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The Happy Type OneYour keto shopping list on low-carb alternatives for pizza, pasta and co. (#57)This weeks episode is on essential keto foods you can easily buy anywhere and how to use them as alternatives to pizza, pasta and co. in order to live your keto lifestyle in a convenient and sustainable way. I share my “pantry essentials list” of foods to keep in stock, a “keto shopping list” for your next visit at the store and many practical tipps for your keto kitchen. I also share a summary on what keto is and how it turns the food pyramid on its head. It is my priority to empower you to expand your knowledge on keto...
2021-10-1227 minThe Happy Type OneBook empowers children with diabetes (#56)Today’s interview is with Julia Flaherty from the US, the author of the book "Rosie Becomes a Warrior”. Julia wrote and designed this kids book to empower children with type 1 diabetes to live their happiest lives. The main character Rosie is a second-grader who loves to draw and eat ice cream while navigating her type 1 diabetes diagnosis with her parents. Julia shares how she found strength in her personal experience with diabetes to write this book and how she went from resenting parts of body to finding love and acceptance for herself. She reminds us, that we are wort...
2021-09-2823 minThe Happy Type OneHow effective is intermittent fasting really (#55)Intermittent fasting is becoming a trendy topic for health optimisation. Listen to this show to be the first to know about potential health recommendations coming up for weight loss and diabetes management in future.
In the interview is Alice Coffey and Petra Hanson. Alice is a PhD student at the University of Warwick, UK in Global Sustainable Development. Petra Hanson is a clinical research fellow at the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in the UK.
Together they wrote a literature review on the effects of intermittent fasting on weight loss, metabolic health and...
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The Happy Type OneLoving-kindness mantra for more compassion (#54)Meditation is such a powerful tool, a wonderful bio- and lifehack. Research shows that Loving-Kindness meditation has tremendous benefits from greater well-being to providing relief from illness and improving emotional intelligence.
For me, meditation is the one thing, that let’s me calm down my mind, reconnect to my heart, release and relax. And it helps me manage my type one diabetes better, by balancing my blood glucose levels.
Today, we practise Loving-Kindness meditation together, which uses a sequence of mantras to offer well-wishes to different people in your life. Instead of focusing on the br...
2021-09-0125 minThe Happy Type OneThinking like Hunters & GatherersWhether you follow a Paleo, Keto, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Banting, Sugar Free, Dairy Free lifestyle or you just simply love great tasting food that is made with real food ingredients – this episode is for you.
This interviewed is with the British entrepreneurs Amy and Jeff. They run a start-up called Hunter & Gather with products free from refined sugars, grains and inflammatory oils - such as seed or vegetable oils.
Eating real food free from grains, refined sugars & seed oils has been revolutionary for Amy's & Jeff health. Especially for Amy, who is a life long coe...
2021-08-1842 minThe Happy Type OneScience lies - Fake health foods busted with Dr. Stephen Hussey # 52According to old studies and official guidelines is red meat bad, vegetable oil good and cholesterol harmful. Today, research is proving the opposite. But how and why has it been wrong? Is science corrupt? And what kind of health information can we actually rely on?
Dr. Stephen Hussey has some answers to those questions with his fast knowledge in nutritional science. He is a Chiropractor and Functional Medicine practitioner, whole foods supporter and type 1 diabetic. He is also the author of two books on health called “The Health Evolution: Why Understanding Evolution is the Key to Vibrant He...
2021-08-0352 minThe Happy Type OneLondon goes keto - start-up impacts the way people eat (#51)Welcome back to season 6! 🎉
There are now over 50 episodes available for you, in which I answer questions on lowcarb, biohacking and diabetes. Many hours of free resources, for you to tap in and fuel your health journey.
Today’s episode is with Simon Treadway, an award winning chef, who ran restaurants in Notting Hill and East London, UK and has worked in Dubai, Puerto Rico, Miami and Spain before becoming one of the founder of “Keto Way”. It is a start-up, which makes following the ketogenic diet easy by delivering keto menus to your door step. Eve...
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The Happy Type OneBecause community is keyWelcome to the 50th episode of The Happy Type One Podcast with experts in the field of nutrition, medicine, science, diabetes and patient advocacy. The podcast hosted guests from 15 countries and 6 continents so far and will continue to expand. Subscribe to the podcast to be notified when the next episode comes out on Wednesday, 21st July.
After my diagnosis with T1D, I came to realise how important community is. It was the driving force behind my podcast: creating and supporting the diabetes and lowcarb community with experience and expertise. I only recently found out about an...
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The Happy Type OneBanning ads for unhealthy foods that target kids in the UK (#49)This week’s episode is about banning unhealthy and making healthy foods more accessible to everyone for a generally healthier society. Guest on the show is Dr. Paul Coleman, a Public Health Registrar and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, UK. Together with Dr. Hanson, Paul recently published a review on academic research, which looked into the connections between obesity and advertising of unhealthy fast food products. The findings of the review led the network to recommend to the UK Government Consultation a total ban of such product advertisements on television.
With their important work, Pa...
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The Happy Type OneCan a person be healed, but not cured?This episode is with the type 1 diabetic and stand up comedienne Laura Menniger from the US. She is founder of LIVabetes, an organisation whose mission is to raise hope, awarness and one million smiles for diabetes research. As a motivational humorist, Laura is assisting others to lead more empowered lives, making peace with an invisable enemy and finding healing through humor. She draws on her medical background of over eight years as a surgical technologist and ninteen years study in the healing arts. Laura, also called the Glucose Goddess, shares her own healing journey with us and how she...
2021-06-0834 minThe Happy Type OneSelf-experimentation: 100 hours fasting as a diabeticIn this episode I share with you my self-experimentation of 100 hours fasting. My findings blew my mind! Not just was I able to reduce my overall insulin needs to just over 1 unite in 24h (>90% decrease), I also experienced more mental clarity, boosts in energy, improvements of my skin and digestion, a decrease in food intolerance as well as drug-like feelings of physical lightness and an enthusiasm towards life.
This episode equips you with knowledge on how extended fasts work and how they can benefit you, especially but not exclusively, as a diabetic. There are 4 essential lessons I...
2021-06-0139 minThe Happy Type OneAnapanasati exercise to foster a good relationship with foodThis week's podcast features an awareness exercise with Nicole Harrington. A meditation style fostering awareness of self. Diabetes is interfering in our relationship with food so much and actually enjoying a meal can be challenging. We are constantly forced to look at food in a mathematical way to do our carb counts, evaluate it with its macros as if it is a science project and inject medication for it every single time. No matter, how you eat with diabetes, very day is a balance act of decisions and that adds stress to our lives.
We made this...
2021-05-2517 minThe Happy Type OneHow to cheat on your hangover - biohacks with an anthropologist - Part 2 of 2Welcome back to part 2 of the biohacking episode with Sara Aguilar. Sarah shares some amazing biohacks on how to get more energy and recover from your hangover easier and faster. As well as, how to enjoy the benefits of the ketogenic diet without even following it all the time. Hear how the ketogenic diet can help improve: diabetes, epilepsy, ADHD, anxiety, mood swings, dementia, Alzheimer and prevents many other neurological issues.
In part 2 we address:
💡MCT oils, “C8” and “C10” labels explained
💡biohacking your coffee for slower and continuous energy release
💡how to cheat on your hango...
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The Happy Type OneHow to cheat on your hangover - biohacks with an anthropologist - Part 1 of 2In this episode Sara Aguilar shares her story on overcoming food obsession and her partner’s experience improving epileptic seizures on the ketogenic diet. We look back at our ancestors way of life to make smart adjustments to our current lifestyle by understanding the era of nutritional supplementation and biohacks, that can improve our well being. Sara is a health anthropologist, running her own keto supplement business in the UK, shipping all over Europe.
This episode is in 2 parts. This is part 1. Here is what you can expect.
Part 1
1. Exogenous and real ketons
2. Keto f...
2021-05-1124 minThe Happy Type OneOutrun inspirational pornPaul Vugteveen is a type 1 diabetic from the US, who started a campaign called “outrun the homelessness” to disrupt intergenerational poverty in his region. He challenges the dominant idea that poverty is a moral position and believes housing is a human right. He let’s us reflect on the racist and sexiest structures that make correlation exist with those issues in the first place.
Paul is a great example, that diabetes cannot stop us, but rather inspires us to become more and support each other. Yet, Paul highlights that this is no inspirational porn. He says: “I am not h...
2021-05-0423 minThe Happy Type OneWhy you need to consider protein in your carb countThis insightful episode is with Hannah Boëthius, a diabetes expert with over 30 years experience, dedicated to answer the tricky question on how to bolus for protein.
Hannah illustrates with various practical examples, how you can calculate and predict your individual bolus rate.
In this episode you will learn:
💡why and in which situation protein needs to be considered in your carb count
💡which factors alter our glucose uptake with different types of meat and fish
💡how you can bolus better for any protein both on MID and an insulin pump to run flatte...
2021-04-2742 minThe Happy Type One7 Principles to Mindful EatingWelcome back to season 5!
To kick of this brand new season, I had the pleasure to interview a very inspiring and forward-thinking woman about her latest diabetes research projects on mindful eating. Petra Hanson, a clinical research fellow and first in the United Kingdom to create a structured multidisciplinary course for diabetics incorporating mindfulness to improve weight loss in Type 2 diabetics.
She shares how mindfulness practice can improve not just weight management but our mental well-being with diabetes, shifting from a lack of self-compassion to an increase of self-love, and making overall healthier food choices. We ex...
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The Happy Type OneThis biohack increases insulin sensitivity (#40)In todays episode we explore ways to increase insulin sensitivity. Matt Barrie lives with type 1 diabetes for over 30 years and follows the ketogenic diet in combination with intermitted fasting since years. Recently he decided to go on a trail experiment by carrying out his very first 72h fast. One of many great benefits he experienced was a massive increase in insulin sensitivity even weeks after the fast. Looking back, he openly reflect on what worked and what didn't during those 3 days. Learn from from his biohacking tricks to make your fast a success! Matt says: “If I would have li...
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The Happy Type OneHeart Chakra MeditationWelcome to the 4th chakra meditation. In this meditation we tune into compassion, unconditional and forgiving love by reconnecting with our hearts. We tap into our personal strength and connection. The 4th chakra is one of 7 chakras, together considered as subtle energy bodies located within the spinal cord. The heart chakra comes into appearance in the colour green in the center line of the chest. This is the place of the “spiritual heart”. Use this 10 minute meditation anytime you want. It is particularly uplifting during feelings of loneliness, stress or worry. Relax more, stress less, cause those negative feelings, can...
2021-03-2416 minThe Happy Type OneTwo diabetics talking about sex (#38)In this episode we shine a light on men and women’s intimacy relationships with diabetes. My guest Kraig and I explore, which psychological and physical challenges can occur and which treatments are available to us. This includes topics around body image, attractiveness, wearing medical devices, hypos during sex, treatments for sexual disfunction and handling diabetes in intimate relationships as a whole. Get yourself comfortable and enjoy this serious but light hearted conversation between two diabetics.
✨✨3 TOP TIPS on sex & diabetes✨✨
Head over to my Blogcast https://thehappytypeone.com/blogcastseason4/, where you can find our top tips a...
2021-03-1741 minThe Happy Type OneMotorcycle taxis for insulin supplies in remote areas in UgandaUganda is a country struggling from political lockdowns, which is increasing their humanitarian crises. I spoke with Vivian Nabeta, founder of the Sonia Nabeta Foundation. In her counrty, kids need to travel up to 6h every 6 weeks, the majority of that by foot, to reach the nearest clinic for their next insulin vial. This issue got even bigger due to lockdowns and further limits of transportation.
Now, motoscylce taxis are being used to bring medication to remote areas, making Uganda a pilot country to reduce this travel gap families face, which otherwise prevents them from accessing insulin...
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The Happy Type OneRunning diabetes on autopilot (#36)How can you possibly spend less time managing your diabetes and minimising decision making on a daily basis? I discuss just that in today's interview with the athlete Sid Sharma from Canada. After being diagnosed with T1D, Sid immediately got into cycling and has, since then, done many long distance races around the world such as London to Paris in 2016 with roughly 400km/2500miles and crossing the entire US from New York City to San Francisco in 2017, cycling for about 5.000km/3.00miles.
But not just that, him and his T1 diabetic wife follow the ketogenic diet...
2021-03-0252 minThe Happy Type OneSharing the highs and lows of diabetes through illustrationToday’s episode is with the digital creator Nicole from Indianapolis, USA. She is a type 1 diabetic artist, who is sharing the highs and lows of diabetes through illustration by mainly portraying other T1Ds.
Nicole and I talk about, how she got started, where she gets her inspiration from and, at the very end, how you can get your picture illustrated. Her work is truly empowering and her slogans down to earth and real.
I am going to describe some of her illustrations briefly in our discussion. You can find those drawings on my blog https://thehappytypeone.co...
2021-02-2322 minThe Happy Type OneMountain Trail Marathons in South AfricaJono Le Roux is a passionated trial runner from South Africa. This year, Jono is getting ready for the Mountain Marathon Series, consisting of 8 events of each 42 km across the hills of South Africa (www.mountainmarathonseries.co.za). We chat about life in the outdoors, him having been a vegan and finding his sweet spot with a fresh, unprocessed mixed diet. He shares:
🏆 how he prepares for competitions as a type 1 diabetic
🏆 how he fuels himself and avoids hypoglycaemia during intense workouts
🏆 his approach to keep insulin consumption low through working with the body
🏆 his attitude towards the...
2021-02-1640 minThe Happy Type OneInsulin supply disruptions in Zimbabwe - insights from three diabetics, type 1 and 2I am excited travelling to Zimbabwe in this episode with you. Today three diabetics are discribing their experience living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in their home country.
A huge, warm welcome to Tinotenda Dzikiti an Ambassador for Zimbabwe Diabetes Association and a type 1 diabetic, Heather Koga a type 2 diabetic and member of the "International Diabetes Federation Blue Circle Voices" as well as the third speaker Kelvin Bunjira a type 1 diabetic working with Tinotenda at an international firm as an auditor.
Here is a glimpse of what we discussed:
✨ What does the disruption of insulin su...
2021-02-0927 minThe Happy Type OneKetosis vs. Ketoacedosis - know the differenceKeto, ketons, ketosis, ketoacidosis, ketogenic diet. Why are "keto" words popping up everywhere and what do they mean? In this episode, I break down these words for you and explain how they compare to one another.
We will start off with the basic principles of “ketons”. I will then talk about the difference between ketosis and ketoacedosis. At the very end, I share my personal 3 tipps on how to prevent ketoacedosis.
It is very important to get the definition of these terms right, as they get used a lot in the diabetes world. Health care professionals ment...
2021-02-0235 minThe Happy Type OneHiding insulin in a remote monastery in Burma (#31)Welcome back to season 4 and our journey around the world!
I am excited to share Vassia Karpeta's story with you!
Vassia's journey as a dental volunteer began 15 years ago in Uganda, she then travelled as a dentist and T1 diabetic to a very remote monastery in Burma/Myanmar, where she continues to help build a dental practise to treat 1400 children, many of them are orphans.
In the podcast episode, she also shares how she managed to find a cool hiding place for her insulin with the help of one of the monks running the monastery.
2021-01-2753 minThe Happy Type OneThe impact of hormones throughout menstrual cycles on blood glucose and insulin needs (#30)Todays episode addresses the influence of hormones throughout the menstrual cycle on glucose levels and insulin requirements. The female body as a whole and women-specific affairs are still highly under researched. Yet, by looking at the menstrual cycle we can learn much about hormones in general, important to all genders. Research around gender-specific needs, treatments and medical care is essential for the overall well-being of humanity. Fundamental research and education for girls and women around the world is needed to support and improve their diabetes management.
And those are the topics I discuss with the medical student Darius...
2021-01-0645 minThe Happy Type OneVisions, Wishes and Mantras for 2021I invited all of type 1 diabetic speakers of 2020 to share in a personal voice memo their vision and wish for 2021 by keeping those questions in mind:
✨ What is your wish for the world for 2021?
✨ Which world would you like to live in?
Stay till the end, where I share a loving-kindness mantra I use in my daily meditation practise.
If you did not manage to take notes, head over to my Blogcast https://thehappytypeone.com/, where you can get a summary of the key take-aways and many illustrations of todays show.
There you can also...
2020-12-3017 minThe Happy Type OneRecap: What I know today, I wish I had known back then is… (#28)This is a very special episode! It is a recap of all type 1 diabetic speakers of this year. Throughout 2020, I ask the guests on my show to finish 5 sentences intuitively with whatever comes to their mind first. Listen to the spontaneous, short and often curious answers of more than 15 different speakers. The outcome is surprising, funny, motivational and inspirational.
The 5 sentences they got asked to complete are:
✨ Type 1 is…
✨ What I know today, I wish I had known back then is…
✨ I’m grateful for…
✨ I’m a gift to this world, because….
2020-12-2321 minThe Happy Type OneMexico - a reflection on priviledge (#27)In the past weeks we travelled with this podcast to Australia, the US and the UK as well as to Uganda. And today, we are going to Mexico with the brilliant Mariana Gómez. She was born in Mexico and will share much about her home country as well other Latin countries such as Chile and Argentina.
Mariana is an active advocate on social media, a diabetes educator, a licensed psychologist and considered a diabetes influencer in Latin America. She took part in several events including TV shows dedicated to diabetes education.
Mariana is a main driver to s...
2020-12-1537 minThe Happy Type OneUganda - education starts with youWelcome type ones, type nones and all other types. This episode is with the lovely Edith Mukantwari from Uganda. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2005 and is now a nutritionist and a diabetes educator, working alongside the Africa Diabetes Alliance. In this show we discuss her diagnosis as a teenager with type 1 and how her school nurses didn’t believe she was poorly, but instead thought she was pretending to be sick so she could skip school for weeks on-end.
We also talk about the guilt she carried needing money to self fund her diabetes supplies, while he...
2020-12-1040 minThe Happy Type OneUganda - education starts with you (#26)Welcome type ones, type nones and all other types! This episode is with the lovely Edith Mukantwari from Uganda. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2005 and is now a nutritionist and a diabetes educator, working alongside the Africa Diabetes Alliance.
In this show we discuss her diagnosis as a teenager with type 1 and how her school nurses didn’t believe she was poorly, but instead thought she was pretending to be sick so she could skip school for weeks on-end.
We also talk about the guilt she carried needing money to self fund her diabetes supplies, wh...
2020-12-0940 minThe Happy Type OneScience of Fat - Insulin resistance and how to bolus for fat (#25)Learn what fat does in the body, how you can bolus for it and how to manage your diabetes more successfully!
I studied over 50 different research topics in the field of diabetes at this years “International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes” (ISPAD) conference. Some of those topics where on the physiology on fat, a challenging and often misunderstood topic. I will share with you the most recent scientific results on the behaviour of fat in the body and it's influence on your blood glucose. Be ready to bust some myths with me!
I am...
2020-12-0234 minThe Happy Type OneScience of fat - Insulin resistance and how to bolus for fatLearn what fat does in the body, how you can bolus for it and how to manage your diabetes more successfully!
I studied over 50 different research topics in the field of diabetes at this years “International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes” (ISPAD) conference. Some of those topics where on the physiology on fat, a challenging and often misunderstood topic. I will share with you the most recent scientific results on the behaviour of fat in the body and it's influence on your blood glucose. Be ready to bust some myths with me!
I am addressing 4 main areas:
cu...
2020-12-0234 minThe Happy Type OneIgnorance in professional football and beyond (#24)Todays guest is Jonsel Gourkan. He was a professional football player before loosing his career to people's ignorance about T1D. We are going to speak a lot about his football career and what has happened back then in Turkey, when playing for a professional football club. We also speak about his adventurous life as a British pop star, actor at London West End and filmmaker. Further we touch on public diabetes education and his way to rise and shine from all of this!
Watch Jonsel’s “Hypo” movie on amazon prime!
Follow him on instagram (and get in...
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The Happy Type OneHow diabetes challenges disordered eatingAfter visiting Canada in the last episode, we head back to Melbourne Australia to meet Georgie Peters. Georgie is a patient advocate, fostering new dialogues on topics such as diabetes AND eating disorder, body image, LGBTQ+ experiences, racial inequality within health care and more. We discuss, how diabetes and eating disorders can be double isolating and how juggling constantly with diet and carb counting can pave the way into obsessive control over blood glucose, body size and food.
In this episode Georgie and I explore:
✨ diabetes and eating disorders
✨ the role of body image and self-worth
✨ and other challenges s...
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The Happy Type OnePaul's experience with ketoThis week we travel to Lindsay, Canada to talk with Paul Jolicoeur. Paul followed the standard western diet for 2 years, unable to achieve more stable blood sugars. Intrigued by a T1D friend, who was already following the ketogenic diet, he started with keto. Within the next months he lost 56 lbs/25 kilos and dropped his HbA1c from 7 to < >
He says: "If you can keep blood glucose controlled, you can completely mitigate almost everything about diabetes, which is supposed to kill you". He further believes that "T1D is an opportunity to take responsibility for your own health".
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2020-11-1132 minThe Happy Type OneWhy me? Living with 4 chronic conditionsWelcome back to the first episode of season 3!
of The Happy Type One podcast! This 3rd season takes you on a journey around the world, from Australia to Uganda, Zimbabwe, Burma, Canada, USA, UK, Germany and many other countries. Subscribe to get notified when new episodes are live!
For the kick off episode of season 3, I spoke with Kerry Jeffery. She is a very strong personage living with 4 chronic conditions herself, is a single mum, and yet empowers others to overcome the challenges of sickness as an online therapist, clinical hypnotherapist, councillor and...
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The Happy Type OneTaking time out with a gong bath (#13)Today I like to take you on a journey of sounds, in particular of an ancient instrument from Western China, the gong. Today, gongs are often used as meditation music - and that's maybe where you have heard them recently.
Gong baths became an important part of my self care and daily meditation practise about a year ago, helping me to take care of my subconscious mind as well as my body. Both my mind and body need a sort of “time out” at times, especially when dealing with T1D, which adds extra stress to my life...
2020-08-2635 minThe Happy Type OneLow-carb venture in Brazil (#10)In todays episode I spoke with Fernanda Claudino, a Brazilian lawyer and T1D, living in Curitiba, close to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
We spoke about:
✨ the health care system in Brazil
✨ her recent venture with the low-carb diet
✨ how she is managing low-carb with her two kids in quarantine
✨ and the benefits she has experienced by following the low-carb diet e. g. better blood glucose control, reduction of basal rate by 5 to 6 unites
She has only just started low-carb few months ago and is loving it. Yet she believes, that being stuck at home due to the pandemic, it is actu...
2020-07-2233 minThe Happy Type OnePregnancy and T1D in times of a pandemic (#9)Pregnancy and T1D in times of a pandemic (#9)
This episode is with the wonderful Louise Roebuck, a talented dentist in Warwickshire UK.
She got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 13 years ago in Kenya and is just about to get into her first trimester with her first baby. But the episode is not just for the ladies and we also discussed how the partner can support the other, managing T1D and pregnancy! So listen up guys :)
We touched on many interesting topics such as:
✨ medical criteria to become pregnant
✨ different stages of pregnancy
✨ insulin resistance
✨ advice given on diet and...
2020-07-1528 minThe Happy Type OneStudy on the impaired quality of life in T1Ds (#8)For today’s episode I spoke with Laura, a former health management student from Germany. Laura is a type 1 diabetic herself and wrote her final Bachelor thesis about the impaired quality of life in type 1 diabetes patients (T1Ds). To explore how those people manage their diabetes and how it effects their psyche, she interviewed many type 1s between 18 and 25 years. In this episode, we speak about her main findings. Her work contributes greatly to type 1 awareness to optimise medical care we receive.
The interview is in GERMAN, but we summarised Laura’s main findings in English on my BLOG...
2020-07-0857 minThe Happy Type OneRainbow meditation to feel save in times of uncertainty (#7)As most of us have experienced, stress can have a negative effect on our blood glucose levels. Mental health can at times, impact our blood glucose just as much as food does.
It is important to feed the mind with positive thoughts and take moments to pause, calm down and rest.
For this crazy time of uncertainty, in which many of us feel insecure about our health and overall well being, I established a meditation to feel more protected, save and confident. A meditation of less than 10 min I like to share with you today in this episode.
2020-06-3013 minThe Happy Type OneDiaport, insulin resistance, pancreas transplant and the real food solution (#6)Kraig McLeod is a T1D, who lost his own business, lifestyle and friends due to classical T1D management.
We discuss
✨ his insulin resistance
✨ his “insulin allergy”.
✨ him pioneering with diaports
✨ his story featured on the BBC
✨ him preparing for a pancreas transplant
✨ and how he turned his life around!
His story is extraordinary and truly empowering! He survived big trauma and yet his story does have a happy ending!
You can get in touch with Kraig via:
type1mcleod@gmail.com
✨✨BONUS✨✨
Check out all photos of Kraig’s amazing campervan and our interview in nature on t...
2020-06-2452 minThe Happy Type OneWhen art empowers (#5)In this episode, you hear from Katie Lamb, an art history student at the University of Birmingham, UK, who is using her talent to bring more colour to the T1D community and share important messages about living with T1D by portraying people with this chronic condition. Her art, had only recently been chosen, to be on the cover of the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit UK.
You briefly discuss her childhood and teenage years, as Katie got diagnosed when being only 2 years old and then dive right into her art and her beautiful contribution to the Em...
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The Happy Type OneWhat’s keto? (#3)Todays episode is all about the questions:
✨What is the difference Paleo, Atkins and keto
✨How does keto work
✨What’s the difference to a high carb diet
✨How to calculate macronutrients
✨What are the benefits of the ketogentic diet and
why this is important for Type 1s?
✨✨BONUS✨✨
If you are driving, doing sport and other things while listening and cannot take notes, I already took those notes for you! I provide a special download with a summary of the key take-aways fo...
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The Happy Type OneWhat happens after the apocalypse? (#2)Dive into the apocalypse and the day, which changed our lives forever: being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes! This is an interview with Eva Cardall and her way of not just overcoming many obstacles as a T1D but also how she was crazy enough to go scuba diving right after diagnosis 😱 Eva is a strong, brave, funny and confident woman, I’m pleased to have her on the show! She inspires me to be a confident Type 1! 💪🏾
Write me your thoughts on this episode on Instagram @thehappytypeone. I’d love to connect with you!✨
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The Happy Type OneIntroduction to this podcast (#1)This podcast is for anyone dealing directly or indirectly with Type 1 Diabetes. The many challenges we are facing and are left with as patients drives me to build this community and platform to share, grow together and find answers from other T1Ds, health-care professionals and my personal experience as a T1D nutritionist on keto. This episode will give you a quick insight into what this podcast is all about.✨
Write me your thoughts on this episode on Instagram @thehappytypeone. I’d love to connect with you!✨
If you have questions you wa...
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