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#119: How to Set Boundaries with T1D
The holidays are here and you and I both know that T1D can get in the way of your fun this time of year. To help you have a joyful holiday season with T1D along for the ride, we are going to the archives and...
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#118: How To Be Assertive with Your Diabetes Care Team
Going to see your endocrinologist can be intimidating. You have things that you want to talk about, but you may be wondering how to bring them up. There may be new technology, insulin, or other medications that you...
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#117: How to Eat What You Want with T1D
When you feel limited in what you can it because of type 1 diabetes, it can lead to all kinds of emotional challenges. You feel resentful, stuck, and helpless. You feel like you have to make the impossible choice...
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#116: How to Find Your Voice with T1D
My guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is Brooke Bennett. In January 2022, Brooke gave a TEDx Talk called Why the Price of Insulin is a Danger to Diabetics. This talk has more than 1 million...
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#115: A Plan to Deal with Severe Low Blood Sugar
Low blood sugar is the nemesis of every person with type 1 diabetes. Lows are inconvenient, annoying, and can be scary. What happens when you have a severe low blood sugar? In this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist...
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#114: Why the CEO of JDRF Runs So Much
My guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is Aaron Kowalski. Aaron is an active runner AND the CEO of JDRF. In this episode, Aaron talks about his path to becoming the leader of the world's largest...
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#113: Introducing the World's Worst Diabetes Mom
Parenting a child who has T1D can be stressful. It takes patience, grit, and sense of humor. Just ask my guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast. Stacey Simms a T1D mom. Her son Benny was diagnosed...
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#112: Moving Beyond the Familiar with T1D
People with T1D tend to be creatures of habit. In some ways, this can be helpful. However, being a creature of habit can also get in the way of trying new things and expanding your diabetes management toolbox. In this...
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#111: What It Is Like to Participate in Clinical Trials
My guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is Krystle Samai. Krystle has been living with T1D since she was 9 years old and she has participated in over 100 clinical trials in the diabetes space. In...
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#110: Playing in the NFL with T1D
Dream big because you do do anything in life with T1D. This includes playing linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Just ask Brandon Green. Diagnosed with T1D a boy in Texas, football became part of his...
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#109: How to Get Involved in Clinical Trials
My guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is Dave Walton, the CEO of the T1D Exchange. You have probably heard about the T1D Exchange and are curious about what they do. Dave breaks it down for us...
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#108: ReImagine Your Life with T1D!
In this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast, I challenge you to think bigger about your life with T1D. You want to show up in the world, without letting diabetes get in the way. But we all know that,...
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