Episode Details

Dr. Mark Heyman is a diabetes psychologist and a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. He is the CEO of the Center for Diabetes & Mental Health (CDMH) in San Diego. He is passionate about providing diabetes education and evidence-based mental health treatment and online programs to people with diabetes. Mark received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from The George Washington University and completed his psychology internship at the UCSD School of Medicine. He is the host of the Live Free with T1D podcast (formerly known as The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast) and the author of Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It: Your Guide to Managing the Emotional Challenges of T1D. Mark has been living with Type 1 diabetes since 1999.

In this episode we discuss:

·       Mark shares his own diagnosis story, his current insulin therapy and methods he uses.

·       Explains why the fear of lows and adults diagnosed and their adjustments, navigating life before diabetes and life after diabetes are the top two reasons people are seeking psychological help.

·       The ups and downs of living with type 1 and how it's different for men and women.

·       How to deal with anxiety and fear and Mark shares a before and after success story of a patient who went on a surfing trip. Showing how to recognize and be prepared for low blood sugar, to overcome our fear.

·       Recognizing that diabetes is hard and the importance of seeing yourself succeed. Explains his Lead with Action Framework, that helps his patients flip this script.