In this episode, we talk with Adam Brown about the bright spots and landmines of type 1 diabetes.
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We cover a bunch of topics, including mental health, mindset, food, sleep, exercising, CGMs, and his work with diaTribe.
Wins & Fails
Colleen's Win: I'm having some really stable blood sugars while I go through my elimination diet to find out what foods are impacting my weight loss.
Colleen's Fail: The flip side of having such good numbers—lower insulin usage, which means that my infusion sites are going longer than 3 days, and when they reach the end of their life, they go out hard. I spiked relatively badly on day 5 of a site trying to eke out the last drops of insulin.
Hack of the Week
Intermittent fasting, also known as time-restricted eating, can be really useful for type 1 diabetics who
- have weight to lose,
- have good control over their blood sugars, and
- are willing to fast for 16 hours or longer (night time included).
I’ve been eating one meal a day for a few days now as of this recording
Meet Adam Brown
Adam Brown has type 1 diabetes. He is a current contributor to and former senior editor of diaTribe. He's currently pursuing a Master's degree in therapy.
He's not really on social media, so if you want to connect with Adam, you can email him at brightspots@diatribe.org.
Question for You!
What are your bright spots and landmines with your diabetes?
Links & Resources
- Support the blog & podcast by buying us a coffee through Ko-fi!
- Follow on Facebook
- Diabetes Distress Scale
- TCOYD (Taking Control of Your Diabetes)
- Get a copy of Bright Spots and Landmines
- 42 Factors that Affect Diabetes
Credits
Our music is by Joseph McDade. Check out his website here!
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This is wonderful & I love Adam's book. I would be thrilled if you’d write a guest blog post for my site! If you think it might be fun or helpful to have my followers meet you, here’s the link for general guidelines: https://wp.me/p6OZAy-1eQ – da-AL