Empowering Type 1 Diabetes: with T1D Nutritionist Andi Balog

Andi Balog
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The Empowering Type 1 Diabetes Podcast helps people living with T1D manage insulin, food, exercise and daily life with less confusion and anxiety. After over 20 years living with Type 1 alongside working in the health and fitness industry, Andi shares weekly episodes designed to help you trust your instincts, make informed decisions, and live confidently with T1D. Be prepared to hear Andi's NO BS approach, honest opinions, a bit of tough love, *and a touch of swearing*.

  1. 6D AGO

    166: Two skills you have to master if you want to reach your goals

    About This Episode If you feel like you know what to do… but you just can’t seem to stick to it — this episode is for you. Whatever your goals are, it's what you do in the moments when things feel hard, inconvenient, or uncomfortable that can either move you further towards progress - or failure. We discuss two skills that actually determine whether you follow through and become the person you want to be, or fall back into old patterns. Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The THR1VE membership for step by step T1D video trainings and a carb counted recipe database to help you feel confident and in control of t1d⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a 1on1 Consult for Blood Sugars, Weightloss, Nutrition or Exercise Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get The Better Bolusing Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to bolus with confidence and regain food freedom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Carb Counting Masterclass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to feel more confident with counting carbs for all foods in all situations!Get 10% off storewide (hypo treatments & diabetes travel accessories) with code ANDIBALOG @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ibdmedical.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your questions answered on future episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer The Empowering Health Podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other diabetes health care services. I am not a doctor or a diabetes educator, and this is not medical advice. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.

    19 min

  2. MAR 24

    165: Overnight Hypos | What Causes Them & How to Prevent Them

    About This Episode If overnight hypos are messing with your sleep (and your sanity), this episode is your wake-up call. We’re breaking down why nighttime lows actually happen — and what the heck you can actually do to stop them from happening EVERRRR again (ok maybe not ever again but at least very rarely!!!). So if you’re sick of going to bed anxious, waking up in sweats, or feeling like you can’t trust your body overnight — this will help you start connecting the dots and taking back control. Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The THR1VE membership for step by step T1D video trainings and a carb counted recipe database to help you feel confident and in control of t1d⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a 1on1 Consult for Blood Sugars, Weightloss, Nutrition or Exercise Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get The Better Bolusing Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to bolus with confidence and regain food freedom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Carb Counting Masterclass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to feel more confident with counting carbs for all foods in all situations!Get 10% off storewide (hypo treatments & diabetes travel accessories) with code ANDIBALOG @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ibdmedical.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your questions answered on future episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer The Empowering Health Podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other diabetes health care services. I am not a doctor or a diabetes educator, and this is not medical advice. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.

    13 min

  3. MAR 17

    T1D Talks: Episode 9 - Do you need to supplement as a Type 1 Diabetic? | What supplements can and can't do for you | What supplements we take and why

    About This Episode In this T1D Talks Episode, my T1D friend Aaron and I chat about all things supplements! We discuss whether you should be supplementing as someone with Type 1 Diabetes and for different aspects of your overall healthwhat supplements can do for youa deep dive on what we personally supplement with and why Links and Resources Other: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The THR1VE membership for step by step T1D video trainings and a carb counted recipe database to help you feel confident and in control of t1d⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a 1on1 Consult for Blood Sugars, Weightloss, Nutrition or Exercise Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get The Better Bolusing Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to bolus with confidence and regain food freedom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Carb Counting Masterclass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to feel more confident with counting carbs for all foods in all situations!Get 10% off storewide (hypo treatments & diabetes travel accessories) with code ANDIBALOG @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ibdmedical.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your questions answered on future episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer The Empowering Health Podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other diabetes health care services. I am not a doctor or a diabetes educator, and this is not medical advice. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.

    1h 6m

  4. MAR 9

    163: How to ACTUALLY recover from a hypo

    About This Episode We talk a lot about how annoying hypos are and how much we hate them and type 1 diabetes… but what about recovering from hypos once they’ve already happened? Obviously hypos can leave you feeling exhausted, foggy, anxious, and completely drained for hours (sometimes even days) - but have you ever really wondered WHY they make you feel this way? In this episode we discuss what actually happens in your body when you have a hypo and what you can actually do to recover faster and better. Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The THR1VE membership for step by step T1D video trainings and a carb counted recipe database to help you feel confident and in control of t1d⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a 1on1 Consult for Blood Sugars, Weightloss, Nutrition or Exercise Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get The Better Bolusing Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to bolus with confidence and regain food freedom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Carb Counting Masterclass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to feel more confident with counting carbs for all foods in all situations!Get 10% off storewide (hypo treatments & diabetes travel accessories) with code ANDIBALOG @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ibdmedical.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your questions answered on future episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer The Empowering Health Podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other diabetes health care services. I am not a doctor or a diabetes educator, and this is not medical advice. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.

    21 min

  5. MAR 2

    162: Q&A - “Why do I keep crashing 2 hours after a meal?”

    About This Episode Answering Isaac's question “Why do I keep crashing 2 hours after a meal?”. In this Q&A episode, we break down: The real reason blood sugars crash after meals The key steps you need to take first What activity has to do with it If you're in a cycle of eat → crash → treat → spike → repeat… this is your starting point. Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The THR1VE membership for step by step T1D video trainings and a carb counted recipe database to help you feel confident and in control of t1d⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a 1on1 Consult for Blood Sugars, Weightloss, Nutrition or Exercise Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get The Better Bolusing Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to bolus with confidence and regain food freedom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Carb Counting Masterclass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to feel more confident with counting carbs for all foods in all situations!Get 10% off storewide (hypo treatments & diabetes travel accessories) with code ANDIBALOG @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ibdmedical.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your questions answered on future episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer The Empowering Health Podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other diabetes health care services. I am not a doctor or a diabetes educator, and this is not medical advice. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.

    10 min

  6. FEB 23

    T1D Talks: Episode 8 - What should Type 1 Diabetics get for free? | Weird new insulin pumps | Should we sign up for stem cell trials? | Delaying Type 1 Diabetes & more...

    About This Episode I'm back with my fellow Type 1 Diabetic and 1on1 client Aaron to chat about the interesting stuff! We discuss what we think type 1 diabetics should get for free, delaying type 1 diabetes, new insulin pump technologies and so much more.. this is a good one so buckle in and join the conversation on Spotify. Links and Resources Mentioned in this episode: Titan doco 😜The Portal PumpOther: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The THR1VE membership for step by step T1D video trainings and a carb counted recipe database to help you feel confident and in control of t1d⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a 1on1 Consult for Blood Sugars, Weightloss, Nutrition or Exercise Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get The Better Bolusing Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to bolus with confidence and regain food freedom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Carb Counting Masterclass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to feel more confident with counting carbs for all foods in all situations!Get 10% off storewide (hypo treatments & diabetes travel accessories) with code ANDIBALOG @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ibdmedical.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your questions answered on future episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer The Empowering Health Podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other diabetes health care services. I am not a doctor or a diabetes educator, and this is not medical advice. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.

    1 hr

  7. FEB 9

    160: The Truth About Hypo Unawareness - Why You Can’t Feel Your Hypos & What to Do About It!

    About This Episode Did you know that there's actually a cause for hypo unawareness? If you're hypo unaware or you've been terrified of becoming hypo unaware since diagnosis (like I was!), then you NEED to listen to this episode. Yes - we face our fears around here! I break down what actually leads you to becoming hypo unaware and how you can actually increase your awareness if you've lost it. Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The THR1VE membership for step by step T1D video trainings and a carb counted recipe database to help you feel confident and in control of t1d⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a 1on1 Consult for Blood Sugars, Weightloss, Nutrition or Exercise Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get The Better Bolusing Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to bolus with confidence and regain food freedom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Carb Counting Masterclass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to feel more confident with counting carbs for all foods in all situations!Get 10% off storewide (hypo treatments & diabetes travel accessories) with code ANDIBALOG @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ibdmedical.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your questions answered on future episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer The Empowering Health Podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other diabetes health care services. I am not a doctor or a diabetes educator, and this is not medical advice. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.

    9 min

  8. FEB 2

    159: Foods you aren't bolusing for (but probably should be)

    About This Episode A viral post about foods people never bolus for sparked this episode. Get ready to find out the common food beliefs that could be leaving you with blood sugars that feel unpredictable, confusing, and exhausting. I'm unpacking why blanket statements about food and insulin don’t work — and how statements like “it’s under 15grams of carbs so it doesn’t count” or “protein and fats are free foods” can quietly mess with your blood sugars over time. Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The THR1VE membership for step by step T1D video trainings and a carb counted recipe database to help you feel confident and in control of t1d⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a 1on1 Consult for Blood Sugars, Weightloss, Nutrition or Exercise Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get The Better Bolusing Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to bolus with confidence and regain food freedom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Carb Counting Masterclass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to feel more confident with counting carbs for all foods in all situations!Get 10% off storewide (hypo treatments & diabetes travel accessories) with code ANDIBALOG @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ibdmedical.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your questions answered on future episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer The Empowering Health Podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other diabetes health care services. I am not a doctor or a diabetes educator, and this is not medical advice. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.

    18 min
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The Empowering Type 1 Diabetes Podcast helps people living with T1D manage insulin, food, exercise and daily life with less confusion and anxiety. After over 20 years living with Type 1 alongside working in the health and fitness industry, Andi shares weekly episodes designed to help you trust your instincts, make informed decisions, and live confidently with T1D. Be prepared to hear Andi's NO BS approach, honest opinions, a bit of tough love, *and a touch of swearing*.

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