I’ll never know what it’s like to be a parent of a type one diabetic, but that’s why I’m so grateful for open conversations like this with my dad where I get to hear his perspective. Inside this conversation, you’ll hear the raw side of a parents perception of the diagnosis from the initial symptoms, to the financial realities and how type one diabetes shaped our relationship and family dynamic. 

Wow, 2021. What a year. We have seen so much growth in the resources we have available to the diabetes community. One advancement I’m most impressed with? The automode feature on pumps like the T-Slim and Medtronic (and hey, even the Omnipod but that isn’t FDA approved yet).

This episode comes with a trigger warning, but it’s an important conversation for us to have. When I was first diagnosed with type one, I was lucky enough to be 19 when I already had a pre-established relationship with food (not to say that diabetes didn’t distort that relationship). Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Diabulimia is a very real and dangerous eating disorder that is not fully recognized or discussed by our endocrinologists.

Hi! My name is Lissie Poyner. Type one diabetic, Integrative Health Coach and founder of Needles and Spoons Health & Wellness. At the age of 19 my life changed forever when I was diagnosed with T1D and to be frank, I was exhausted with how much my care was sugarcoated (excuse the pun).