Welcome to Type 1 on 1: The Diaries! Writer and broadcaster Jen Grieves and producer Ami Bennett are good friends - who both happen to live with type 1 diabetes. For this special spin-off series of Type 1 on 1, nana diabetic Jen (25 years) and baby diabetic Ami (3 years) chat through the frustrating, funny and challenging experiences they’ve faced each week thanks to this ridiculous condition. All in the hope that their stories might help you too.

It’s a somewhat dramatic first episode as Ami tells us why dinner with friends resulted in a (short) hospital stay, and Jen’s blood sugars have pretty much been in the toilet as she handles the idiosyncrasies of switching to a different type of insulin thousands of miles from home.

We dive into the vulnerabilities of having a big fat hypo in front of someone for the first time, discuss how long it’s acceptable to use the same needle on your insulin injection (fatty lumps come through), and why we’re firm believers in always eating the dessert if you want it.

Thanks so much to Ypsomed MyLife Diabetescare for sponsoring this episode.
https://www.mylife-diabetescare.com/en/

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