Thrivabetic: Thriving with Diabetes Kate

TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of eating disorders.This week I am joined by Natalie, a recovered diabulimic and Eating Disorder Recovery Mentor. Natalie shares her story of living with diabulimia for almost a decade and we dive into the details of how it affects the mind and body, signs and symptoms to look out for, and how to get help.To join Natalie's free support group on Facebook click here and find more diabulimia resources here. Follow Natalie on Instagram @typebalanced_. This is my last e...

Community has been a huge part of growing confidence and finding acceptance for diabetes for both Kate and Tini. On this episode we get to talk all about the various ways community has improved our mental and emotional wellbeing. We touch on "hot diabetic summer" and how were prepping for our devices to be out in the open with the warmer weather. Tini also tells me all about "Hot Diabetic Club", a community she created to offer resources and ways to connect with other diabetics. Join Ho...

I released this almost 3 years ago as my very first Thrivabetic podcast episode. As I celebrate 10,000 podcast downloads, I wanted to re-release this episode since it has been my most downloaded one of all time. It's been a while since I shared my diabetes origin story so for anyone who hasn't heard it, here ya go :)

On this weeks episode, Kate gives a mental health update including her depression medication journey and how she's been feeling this spring. Kate also discusses her struggles "micromanaging diabetes" and how she is trying to let go of controlling everything. She talks about the pros and cons of always seeing her blood sugar numbers and how it can be very difficult to not take a bunch of insulin when seeing rising numbers. This episode is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advi...

On this week's episode I talk with Lissie, who is a diabetes health coach. We dive into her journey to improving her health and diabetes management, finding support, and how diabetics can take small steps to improve their own management. Lissie uses a whole body approach to help diabetics gain predictability without restriction. Find Lissie on instagram @needlesandspoons_ or her website needlesandspoons.com. You can also listen to her podcast Keep it 100 Radio. This episode is for entertainme...

In this episode Kate gives a mental health update and some things she's been going through and processing over the last year. She talks more in depth about this feeling of a foreshortened future which she relates to being diagnosed at a young age and feeling like the future was very uncertain. Guilt, shame, blame, and control are also discussed. This is my personal experience which might differ from your own. I am not offering medical advice and this episode is for entertainment purposes...