Your Best T1D Year
Health, Fitness & Longevity
About
Managing Type 1 Diabetes doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Each 5-minute episode of Your Best T1D Year is packed with practical strategies, mindset shifts, and a little humor to help you feel more in control and less frustrated by diabetes. Hosted by Neil Greathouse, this Monday, Wednesday, and Friday podcast delivers quick, relatable episodes that make learning about T1D effortless - so you can build small wins that lead to big changes. 📅 New episodes drop every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 🎧 Subscribe now and start making diabetes management feel easier - one small habit at a time.
Episodes
- One Night of Poor Sleep Reduces Insulin Sensitivity
This episode discusses a study showing that one night of poor sleep reduces insulin sensitivity by 21% in individuals with type 1 diabetes. It explains how this affects insulin effectiveness and offers insights on managing such mornings.
- What's Really Causing Your Unexplained Blood Sugars
This episode delves into the common but often overlooked causes of unexplained blood sugar fluctuations in Type 1 Diabetes. Neil shares his 34-year experience of investigating these issues, highlighting a key variable missing from the usua…
- Sleep and Blood Sugar in Type 1 Diabetes
This episode explores the specific, directional link between sleep and blood sugar management in type 1 diabetes. It discusses why morning blood sugar levels can be high despite following all recommended practices, and how sleep disruption…
- Why People with T1D Can't Sleep Through the Night
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses how type 1 diabetes specifically affects sleep. It covers reasons like CGM alarms and blood sugar management, and explores documented differences in sleep quality compared to non-diabetics.
- Why Your Mystery Blood Sugars Might Be a Sleep Problem
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses how sleep problems can lead to unexplained blood sugar fluctuations. Host Neil Greathouse shares his experience and introduces the 'While You Were Sleeping Challenge,' encouraging listeners to t…
- So Many Of Your Community Wins // Part 2
Part 2 of the "Community Wins" episode shares helpful resources and discusses support for type 1 diabetes management, including options for insulin adjustments and burnout.
- So Many Of Your Wins // Part 1
This episode of 'Your Best T1D Year' is Part 1 of 'So Many Of Your Wins,' offering helpful resources. It also features a sponsored message from Blue Circle Health, which provides coaching and care for adults with type 1 diabetes.
- The Mental Side of T1D that Nobody's Treating // Allison Nimlos, The Diabetic Therapist
This episode features Allison Nimlos, a therapist with 32 years of T1D experience, who addresses the significant mental health challenges, like daily shame and diabetes distress, faced by individuals with T1D. The discussion covers why a g…
- Banting Would Want You To Drink More Water
This episode of Your Best T1D Year, titled "Banting Would Want You To Drink More Water," provides helpful resources for managing type 1 diabetes. It highlights Connect Blue Circle Health
- Your New Baseline For Water
This episode discusses helpful resources for type 1 diabetes, including information on managing insulin, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load associated with the condition. Sponsors offer free coaching and care for adults with type 1 diabete…
- What Are We Learning About Refilling?
This episode discusses learnings about refilling in type 1 diabetes management. It provides helpful resources and mentions sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health, which offers coaching and care for adults with type 1 diabetes.
- The Vicious Cycle of Low Potassium
This episode discusses the vicious cycle of low potassium for individuals with type 1 diabetes. It also promotes resources and coaching services available through Your Best T1D Year and Connect Blue Circle Health.
- Why Your 180 Looks Like a 220
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses why a blood glucose reading of 180 might feel like a 220. It highlights resources and sponsors like Connect Blue Circle Health, which offers diabetes coaching and care.
- Before Insulin, Dehydration Was a Death Sentence
This episode discusses the deadly threat of dehydration associated with Type 1 diabetes before the advent of insulin. It also highlights resources like Connect Blue Circle Health for diabetes management and care, and lists the show's socia…
- Sick Day Hydration Protocol
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses the Sick Day Hydration Protocol. It includes helpful resources and mentions a sponsor, Connect Blue Circle Health, which offers support for adults with type 1 diabetes.
- The Yeti, The Stanley, The Owala
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses helpful resources and introduces Connect Blue Circle Health, which offers free coaching and care for adults with type 1 diabetes, covering insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and the mental load.
- Why 3 Glasses of Water Really Matters
This episode discusses the importance of drinking water and provides information on resources like Blue Circle Health, which offers free coaching and care for adults with type 1 diabetes.
- What Each Glass Of Water Actually Does
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses the benefits of water for type 1 diabetes management. It also highlights resources and mentions sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health, which offers free coaching and care for adults with type 1 dia…
- Sick Days & Dehydration
This episode of Your Best T1D Year focuses on managing sick days and dehydration for those with Type 1 Diabetes. It also provides resources and mentions sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health.
- Protect Your Kidneys
This episode of Your Best T1D Year focuses on protecting kidneys for individuals with Type 1 diabetes. It provides helpful resources and mentions Connect Blue Circle Health, which offers free coaching for adults with T1D.
- Electrolytes & Why T1Ds Need More
This episode discusses electrolytes and the specific needs of individuals with Type 1 Diabetes. It provides helpful resources and mentions sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health, which offers coaching for adults with Type 1 Diabetes.
- The Cortisol Dehydration Spiral
This episode discusses the cortisol dehydration spiral and its relation to Type 1 Diabetes. It provides helpful resources and information about a sponsor offering diabetes care.
- Why Your Insulin Feels Slow
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses why insulin might feel slow for individuals with type 1 diabetes. It provides helpful resources and mentions Connect Blue Circle Health as a sponsor offering free coaching and care.
- Your Brain Is 75% Water - Here's What Happens When You're Low
This episode discusses the impact of dehydration on type 1 diabetes, noting that the brain is 75% water. It also promotes resources and free coaching services for adults with type 1 diabetes.
- The 9 Year Study That Changed Everything
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses a 9-year study. It also highlights sponsors like Connect Blue Circle Health, offering free coaching and care for adults with type 1 diabetes, focusing on insulin adjustments, CGMs, burnout, and…
- The Hormone Nobody Talks About - Meet Vassopressin
This episode discusses Vassopressin, a hormone often overlooked in Type 1 Diabetes discussions. It also provides resources and information about support services for adults with T1D.
- Does Coffee Count? The Hydration Debate
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses hydration and whether coffee counts. It highlights resources and sponsors like Connect Blue Circle Health, which provides free coaching for adults with Type 1 Diabetes.
- Why Standard Hydration Advice Fails Us Living With T1D
This episode discusses why general hydration advice is often unsuitable for individuals with Type 1 Diabetes. It highlights helpful resources and mentions sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health, which offers diabetes coaching and care.
- What Dehydration Does To Your Blood Sugar
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses the impact of dehydration on blood sugar levels. It also provides links to helpful resources and information about the sponsor, Connect Blue Circle Health.
- The Hydration Challenge // Why Your Blood Feels Like Aunt Jemima
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses the hydration challenge and its effect on blood sugar, using the analogy 'Why Your Blood Feels Like Aunt Jemima.' It provides helpful resources and mentions sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health.
- Life After the Low Blood Sugar Challenge
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses life after experiencing low blood sugar challenges. It highlights resources and mentions sponsor Connect Blue Circle Health, which offers support for adults with type 1 diabetes.
- Untangling "I'm lows" from "I deserve this"
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses resources for managing type 1 diabetes, including information on insulin adjustments, CGMs, and burnout. A sponsor, Blue Circle Health, offers free coaching and care.
- Old You vs New You and Low Blood Sugar
This episode discusses the "Old You vs New You" concept in relation to type 1 diabetes management and low blood sugar. It provides links to resources, a newsletter, and information about Blue Circle Health's free coaching for adults with t…
- The Mental Weight of Low Blood Sugars
This episode of Your Best T1D Year focuses on the mental weight of low blood sugars. It provides links to helpful resources and promotes Blue Circle Health, a service offering free coaching and care for adults with type 1 diabetes, address…
- Decision Fatigue And Low Blood Sugar
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses decision fatigue and low blood sugar. It provides resources and information for individuals managing type 1 diabetes, including support from Connect Blue Circle Health.
- From T1D To Cured // Katie Beth’s Life After Islet Transplant
This episode features Katie Beth discussing her life after an islet transplant, following her journey with Type 1 Diabetes. The episode provides helpful resources and information related to T1D management and support.
- What To Do When You Still Over-treat Lows
This episode of Your Best T1D Year discusses how to manage over-treating low blood sugar. It provides helpful resources and mentions sponsor Blue Circle Health, which offers coaching for adults with type 1 diabetes.
- Low Blood Sugars & Emotional Eating
This episode discusses low blood sugar events and emotional eating, providing resources and highlighting sponsor Blue Circle Health, which offers coaching for adults with type 1 diabetes.
- Super Bowl Low Blood Sugar Game Plan
This episode of Your Best T1D Year focuses on a game plan for managing low blood sugar, particularly around events like the Super Bowl. It provides resources for type 1 diabetes management, including information on Blue Circle Health's ser…
- When Other People Offer to “Help Us” During A Low
This episode discusses managing diabetes lows during social events like Super Bowl parties. It offers a three-step plan focusing on glucose treatment before snacks, strategic snack choices, and realistic goals for minimizing blood sugar fl…
- How To Stop Low Blood Sugars From Running Your Day
This episode discusses the progress made in the Low Blood Sugar Challenge, noting improvements like shorter lows and fewer rebounds. It emphasizes recognizing and appreciating progress, even small wins, and reframing "failure" to acknowled…
- What Panic Treating a Low Actually Costs You
This episode discusses how panic during low blood sugar events triggers an 'emergency mode,' leading to overcorrection and rebound highs. It explains why this happens and offers strategies for treating lows with intention rather than fear…
- The Real Reason Lows Turn Into Overeating (Don't Be Mad At Me)
This episode of Your Best T1D Year explains that overeating during lows is driven by urgency and panic, not hunger. It details how this urgency overrides judgment, can derail blood sugars for hours, and offers strategies to recognize and i…
- What Happens When You Wait Too Long to Treat a Low
This episode discusses the consequences of delaying treatment for low blood sugar, explaining how it can impair decision-making and lead to negative outcomes like panic eating or severe crashes. It advocates for early, intentional treatmen…
- Why Your Brain Fights Glucose Tablets (And How to Retrain It)
This episode explores the psychological reasons people with type 1 diabetes often avoid glucose tablets, focusing on the brain's preference for comfort food and how past experiences shape reactions. It offers strategies for retraining the…
- Why Your Brain Panics During a Low (And What to Do About It)
This episode explores the neurological impact of low blood sugar, explaining why it triggers panic and impulsive behavior like overeating. It emphasizes understanding this biological response to develop coping systems rather than relying o…
- The Low Blood Sugar Rebound Nobody Warns You About
This episode of Your Best T1D Year explains the post-low blood sugar rebound effect in type 1 diabetes, where lows are often followed by highs. It discusses how panic-driven food treatment during lows can fuel this rebound and offers strat…
- Why Glucose Tablets Work Better Than Food for Low Blood Sugar
This episode explains why glucose tablets work better than food for treating low blood sugar by examining how fast dextrose affects the bloodstream compared to mixed carbohydrates in snacks. It highlights how using snacks can lead to rebou…
- PBMs, Insulin, And The Broken System Keeping Prices High with George Huntley
This episode features George Huntley discussing Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), their role in drug pricing, and the impact on insulin costs. Huntley, who has lived with type 1 diabetes for decades and worked in health plan management, ex…
- The Rule of 15 (And Why We Ignore It)
This episode discusses the "Rule of 15" for treating type 1 diabetes lows, explaining why it’s often ignored in practice due to factors like brain function during hypoglycemia and the difficulty of waiting. It offers strategies to work wit…