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What Actually Changes When You Finally Understand Your Blood Sugar
Most people with t1d aren’t missing effort. They’re missing explanation.
In this episode, I share a personal story that helped shape everything I do in diabetes education today.
Early in my T1D journey, I was told to...
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The “Glucoaster”: Why Your Blood Sugar Feels So Chaotic
Blood sugar with type 1 diabetes can sometimes feel unpredictable.
You count carbs You take insulin You follow the plan
And your numbers still do something completely different.
If that experience feels familiar,...
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How To Make Insulin Math Easy for More Peaceful Blood Sugar
Diagnosed at 13, he built the tool he wished existed. In this episode, Madi sits down with Drew Mendelow, founder of T1D1, a free, FDA-cleared insulin dosing and diabetes management app designed specifically for...
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Weight loss with Type 1 Diabetes can feel like a lot. Let’s talk about it.
In this episode, Madi sits down with registered dietitian and diabetes care specialist Sarah Hormachea for an honest, practical conversation about weight management with t1d.
If you’ve ever felt confused, frustrated,...
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What Living Off Grid Taught Him About Managing Type 1 Diabetes
Living with type 1 diabetes doesn’t automatically mean giving up adventure, travel, or time outdoors. In many cases, it just means learning how to prepare differently. In this episode of The Bad Diabetic Club, Madi...
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17 Years Managing Type 1 Diabetes Alone - The ONE Thing That Changed Everything
In this episode, Madi sits down with Michelle Hale, founder of Global Diabetic, to talk about what it was like managing diabetes in silence for nearly two decades and the one shift that changed everything.
Michelle...
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Doctor Prevented Type 1 Diabetes After 40 Years - What Worked and What Every Family Should Know
In this episode, Madi sits down with Dr. Larry Deeb, a pediatric endocrinologist with more than 40 years of experience caring for children with diabetes and a former president of the American Diabetes...
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The One Lesson You HAVE to know That Will Change Everything About Type 1 Diabetes
In this episode, you'll learn:
✨Why "progress over perfection" isn't just a phrase - it's a survival strategy for Type 1 diabetes ✨How to stop chasing perfect A1Cs and start celebrating better ✨The difference between...
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Stop Waiting for January 1st: Your Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Reset Framework for Thriving in 2026
Everyone waits for January 1st to make a change. Not us. Your reset starts NOW. 🎯
December isn't just holiday chaos. It's actually the perfect time to set yourself up so you're not scrambling in January feeling...
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Can't Figure Out Bolusing? Post-Meal Spikes? Fear of Lows? Here Are The Real T1D Solutions
Diabetes Awareness Month brought SO many questions, DMs, emails, and conversations. And honestly? I'm here for it.
Because the questions you're asking? They're the exact struggles that keep you stuck. The ones that...
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Metrics That Actually Matter with T1D: Stop Letting Your A1C Define You, It Isn't The Full Story
Two people. Same 7.0% A1C. Completely different experiences.
Person A spends their day bouncing between 60 and 250. Constantly correcting. Constantly treating lows. Exhausted from the roller coaster.
Person B hangs...
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Be Better, Not Perfect: Real Food, Intuitive Eating & Meal Planning with Dietitian Ann Kent
"Healthy eating" doesn't have to mean restriction, guilt, or stress 🍎
In this episode, Madi Cheever, MPH, RD, LDN, CHES sits down with Ann Kent, RDN, CDCES, founder of Peas and Hoppiness, a meal planning app that...
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