LiveFree with T1D

LiveFree with T1D

Hosted by: Mark Heyman

Welcome to the LiveFree with T1D Podcast where we coach you to build your T1D stress-management plan like a sailboat. You are the captain. The hull is your diabetes knowledge and management. The sails are your...

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How to do an inventory of your emotional health with T1D

Episode #51

If you are like most people, you have a vague, stock answer that you always use to describe your emotional state with T1D. Fine. Tired. Burnout. But that does not tell the whole story about how you are doing. And it...
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How to be an effective CEO of your life with T1D

Episode #50

You are the chief executive officer (CEO) of your life with T1D. As the CEO, you get to define your mission and vision and decide on what short- and long-term strategies you want to use to get there. Being the CEO of...
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A Framework for Making Decisions with T1D

The decisions involved in managing T1D are complicated, and they go beyond the logistics of healthy eating and taking insulin. The choices you make about T1D do not live in a silo. Sometimes they involve making...
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T1D & Mental Health Audio Advice Column

Episode #48

Your questions about T1D and mental health keep pouring in! These questions are fantastic, and I want to make sure I can share the answers with all of you. That is why I am doing another episode answering YOUR...
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How To Take Action with T1D Even When You're Scared

Episode #47

In Episode #44, I gave an overview of the three pillars of emotional health with T1D. You can listen to Episode #44 HERE. In Episode #45, I did a deep dive into pillar #1: Diabetes Eduction. You can listen to Episode...
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Mindset Matters with T1D!

Episode #46

In Episode #44, I gave an overview of the three pillars of emotional health with T1D. You can listen to that episode HERE. In this episode, I do a deep dive into pillar #2: Mindset. Your mindset matters with T1D. You...
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How Diabetes Education Can Improve Your Mental Health

Episode #45

On Episode #44, I gave an overview of the three pillars of emotional health with T1D. You can listen to that episode HERE. On this episode, I do a deep dive into pillar #1: Diabetes Education. Diabetes education can...
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Three Pillars of Emotional Health with T1D

Episode #44

Most people think about emotional health with T1D in the wrong way. Emotional health does not mean never feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and burnt out with T1D. It means being able to handle these feelings and not let...
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When T1D Becomes a Family Affair

Episode #43

Living with type 1 diabetes on your own is difficult enough. But what happens when you have T1D, and you also have a child with type 1 diabetes? My guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is Chelsea...
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How to Sleep Better with T1D

Episode #42

Restful sleep with T1D can be hard to come by. You wake up when your blood sugar is high. You wake up when your blood sugar is low. You may have trouble falling asleep because you are worried about high or low blood...
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Finding Role Models with T1D

Episode #41

Do you have someone with type 1 diabetes who you look up to and admire? Someone who has done incredible things without letting T1D get in the way. We all need role models in our life. These are people who show you...
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Honesty is the Best Policy with T1D

Let's be honest. Living with T1D is not easy. As much as you don't want to admit it, life with T1D can be downright challenging sometimes. But honesty works both ways. While T1D is not easy, most of the time, it is...
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