This episode really focuses on the differences of both type 1 and 2 while giving a short lesson on how the pancreas works.

But the main difference is that type 1 is permanent and type 2 is usually reversible. They are also completely different mechanisms, meaning type 1 is an autoimmune condition while type 2 is a metabolic condition.

We explain more about this and talk about what insulin therapy is and what treatment type 2s usually need.

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Author Caitlin Shetterly joins us to talk about her experience being diagnosed in the winter of 2020-2021, and how that impacted her life and her writing.

She is the author of Pete and Alice in Maine, and her diagnosis resulted in 3 months of lost writing... but it also brought healing in an unexpected way.

Graciously, Caitlin is offering to give away two copies of Pete and Alice in Maine!

The FIRST TWO people to DM @thisistype1pod on Instagram with your NAME and SHIPPING ADDRESS will receive a copy of the book directly from Caitlin's publisher.

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Jessie went to Rugby Nationals again this year (2024) and had a wild experience with supplies, blood sugars, and an injury that happened in the LAST 2 MINUTES of the last game.

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What does “embracing discomfort” mean?

As T1Ds, we deal with discomfort every day of our lives. Changing infusion sites, sensors, giving injections, checking blood sugars, waking up in the middle of the night, doing Herculean mental calculations for our meals..

But what if this was all easier if we leaned into embracing discomfort?

Spoiler alert: it is. Listen in to find out why.

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Jessie recently switched from the Medtronic 770G to the new 780G software update.

In this episode she talks about the improvements in the tech and how her management has been affected by the change.

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Singer/songwriter and former pediatric clinical researcher Kieran James joins us to talk about his daughter's diagnosis, the importance of clinical trials, and how music gave him an outlet from the frustrations of T1D.

Connect with Kieran:

• Website: www.kjsongs.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kieranjsongs
• YouTube: Unspeakably Wonderful - YouTube
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4xc7IsrdzVREtrZDe3XrXx
• Clinical Studies — Stanford Diabetes Research Center
• Research | Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes | Stanford Medicine
• The Discovery of Insulin: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition

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So you've been diagnosed with T1D... Now what? For the newly diagnosed people with diabetes, use this episode as a reference for what you might encounter in the first day, first week, first month, and first year of diagnosis.

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Check out this cross-posted episode from Type 1 in Midlife, with Melissa Slemp from Abundant Health with Melissa.

We talk about self-sabotage, self-compassion, grace, and how to handle yourself in burnout—and why burnout even happens sometimes.

While intended for Melissa's audience of midlife T1Ds, this conversation is chock-full of nuggets beneficial to everyone with T1D.

Abundant Health with Melissa

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