Ask Me About My Type 1

Oh Hi Type 1s and Nones!! We're in the middle of National Diabetes Awareness Month and today's episode couldn't have been more perfect to celebrate the occasion!! I have on Type 1 guest Ekram and Type 1 guest and Ekram's husband, Jesse and we get into what I think to be the very core of what this month of awareness is all about. Ekram tells us her story of being diagnosed after her older sister had already been diagnosed with Type 1 years earlier. But despite this familiarity with the condition, Ekram still found Type 1 to be a tough road to navigate because there's knowing about Type 1 and then there's KNOWING Type 1. Jesse tells us of a very memorable low that he helped Ekram get through and shows us the many different ways that Type Nones can be there for the Type 1s in their lives. I also introduce my VERY challenging plan to finish out this National Diabetes Awareness Month so cozy up in your favorite podcast-listening chair and listen up to the newest episode of Ask Me About My Type 1!! Edited, Produced

Oh hi! I'm back from fall break and SO ready to give you the A's to all your Q's!! And just in time for the first Monday of National Diabetes Awareness Month. In honor of said Type 1 themed month, I have for you a family episode of Ask Me About My Type 1. Much like Type 1, Family is always there, they can be kind of annoying sometimes, and there is no cure. The typical Type 1 story is that of parents or siblings learning to support their Type 1 who is still and child and under their constant care.  But what happens when your Type 1 is all grown up and already out of the house? Well, that's where my Type 1 guest Andrea and her sister Type None sister Jackie come in: Andrea was an adult and not even on the same side of the country as her sister Jackie and the rest of her family when she was diagnosed. It's a perspective on the adult Type 1 experience that I had never heard before so I had to share it with all of you. It's family night on Ask Me About My Type 1 Dia-Peoples so find your seat at the family dinner

We're hitting the gym Dia-Peoples and the Type Nones who love them!! This very special episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 is all about fitness and exercise but this isn't your typical Type 1 talk about getting that heart rate up. This time I'm talking about the anxiety that comes with exercising with that Type 1 and push beyond it so you can make it to that kick-boxing bootcamp you've been too nervous to sign up for. Exercising with Type 1 can be stressful but my personal trainer professional guests Type 1 Robin and Type None John talk us through what the professional fitness community knows about Type 1 and the things we can do to leave those Type 1 nerves at home and find the perfect fitness class or trainer. This very special episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 is live so lace up your sneakers and grab that gym bag because we're all workin on our fitness!! And listen close for a VERY special announcement that involves the link below!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Musi

It's Brand-New-Episode-Monday Dia-Peoples and Dia-Nones! Coming off two whole episodes about the importance of Type 1 community support, I thought it only right to come back with an episode all about the unique way this episodes Type None guest is supporting Type 1s the world over. Frida, who has no direct connection to Type 1 Diabetes, is the creator of Ruby Limes: a clothing brand that produces high-quality clothing products with pockets specifically designed to hold insulin pumps. I bring on my Type 1 friend Nelly, who happens to be a costume designer and stylist in the Mexican television and film industries, and we learn about all the questions Frida had to ask in order to develop the products she now sells to Type 1s all over the world. So grab your best Type None friend and tell them to take notes because this episode is all about Type Nones making Type 1 lives just a little easier by learning more about the problems we work through every day. Links:  Ruby Limes Brand Clothing: https://rubylimes.com/  N

Rise and shine Dia-Campers!! It's the last day of camp and a time to reflect on everything we have learned this Slipstream weekend which is why this episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 is made up entirely of interviews from SoCal Slipstream 2019. We get a first-hand account of the true beginnings of Connected In Motion and the Slipstream program from someone who was actually there along with more stories from campers and what this Slipstream weekend meant for them. It's my small contribution to the celebration of our community that is Connected In Motion's Slipstream program. So make sure all your things are packed, that you've exchanged insta-handles with all your new Dia-buddies, and DO NOT forget to grab your insulin from the med-cabin refrigerator because it's the last day of camp and Ask Me About My Type 1 is casting this last Slipstream pod now!! Featured CIM Staff: Jen Janson Features Campers: Mike Shelver, Kate Craft, Angelina Romero, AJ Johnson, Theresa Weber, Jason Taormino, Annette Chmielewski, Mark

Rise and shine campers!! It's Camp Week on Ask Me About My Type 1 and I'm casting THIS pod direct from Connected in Motion's 2019 SoCal Slipstream in the beautiful San Bernardino National Forest!! I take a deep dive into the Type 1 camp experience and the important place I think it holds in our community. I sit down with CIM staff and learn all about the Slipstream program and what goes into planning a Dia-Weekend filled with the Type 1iest of activities and education sessions. I also get to roast s'mores with fellow campers as we talk about what makes programs like Slipstream so very special and unique kind of support that Type 1 camp can give even to adults. So roll up those sleeping bags, pack up your T1 supplies, and don't forget the bug spray because Ask Me About My Type 1 is heading into the woods for Type 1 camp, but this time it's just for adults!!  Featured CIM Staff: Heather Gomez and Leisa Wierenga  Featured SoCal Slipstream Campers: Max Hansen, Amy Fenegly, Alisya Cardenas, Becca Smith, Karen Holl

Type 1 Diabetics can do ANYTHING!! It's a beautiful sentiment about perseverance and determination and how the indomitable spirit of each and every person out there living that Type 1 life can overcome any challenges that this condition of ours throws at us. But as inspiring as this message can be the fact is that it just isn't true. I mean that phrase is ALWAYS followed up by the classic exceptions: military service and flying planes. But while most of us are okay with skipping 5 am PT and not living out of one of those rolly suitcases, there are Type 1s out there who want those very things. Case in point: my Type 1 guest Danielle who was diagnosed while studying to become a commercial airline pilot with hopes of joining the military. Type None guest and Danielle's best friend Roejean joins us as  Danielle tells of how frustrating the above phrase can be when Type 1 is literally the only thing hold you back and I learn what it really means when we say Type 1s can't fly planes. So fasten those seatbelts and p

Oh hi, Dia-Peoples and Type Nones alike! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back with a VERY spicy episode with some extremely thought-provoking Qs. I have on Type 1 Erin along with Type 1 None friend Jillian and the three of us get into some of the more stark realities of Type 1 Diabetes:  The fear of missing a late-night low and never waking back up. How the only medication that keeps us alive can also kill us. And how we will most likely have this for the rest of our lives. Erin goes on to tell us about the moment when the Type 1 community helped her push past her initial fears of these darker Type 1 truths and how Type 1 got her to where she is today. We also learn that, much like the Tide pod, Omnipods are NOT for eating either: THE MORE YOU KNOW, DIA-PEOPLE!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ask-about-type1/message

Howdy y'all! We're heading out to the middle of America to hear a voice that so often gets overlooked, that of the smalltown Type 1. We talk a lot about the ways that Type 1 can affect, or even interfere with, our lives but there are so many instances when life itself can affect the way we experience our Type 1. Which is why this week I have on Kameran, who tells us all about the very specific challenges that Type 1s from rural communities like her face on a daily basis. Things like living hours away from her endocrinologist, or EVERYONE in town knowing her name but not willing to talk about her Type 1 because they didn't want to make her feel bad, or literally being only one of two Type 1s in her entire town, the other being her younger brother. It's a first hand account of the smalltown Type 1 experience and the Type 1 journey that all of us must navigate no matter where we come from.  Instagram: @askmeaboutmytype1 Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow St

SPECIAL ALERT!! SPECIAL ALERT!! BONUS EPISODE!! BONUS EPISODE!! No this is not a drill Dia-Peoples and Type Nones! In honor of Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month Ask Me About My Type 1 is releasing a bonus episode where I bring Jen Bartels back on to talk about her experience with anxiety and depression and how she feels both have been effected by her recent Type 1 diagnosis. It's an honest discussion about the very real psychological toll that Type 1 can take and one that I urge all of us to be part of this month. If you find yourself struggling, you're not alone. If you're in need of help, reach out. Friends, family, mental health professionals; there are so many people out there that care about you and want to understand what you're going through so they can help. Check out the resource links below and see which one fits you best. Always remember, you're worth it. Mental Health Resources: Beyond Type 1: https://beyondtype1.org/mental-health/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventi

It's a star-studded episode this week, Dia-babies, as I sit down and talk into my laptop mic with actress, writer, and comedian Jennifer Bartels alongside our Type None guest and her boyfriend, Vance. In addition, to be the most famous of my guest, Jen is also the most recently diagnosed Type 1 I've had on yet and her story gives a really interesting and eye-opening look into the not so bright side of Type 1. The first few years after diagnosis can be hectic for anyone, but imagine having to do it in your 30s when you thought you had life pretty well figured out. Jen tells us what it's been like learning how to be her own pancreas for the past two years as she navigates auditions, exercise, and social situations while Vance talks to us about just how frustrating it is not even knowing what you don't know but how candy can now solve a lot of Jen's problems. So check your toxic positivity at the door, prepare for some cold hard truthy realness, and don't forget to duck and cover (you'll see what I mean) on this

Ask Me About My Type 1 is back for Season 2 Dia-Peoples!! It's been a long summer but I'm your host, Walt Drennan, and do I have a season premiere for you!! It's back to school season here at Ask Me About My Type 1 and in order to celebrate I thought there couldn't be anyone better to hear from than a Type 1 actually starting their first year of college. I invite on Type 1 guest Destin and her Type None roommate Bella who are both starting their freshman year of college TODAY!! Like literally they start classes today. Bella asks some big questions that get us talking about insulin pricing and health insurance practices (SPOILERS: Destin and I both hate them), Destin tells us about this really weird sounding melon diet she's thinking of starting that might cure her Type 1 (it won't), and I realize just how very old I am when I give Destin some outdated Type 1 college advice. The bell for the start of Season 2 is about to ring so grab your books and find a good seat because Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 2 is no

Ask Me About My Type 1 is back dia-babies and the official trailer for Season 2 is live! I'm your host Walt Drennan, back with more of those Type Noney Q's and the battle-tested Type 1s with all the real A's they could ever hope for! Check out clips from episodes to come and hear about what Type 1 in small-town USA is actually like,  how there are things other than making insulin that we Type 1s actually can't do, and what people experiencing an earthquake whilst podcasting sounds like. It's gonna be a weird one folks! Don't forget to mark your calendars because Season 2 of Ask Me About My Type 1 starts on August 26th! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ask-about-type1/message

And with this, the close of Season 1 of Ask Me About My Type 1 has come. During Part 2 of the Where Are They Now Season Finale Special Perri and Erika tells all about the ways they DON'T let Type 1 get in their way. Perri tells us about the importance of remaining flexible in the face of hours spent in waist high waters when your pump is NOT waterproof and Erika completes the Ask Me about My Type 1 hat trick and tells me about one of her more recent interactions in LA with a guy and his plan to pretend to have Type 1... cause ya know...that's a thing now. I also give my final thoughts on the season and tell you how to keep in touch over the long summer months to come whilst simultaneously begging for attention from the internet! LINKS Erika's Pan-Mass Challenge page:  http://profile.pmc.org/EY0005     --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ask-about-type1/message

The time has come to start ramping up so I can proceed to ramp back down for the end of Season One of Ask Me About My Type 1! The Season One Finale is coming at you in two parts and this week is all about Part 1 of the Where Are They Now Special. I'll be speaking with guests from episodes past to see what they've been getting up to since we last spoke and how all things life AND Type 1 are going. In Part 1 I speak with Dave from Episode 7 and Olivia from Episode 2 about both the unforeseen hardships AND unexpected surprises that Type 1 can bring. Dave tells us about the two years he spent without health insurance and the help he found online while Olivia talks about how her dream job started negatively affecting her A1C and the changes that had to be made.    --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ask-about-type1/message

Oh hi, Dia-peoples! Ask Me About Type 1 is back this week to talk about all things sex, dating, and relationships with Type 1. And I've even called in a professional! Meet this week's Type None guest The Magnetic Woman herself: Lauren Joyce, a professional sex, love, and relationship coach. It's an entirely new perspective on all the questions we've all been asking:  Am I still attractive with my medical devices? What happens when Type 1 gets in the way of intimate times? When should I tell them about my Type 1!?!? And with world-renowned expertise to back it up! Friend of the show and the greatest dia-friend I've never met, Erika Young, joins me and we get real thoughtful with Lauren as she tells me what I SHOULD have done that one time back in college. I know I say it a lot, but this time the answers REALLY will shock you! LINKS: Beyond Type 1:  https://beyondtype1.org/finding-a-diabetes-mental-health-provider/  The Magnetic Woman Lauren Joyce:  http://themagneticwoman.com/  --- Send in a voice message:

It's another new episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 and as always the Q's and A's are just waiting for you to listen in! This week I have on Type 1 guest Ximena (listen in to learn how to pronounce it) and her Type None best friend Scarlet Tune to teach you all about Type 1ing the way they do it in Venezuela. Ximena tells us all about how Type 1 camp turned her entire attitude about her Type 1 around, attitudes toward Diabetes in Venezuela, and what Ximena ended up doing when pharmacies in Venezuela started running out of Insulin for months at a time. Scarlet also tells me what it was like when Ximena made her go to Type 1 camp one summer and how her best friend's social media is helping her understand Type 1. Ask Me About My Type 1 is totally international for Episode 12, folks because all three of us were calling in from completely different countries this time around! That's nothing y'all would notice really though...just really wanted to mention it.  Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by

It's a Blehar family episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 this time around as I have on friend of the show and Type 1 guest from Episode 1, Maggie, and her sister Lucy. I hear Maggie's diagnosis story again but this time from Lucy's perspective and her initial thoughts after learning about her big sister's diagnosis. Lucy comes in with some high quality Q's that get Maggie and I thinking about just how much of our brains are dedicated to Type 1 management and how the rest of Life fits in. We also get into our thoughts on the annoyingly ignorant portrayal of Type 1 and Diabetes that are "Diabetes jokes" (#dobetterjimmy) and Lucy tells us how she hopes to fix it. And did I mention that the banger intro track you're about to hear was produced by Maggie and Lucy's brother Sam? It's a very Blehar episode this Monday, Type 1s and Type Nones and you are not going to want to miss it!  Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studious --- Send in a voice message: htt

Oh hi! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back from hunting rabbit eggs and going wild on (INSERT BEACH NAME) and with a brand new episode filled with all the questions you want the answers to! On today's episode I talk with good great friends and diabuddy, Erika (not the Canadian one), and we talk about how Type 1 comes into play when meeting new people, starting at a new job, and Erika makes me realize how things like the weather can turn your entire Type 1 game on its head. You'll also hear from Erika's Type None friend, Jeremy, and his initial reactions to Erika's Type 1 and all the robot parts that come with it.   Edited, Produced and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ask-about-type1/message

We're talking about bikes today on Ask Me About My Type 1 and how a series of bike tours helped me develop a much healthier relationship with my Type 1. This episode features three guests and they all have one very unique experience in common: they've all biked across the country with me! I interview my teammates from rides past and learn what biking for 80 and 70 days straight respectively with me and my Type 1 was like for my Type None teammates, Erica and Caitlyn, while my Type 1 teammate Perri and I talk about that one time we biked to San Francisco with 18 other Type 1s on a team called Bike Beyond.   Links Bike and Build:  https://bikeandbuild.org/  The 4K for Cancer:  https://4kforcancer.org/  Bike Beyond:  https://beyondtype1.org/bike-beyond/  Bike Beyond: The Documentary (Trailer):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9-yspGRXg8&t=13s  Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ask-about-typ