Empowering Type 1 Diabetes: with T1D Nutritionist Andi Balog

Andi Balog

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. 1d ago

    174: This is for you if you lose motivation when you see numbers on the scale..

    About This Episode If you're trying to lose weight, or get fitter, or build more muscle and you find yourself losing motivation every time you step on the scales or see photos of yourself... you need to listen to this episode! I'm going to explain what the numbers on the scale and progress photos are really mean, and how you can track progress without feeling like you're failing. Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book 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.

    5 min
  2. Jun 1

    173: Why I Will Never Give You a Meal Plan

    About This Episode Meal plans SUCK!!! And in this episode I'm taking you through a very detailed explanation of why that is 😅 and why I will never give you a meal plan, despite being a nutritionist. Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book 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
  3. May 25

    172: Eating Healthy When Life Is Busy (And Expensive)

    About This Episode Food prices are insane right now… and most of us are unknowingly making it worse with our decisions at the supermarket! In this episode, I’m breaking down the simple habits that can save you money, reduce stress around food, and make healthy eating actually realistic — even when life is busy. Grab a notepad and your earphones, this one is going to get practical.. Links and Resources Related Episodes Ep 75: What's for dinner......? If that question stresses you out you need to listen to this episode! Other 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.

    33 min
  4. May 18

    171: "That's Just Type 1 Diabetes"... Or Is It?

    About This Episode What if I told you Type 1 Diabetes isn't random at all, that everything is in fact happening for a reason, and that you can learn to figure out what those reasons are for ultimate confidence and BG control like you've never had before? Listen in because we're about to shake up some deep rooted beliefs you may have about Type 1 Diabetes that are holding you back. Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book 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
  5. May 14

    170: These tell tale signs are telling you your basal insulin is wrong

    About This Episode Basal insulin is like the GOD of good type 1 diabetes & blood sugar management. If you are experiencing any of these tell-tale signs, you will want to start paying closer attention and doing the work to check your basal insulin (and other dosages) are correct for you! Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book 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.

    11 min
  6. Apr 29

    169: 4 Truths About My Most Successful T1D Coaching Clients | Why Some People Get Better Results Than Others

    About This Episode Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be able to reach their goals or make progress really quickly, while it seems to take you forever? Or maybe it just looks like it's easy for them, but feels really challenging for you? Well in this episode I'm letting you peek behind the curtain and sharing the 4 biggest factors that differentiate someone who makes progress and gets results, vs someone who struggles. Listen in and see if you can learn some things to implement! Links and Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book 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.

    11 min
  7. Apr 22

    168: Q&A - "Should I eat if I'm not hungry?"

    About This Episode Should you eat if you’re not hungry… or wait it out? Is breakfast is the most important meal of the day... or should you fast?. It's really no wonder we find food and healthy eating confusing. Everywhere you look, there’s a different rule — eat more, eat less, eat earlier, eat later… so in this episode, we cut through the noise and answer this listener question. Got your own question you want answered on the pod? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your questions answered on future episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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.

    15 min
  8. Apr 13

    167: It’s Not Just Insulin We Don’t Make: 10 Functions That are Removed, Reduced or Disrupted With T1D

    About This Episode Type 1 diabetes is not just a “blood sugar problem”, it’s a full-body system shift that most of us were never taught to understand. In this episode, we zoom out from the overly simplified version of T1D and connect the dots between the many physiological systems that are actually impacted when you have t1d, other than just not producing insulin. You’ll start to better understand what you're seeing on your CGM and how you can take more 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.

    33 min

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About

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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