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#371: Is There a Right or Wrong Way to Manage Type 1 Diabetes?
Description
Graham asked Ken one question that stopped him in his tracks - is there a right or wrong way to manage Type 1 diabetes?
The wrong way to manage Type 1 diabetes has nothing to do with your numbers. Nothing to do with your A1C, your TIR, pre-bolusing, carb counting, or CGM numbers. For Ken, the one non-negotiable your mental health. Because if your mental health isn't in alignment with your diabetes, none of the other stuff works the way it should. Fear, resentment, burnout, avoidance - will run your decisions and move you towards distrust in yourself.
🔑 Key Takeaways
- Why Ken believes the only wrong way to manage Type 1 diabetes is mental health misalignment
- How fear, resentment, and burnout quietly destroy your diabetes management from the inside out
- Why great numbers mean nothing if you can't stand living with this condition
- The importance of staying connected to your endocrinologist — and what happens when people don't
- How grounding and barefoot training support nervous system health for diabetics
- What diabetic socks actually do — and why most people don't use them until it's too late
- Why inflammation is the root cause of most physical complications in Type 1 diabetes
- Why constipation and digestive issues have a direct impact on blood sugar and insulin sensitivity
Great numbers without feeling strong in your identity with diabetes isn't success - it's a ticking clock. The moment your relationship with this condition breaks down, everything else follows. Get the mindset right first. Everything else has a way of falling into place.
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