week is all about Part 1 of the Where Are They Now Special. I'll be speaking with guests from episodes past to see what they've been getting up to since we last spoke and how all things life AND Type 1 are going. In Part 1 I speak with Dave from Episode 7 and Olivia from Episode 2 about both the unforeseen hardships AND...
2019-05-271h 07Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.14 Sex, Love, and Dating with Type 1Oh hi, Dia-peoples! Ask Me About Type 1 is back this week to talk about all things sex, dating, and relationships with Type 1. And I've even called in a professional! Meet this week's Type None guest The Magnetic Woman herself: Lauren Joyce, a professional sex, love, and relationship coach. It's an entirely new perspective on all the questions we've all been asking: Am I still attractive with my medical devices? What happens when Type 1 gets in the way of intimate times? When should I tell them about my Type 1!?!? And with world-renowned expertise to back it up! Friend of the show a...
2019-05-201h 01Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.13 Ximena and ScarletIt's another new episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 and as always the Q's and A's are just waiting for you to listen in! This week I have on Type 1 guest Ximena (listen in to learn how to pronounce it) and her Type None best friend Scarlet Tune to teach you all about Type 1ing the way they do it in Venezuela. Ximena tells us all about how Type 1 camp turned her entire attitude about her Type 1 around, attitudes toward Diabetes in Venezuela, and what Ximena ended up doing when pharmacies in Venezuela started running out of Insulin for...
2019-05-131h 13Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.12 Maggie and LucyIt's a Blehar family episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 this time around as I have on friend of the show and Type 1 guest from Episode 1, Maggie, and her sister Lucy. I hear Maggie's diagnosis story again but this time from Lucy's perspective and her initial thoughts after learning about her big sister's diagnosis. Lucy comes in with some high quality Q's that get Maggie and I thinking about just how much of our brains are dedicated to Type 1 management and how the rest of Life fits in. We also get into our thoughts on the annoyingly ignorant portrayal...
2019-05-0655 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.11 Erika and JeremyOh hi! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back from hunting rabbit eggs and going wild on (INSERT BEACH NAME) and with a brand new episode filled with all the questions you want the answers to! On today's episode I talk with good great friends and diabuddy, Erika (not the Canadian one), and we talk about how Type 1 comes into play when meeting new people, starting at a new job, and Erika makes me realize how things like the weather can turn your entire Type 1 game on its head. You'll also hear from Erika's Type None friend, Jeremy, and his...
2019-04-291h 07Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.10 Erica, Caitlyn, and PerriWe're talking about bikes today on Ask Me About My Type 1 and how a series of bike tours helped me develop a much healthier relationship with my Type 1. This episode features three guests and they all have one very unique experience in common: they've all biked across the country with me! I interview my teammates from rides past and learn what biking for 80 and 70 days straight respectively with me and my Type 1 was like for my Type None teammates, Erica and Caitlyn, while my Type 1 teammate Perri and I talk about that one time we biked to San Francisco with 18 o...
2019-04-151h 10Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.09 Jillian, Chris, and PalomaNow, this is probably the Type 1iest episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 to date! Episode 8 is coming at all of you with FOUR TIMES the Type 1 as I sit down with Instagramer Jillian Rippolone (@t1dchick), power-lifter Chris Ruden (@chrisruden), AND blogger Paloma Kemak (@glitterglucose). We take questions from their followers and get real AND honest about how there should be no shame in ANYBODY'S T1 game, how TSA really isn't as bad as some Type 1 airport horror stories might suggest, and how it's all about the delivery when talking Type 1 for the first time with that special...
2019-04-081h 09Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.08 Dave and EricAsk Me About My Type 1 is back from spring break and do I have a show for you! I'm back at it with the Q & A format and let me tell you this episode is filled with all kinds of Qs and really thought provoking As! Listen to Dave tell us all about his experiences studying abroad with his Type 1, how much diabetes misrepresentation on late night talk shows really ticks him off (#dobetterjimmyfallon), AND Dave introduces a new way for you Type Nones to get a sense of the kinds of decisions we Type 1s have to make on...
2019-04-011h 12Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.07 BONUS Special Topics in Type 1: Part 2I'm back on with Erika talking about all things Type 1 in Part Two of Ask Me About My Type 1s: Special Topics in Type 1. My very special friend from Canada and I discuss my differing experiences with Type 1 intimacy, our thoughts on Type 1 data sharing on social media, and how very important it is to be aware of just how taxing the Type 1 of it all can be on our mental health. We also go behind the closed door and into the bedroom when we answer questions from Erika's Instagram followers. To learn more about the resources mentioned in this...
2019-03-251h 06Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.06 Special Topics in Type 1: Part 1On this, the first of a VERY special TWO PART episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 I bring on Erika, my very special friend from Canada, and we take a deeper look into topics from past episodes. Erika and I talk about the pros AND cons of Type 1 camp, what we both think about glucose tabs, and our thoughts on whether or not it's possible for Type Nones to really "get it". We also go over Type 1 identity and the labels that may, or may not, come with it. We mentioned a lot of great Type 1 resources and organizations...
2019-03-1853 minAsk Me About My Type 1Ep.05 Walt and BethanyOn this VERY special episode of Ask Me About My Type 1, I'm doing things a little differently. This time I get put in the hot seat to answer all the questions. Bethany, who as a Spoonie is no stranger to chronic illness herself, hears all about my diagnosis at the age of 12, my struggle with coming to terms with said diagnosis, and just a few of the MANY things about Type 1 that stress me the frick out! We also talk about our shared experience of not feeling entirely understood by our peers and we share exactly what we think of...
2019-03-111h 08Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.04 Leah and TaylerOn this episode of Ask Me About Type 1 Tayler learns all about why not everyone has a pump, some Type 1 vocabulary, and how candy can (sometimes) be medicinal. Leah also tells us about her weeks-long diagnosis, how Instagram helped her cope, and what just talking about her Type 1 really means to her. Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt DrennanHosted by: Walt DrennanMusic by: Afterglow Studios
2019-03-041h 10Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.03 Mallory and CharlieOn this episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 Charlie learns all about diabetes stereotypes, the pitfalls of nights out with Type 1, and how autoimmune disorders can come in twos (or threes or fours or...). Mallory also goes over what you DEFINITELY shouldn't ask her, the drawbacks of JUST going by the numbers, and how being less than "straight-line" perfect is okay too.Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt DrennanHosted by: Walt DrennanMusic By: Afterglow Studios
2019-02-251h 07Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.02 Olivia and CarliOn this episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 Olivia tells us all about the perils of pump placement, how both of her legs are in fact real, and the struggles of being vulnerable but also staying cute. Carli also lets us in on what it's like being there since the beginning of your friends Type 1 and how that doesn't necessarily make things any easier. Edited, Written, and Produced by: Walt DrennanHosted by: Walt DrennanMusic by: Afterglow Studios
2019-02-181h 14Ask Me About My Type 1Ep.01 Maggie and SallieOn this episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 Sallie learns all about pumps, the differences between highs and lows, and exactly what checking your blood sugar feels like. Maggie also tells us about her very educational Diaversary celebration and what happened when her high school tennis coach just didn't get it. Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt DrennanHosted by: Walt DrennanMusic by: Afterglow Studios
2019-02-111h 01Ask Me About My Type 1Welcome Listeners!The official trailer is live and here to teach you everything you need to know about the newest Q&A show all about Type 1 Diabetes! Learn all about Ask Me About Type 1s humble Broadway beginnings... sort of, hear about what to expect this season, and quiz your Non-Type 1 friends at the end to see if they caught the bathroom related Type 1 fast fact. The very first episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 rolls out on February 11th. The answers may surprise you! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt DrennanHosted by: Walt DrennanMusic by: Afterglow Studios
2019-02-0304 min
Pancreas Palsseason 3 Ep. 7 - Biking Beyond with Walt DrennanIn season 3 episode 7 the pals speak with Walt Drennan, the brain behind Beyond Type 1's trek across the country to raise funds for diabetes, Bike Beyond, and the ways in which biking across the country changed his view of the disease.Visit pancreaspals.com for more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-04-0927 min
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesBike Beyond - The Big Finish!After ten weeks and more than 4000 miles, 20 riders with type 1 diabetes completed their epic journey from New York to California. In this episode, hear the heart-pounding and emotional Bike Beyond finish and listen to the man who started it all talk about what the event has meant to him. We also catch up with several riders during a rest day a few days before the finish. Those interviews took place while they were relaxing in a hot tub (a first for our show)! Stacey also talks about the great people behind the Real Life Diabetes Podcast and...
2017-08-1554 min
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesBike Beyond, A Cross Country T1D AdventureThis summer, 20 people with type 1 diabetes will make an incredible journey. From June 3 to August 11, Team Bike Beyond is crossing the USA, cycling from New York to California. This week, meet the man who asked Beyond Type 1 to take a chance on the event, and the woman who said yes. Stacey talks with cyclist Walt Drennan and Beyond Type 1 CEO Sarah Lucas about how the idea for the trip came about, the work that went into launching the ride and what they hope to accomplish along the way. Each week during Bike Beyond, Diabetes Connections w...
2017-06-0650 min
Moving2LivePodcast #21-’17: Bike Beyond- Walt DrennanWalt Drennan was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2000 at the age of 12. After cycling across the United States twice (first with Bike & Build, then with The 4K for Cancer), Walt was inspired to put together his … Continue reading →
2017-05-0700 minMoving2LivePodcast #21-’17: Bike Beyond- Walt DrennanWalt Drennan was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2000 at the age of 12. After cycling across the United States twice (first with Bike & Build, then with The 4K for Cancer), Walt was inspired to put together his … Continue reading →
2017-05-0700 min