46 - Time for a work out...

It’s Type 1 Diabetes - Real Life - but with Real Laughs too.

Today on Type 1 John:

Flu jabs. Covid Jabs. A safety orange. My car needs all new brakes.

AND, I’m talking to Richard, who has been Type 1 for 10 years, his diagnosis in his 30s.  He’s on a pump and he’s listened to the podcast since the start.  

He emailed:

I have always been in awe of parents to young children with Type One Diabetes, but I’ve also always wondered what it’s like to be a child with Type One. I was diagnosed aged 38, so had all that time to not think about any of this. I didn’t really appreciate what my body did for me without even thinking about it.

In this open and frank conversation Richard reflects on how hard it is to get back in to the gym.  Why, after seven years, he is taking a break from being on a pump.

Perceptions of Diabetes when he was growing up in the 90s and how he has changed since his diagnosis.

 

And if you’re new around here...

This podcast is me figuring out type 1 diabetes - I’ve had it for 10 years and now I’m trying to get a grip on it, before it gets a grip on me.

Honest conversations about Type 1, the good days, the disasters, the things I’m still figuring out and the stuff nobody really prepares you for.

It’s not perfect diabetes. It’s honest diabetes.

And If you sometimes think you are winging it too, come and wing it with me! The more we talk about this stuff, the more we realise we’re not as alone as we thought.

Type 1 John

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