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Back to SearchWhen You Stop Trying, You Start Dying
Season 8 Episode 7
As Type 1 diabetics, doing nothing isn’t neutral — it’s decline.
There is no maintenance mode.
Every single day we choose to intervene. We choose to f…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Blood Sugar Has Nothing To Do With Food
Season 8 Episode 6
We’re often told blood sugar is all about what we eat, but that’s only part of the story.
Hormones, stress, sleep, and daily habits all play a major …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
They Told Her Diabetes Can’t Be Controlled (Jean Kurtz)
Season 8 Episode 5
They told her diabetes can’t be controlled.
She almost believed them.
After donating a kidney to her husband, Jean was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes…
5 months ago
Why Blood Sugar Feels Random (And Why It Isn’t)
Season 8 Episode 4
If you’ve ever done the same thing two days in a row and gotten completely different blood sugar results, this is for you.
That “randomness” isn’t fa…
5 months, 1 week ago
Fighting T1D From the Inside
Season 8 Episode 2
What if the reason your blood sugars aren’t improving… isn’t carbs, insulin, or bad luck?
What if it’s because you’ve been reacting instead of taking …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Weight Loss Feels Rigged for Type 1 Diabetics
Season 8 Episode 1
Let me ask you something
Have you ever:
• gone low during or after a workout
• panic-eaten to survive
• rebounded high
• corrected
• then wondered why wei…
6 months ago
When Better Blood Sugar Control Makes Diabetes Worse
Season 7 Episode 58
I don’t want perfect blood sugars.
After nearly two weeks of 100% Time in Range, I realized something surprising:
Perfection costs peace.
At 99%, I had …
6 months, 1 week ago
My Blood Sugar Crashed—and It Wasn’t Food or Insulin (Cold Exposure, Stress Hormones, Muscle Shivering)
Season 7 Episode 57
I wasn’t exercising…
but my blood sugar was dropping.
Cold weather. Stress. Shivering.
And a lesson I didn’t expect to learn.
Last weekend, I sang in a…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Why “Good Numbers” Can Still Mislead (In Range ≠ Low Stress • Smooth > Perfect • Averages Lie)
Season 7 Episode 56
More control = 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 (not less).
If you’ve ever had a “good A1C” but still felt exhausted, anxious, or off… this episode explains why.
Your bod…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
T1D's: These Blood Sugar Levels Cause Microvascular Damage (Danger Threshold)
Season 7 Episode 55
Ever watch your CGM climb and think, “I did EVERYTHING right… why is it still spiking?”
Same. And what I learned shocked me. Your A1C doesn’t tell th…
6 months, 3 weeks ago