EP 86: Diaversary Episode: 9 Lessons I've Learned in 9 Years of Living with Type 1 Diabetes

Join us inside this weeks episode as Lissie celebrates nine years living with type one diabetes. Inside this episode, Lissie breaks down the nine lessons she's learned while living with T1D since her freshman year of college.

SHOW NOTES

• ⏰ (1:07): Welcome + intro
• ⏰ (2:25): My diagnosis story
• ⏰ (11:00): What I have learned over the 9 years since my initial diagnosis
• ⏰ (11:23): Lesson #1 - Your body is your own
• ⏰ (14:45): Lesson #2 - It’s not all about control
• ⏰ (17:26): Lesson #3 - reactive behaviors lead to reactive outcomes
• ⏰ (20:33): Lesson #4 - It is not your job to make other people comfortable with your diagnosis
• ⏰ (23:07): Lesson #5 - It’s not insulin resistance if you’re not giving your body what it needs
• ⏰ (24:59): Lesson #6 - Your blood sugars will tell you when self-care is lacking
• ⏰ (26:09): Lesson #7 - Your diagnosis will bring you opportunities, but you have to let it
• ⏰ (29:50): Lesson #8 - Just because something is “normal” in the diabetes space doesn’t make it healthy
• ⏰ (32:42): Lesson #9 - The goal of your diabetes management should be to create a life with diabetes that you don’t need a break from
• ⏰ (34:44): No matter where you are in your journey -your experience is valid

Resources for this episode:

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• Grab the Keeping it 100 Diabetes Journal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BB5ZL6R8?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
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• Check out our free resource hub: https://bit.ly/3tF2tnC
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*Disclaimer: Nothing inside of Keeping it 100 Radio or our resources is intended as medical advice. Always consult a physician before making changes to your insulin doses, diet or general wellness.