Ask Me About My Type 1

**TRIGGER WARNING** Eating Disorders This week on the podcast I discuss the topic of Eating Disorder and Diabulimia with my new friends Edie and Ronan. Edie is our Type 1 this week and was recently made an ambassador for the Eating Disorders Association of Northern Ireland before realizing she had gone through Diabulimia as a teenager while attending boarding school. Ronan is Edie's Partner and our Type None for this conversation and was there during Edie's realization of her experience with Diabulimia. Ronana tells us about the perspective he gained on his own mental health through helping Edie through hers. It's a serious episode for sure but a hopeful one nonetheless. If you or anyone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, please consider reaching out the resources below. The Diabulimia Help Line Website The National Eating Disorders Association USA Website The Eating Disorders Association Northern Ireland Website Edie-Mae McCartney's IG Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh hey Type 1s and Nones! Diabetes Awareness Month might be over but that doesn't mean there aren't still more Diabetes conversations to be had. And this week on Ask Me About My Type 1 we're busting the oldest of Type 1 Myths because it's about time someone did (again)! We're talking about the old betes adage, "You can do anything with Diabetes!". And to help me talk about how true this statement IS NOT, I have with me Abbie and Anna. Abbie is our Type 1 guest for a second time this month and tells us more about how Type 1 kept her from the career in music that she had grown up dreaming of. In the Type None seat this week is Abbie's friend from college Anna who joins us as an artist currently pursuing a career in music to tell us the truth about how difficult it is to make it in the music industry even when you don't have Type 1. Abbie's IG Anna's IG Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

ANOTHER EPISODE?!?!? That's right Type 1ers and Noners. Ask Me About My Type 1 is here for the second time in just as many days and we're going to the movies!!! This week is all about the very bad and kinda of good but mostly bad portrayals of Diabetes in tv and film. And to talk with me about the not good, the bad, and the really really ugly of Diabetes tv and film I have on Kelsey and Lucy, writers and actresses themselves who are doing their part to cure the industry of their terrible Diabetes portrayals. Kelsey has written a feature comedy script inspired by her life with Type 1 and friend of the show Lucy, a Type None guest from all the way back in Season 1, comes back to sit in the Type None seat again because she's currently developing a tv series where she hopes to play a Type 1 character based on her experiences growing up with her Type 1 sister Maggie. Kelsey's IG Lucy's IG Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Hey again Type 1s and Nones!!! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back for a second episode this week and we're continuing the conversation around identity and how it relates to Queerness and Chronic Illness. I sit down with Mallory again, who some of you may remember as a Type 1 guest from all the way back in Season 1 Episode 3, and Amanda, our Type None guest who just so happens to live with Ehlers-Danlos Sydnrome. Mallory and Amanda share what they've been able to learn about themselves as people navigating the world as both Queer and Chronically Ill. Mallory's IG Amanda's IG Sex Ed Made Easy Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Hey Type 1s and Nones! National Diabetes Awareness Month is winding down but before it ends I wanted to feature another community within our own Diabetes community and as you might have guessed it's the Queer Type 1 Community! To do that this week I have on Greta and Amrei to discuss how Type 1 and Queer identity can intersect, the parallels between the two experiences, and the importance of language when talking about them. Greta tells us about how what came about from her search for Queer Type 1s like herself online and Amrei asks about Greta's experiences being a double minority. Greta's IG Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

SURPRISE!!! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back with a second episode for Type None week Type 1s and Nones!!! This time I'm joined by Scott and Rachael, the Type 1 and Type None director team behind the currently in production feature length documentary Pay Or Die. Pay Or Die The Documentary is an inside look at how the soaring price of insulin in America is threatening—and even taking—the lives of people living with Type 1 Diabetes. Scott shares with us his take on directing a film about the dire cost of the insulin affordability crisis in the United States as a Type 1 and Rachael, our Type None guest, shares how she helped Scott understand how best to reach their Type None audience. This is a powerful one that you are not going to want to miss, People!!! Pay Or Die IG Pay Or Die Website Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Hey Type 1ers and Type Noners!!! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back and this week it's about the Nones! I finally have a Type None guest on during National Diabetes Awareness Month and she did not disappoint. This week on the podcast I have Antoinette from Diabaddie Organization back on along with her Type None friend and Diabaddie marketing coordinator, Artrice to share with us the truly amazing things that can happen when Type 1s and Type Nones join forces. Because frankly, it's about time we brought those people with fully functioning pancreases we call Type Nones in on all the advocating and awareness building going on this month. Diabaddie Oranization Website Diabaddie Organization IG Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Happy Week 2 of National Diabetes Awareness Month Type 1s and Nones!!! And in honor of the month Ask Me About My Type 1 is taking a break from all the Type 1 talk and getting to know some of the other Types of this thing we all call Diabetes with my guests this week Jen and Kylie. Jen lives with Type 3c Diabetes and Kylie lives with a genetic form of Diabetes known as MODY and the three of us get into the 3c and MODY of it all as they tell me all the things they'd like the Diabetes community to know. Because as we'll be learning on this episode, Diabetes is much much bigger than just the 1s and 2s. Jen's IG Kylie's IG Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

We're back Type 1s and Nones!!! And with the hawt hawt takes about the evils of pharma money and what they seem to be doing to our beloved Diabetes Orgs. Abbie, Maddy, Sierra and I, continue to tell the all the orgs, who I am positively sure are totally listening to this, exactly what we think of the current state of Type 1 advocacy in addition to sharing even more about the extensive influence that the Pharmaceutical Industry has in the US government and where we see the Diabetes community going from here. Because it's National Diabetes Awareness Month: do you know what your Diabetes Orgs are getting into on your behalf?!?!?! Abbie's IG Maddy's IG Sierra's IG Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Happy National Diabetes Awareness Month Type 1s and Nones! And OH MY, do I have just the episode to celebrate it with!!! This week it's all about the spiciest topic I've discussed on the podcast to date: whether or not diabetes advocacy groups should be taking money from the insulin manufacturers? Now personally I don't see there being much of a debate with this topic SO I decided to just talk about why I don't think diabetes groups should be taking pharma money and invited some Type 1s on to talk about it with me. On this ALL Type 1 guest episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 I have on Abbie, Maddy, and Sierra who share with me all the reasons why they think pharma money is so very bad and the very clear conflict of interest present when it is taken by Diabetes advocacy groups. Abbie's IG Maddy's IG Sierra's IG Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

It's a new week Type 1s and Nones and THIS time around we're talking Marriage with Type 1, with Lexie and her Type None husband De'Andre. Because Type 1 AND our relationships are parts of our lives that must interact, Lexie and Deyondre tell us what it's been like for them and how they've been able to make the most out of a very difficult and unique Type 1 situation. Lexie also shares with us how she's been using her social media platform, The Sugarless Society, to not only support the Type 1 community but also as a way to help other Type 1/Type None couples navigate a relationship with each other AND Type 1.  Lexie's IG: @thedivabetic The Sugarless Society Website Ask My About My Type 1 Podcast IG: @askmeaboutmytype1 Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh Hi Type 1s and Nones! We're getting responsible this week on the Ask Me About My Type 1 because it's all about mixing Alcohol with your Type 1! But given my COMPLETE lack of any useful knowledge on anything booze related, our Type 1 guest this week is Jennifer Walton from SugarFree Mixology! She shares with us all the hawt hawt tips for drinking while Type 1 along with easy ways to make your favorite drinks less carby but just as yummy (ugh that one made me cringe). Her Type None friend Heather joins us to share her experience with SugarFree Mixology and what learning about Type 1 from Jen has done for her. SugarFree Mixology Blog SugarFree Mixology IG Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh Hi Type 1ers and Type Noners!!!! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back and Season 4: The Season of More is here!!!! We're being coached on the topic of coaching this week by two experts in the field! Type 1 Whitney and Type None Nicole sit down with us to share their approaches to the practice of professional coaching and what getting that helping hand can do for just about anyone. So look alive and don't forget to stretch Type 1s and Nones, because Season 4 is NOW and coaches Whitney and Nicole are here to get you where you want to be with Life, Type 1, and Everything!!!!  Whitney's IG Nicole's IG Ask Me About My Type 1 IG Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

I'm back, Dia-Babies!!!! New episodes of Ask Me About My Type 1 are coming at you again starting Monday October 12th!!!! This time with the Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 4: The Season of More! More Qs! More As! And some of the hawtest hawt takes I've ever heard! All I can say now is that it's going to be a spicy season, Type 1s and Nones. Check out the Season 4 Teaser for a sneak peek of the season to come and be sure to tune in to Ask My About My Type 1 Season 4 starting Monday October 12th.    Instagram: @askmeaboutmytype1 Ask Me About My Type 1 Merch Shop for all your podcast-listening attire needs! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Type 1s and Nones!!! It's the finale of the finale. That's right! Part 4, the final installment of the Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 3 Finale Special the Series is here! This very special episode is the live recording of the Connected In Motion Virtual Slipstream Workshop that I did a couple months back. Here I share why I think sharing our Type 1 stories is so important along with some tips on how you can do it yourself! In addition to my TedTalk I was also lucky enough to find three Type 1 volunteers, friend of the show Jordan (S2Ep.1) and new friends Katie and Sarah, who helped me open up the conversation based on their varied experiences with that thing we call Type 1. I had a lot of fun with this and I hope it gives you some sort of insight into your Type 1 experience. Thank you all again so much for this very special season of Ask Me About My Type 1!!! See y'all for Season 4!!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh hi Type 1s and Nones!!! I'm back AGAIN this week and this time with Part 3 of the Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 3 Finale Special Series!!! On this very special episode Lexie, Lauren, Qiana, and Antoinette come back and share with us their thoughts on the posts that everyone in the Diabetic Online Community is talking about right now. Recent happenings on social media brought to light major issues within the Type 1 Community that quite frankly aren't new, but need to be addressed. Because while the discussions many of us in the Type 1 Community are now having may have been inspired by a post on social media, the problems they represent go much much deeper. Thank you again to Lexie, Lauren, Qiana, and Antoinette for their help with this episode. Lexie's IG: @thedivabetic Lauren's IG: @diabeteslifewithme Qiana's IG: @qiqidrew Antoinette's IG: @diabaddieorg Sources: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/doi/10.1210/clinem/dgaa236/5834375 https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/cdc-finds-black-children-more-likely-to-die-from-diabetes Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh Hi Type 1s and Nones!!! It's Finally here!!! Season 3 Finale Special Week!!! And to start it all off here is Part 1 of the Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 3 Finale Special Series!!! On this very special Season Finale episode, I have on Type 1s Lexie and Antoinette who are both working to connect Type 1s like them on levels far beyond that of BG numbers and insulin ratios. Lexie is working to create a network of Type 1 women who are looking support navigating through the milestones through her website The Sugarless Society and Antoinette is wanting to reinvent what it means for young people to live with Type 1 and not against it through the non-profit she recently created, The Diabaddie Organization. The Diabaddie Organization Website IG: @diabaddieorg The Sugarless Society Website IG: @thedivabetic AND @thesugarlesssociety Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music By: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Welcome back Type 1s and Nones!!! I knew you'd be back for Part 2 of the Ask Me About My Type 1 Season 3 Finale Special Series!!! In Part 2 I have on new friend Lauren and friend of the show Qiana Drew.  In our conversations we talk about specific struggles that are entirely unique even with the Type 1 experience. Lauren tells us about her experiences being racially discriminated against by her medical care teams which kept her managing her Type 1 the way she wanted to. Qiana comes back to speak with us about her struggles with Diabulimia at a time when the term itself didn't even exist. This one is full of tough but necessary conversations that our community should be having more. For more information on Type 1 and disordered eating please visit the resources below.  Type 1 and Disordered Eating Resource IG: @gofeedyourself_ Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios    --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

This one is going out to all the Type 1 Moms. And this week Ask Me About My Type 1 means that in every sense of the phrase. Because not only do we have a Type None guest who is Mom to a Type 1 daughter, we also have our Type 1 guest who has a two year old of her own. Type 1 guest Marci tells us all about her experiences after her Type 1 pregnancy and what parenting as Type 1 has taught her. Marci's friend and our Type None guest, Lindsay, is your typical Type 1 mom who manages her daughter's Type 1 along side her husband who ALSO lives with Type 1. Strangely enough this episode became the mostly highly Type 1 concentrated I've had to date and for reasons that you'll just have to hear to believe. So be on your best behavior and don't eat Mom's low snacks because it's all about the parenting with and for Type 1 on this episode of Ask Me About My Type 1. Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

It's that time again, Type 1s and Nones!!! The season three finale of Ask Me About My Type 1 is coming at you in one week BUT it's like no other Ask Me About My Type 1 Season Finale Special you've ever heard before!!! Listen here for all the details about what what's coming on your favorite Q and A podcast ALL about Type 1 Diabetes. Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

No, I didn't post two different pictures of the same person! And no, this episode isn't an ad for the incredibly outdated and not at all relevant enough for a joke Doublemint Gum company! Today's guests are Shelby and Sydney; the Payne Twins! And while the two are in fact identical twins, Shelby was diagnosed with Type 1 and Sydney wasn't. But despite this, the two still learned how to manage Shelby's Type 1 and are now at a point where Shelby trusts Sydney with just about any part of her Type 1 management. In our conversation the two tell us how they helped each other manage Shelby's Type 1 while attending Type 1 camp together, as teammates on highly competitive youth soccer teams that played internationally, and also attending med school. It's twin appreciation week on Ask Me About My Type 1 everyone so grab a seat and tune in to the Doctors Payne and I as we talk all about (sort of) Twinning with Type 1. IG: @askmeaboutmytype1 https://askmeaboutmyt1.com/ Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Hey Type 1 and Nones!!! I'm back and class is in session. This week I have on Type 1 Mary along with her best friend and our Type None guest, Taylor, both of whom are 3rd grade teachers. Mary shares with the us the not so heard of perspective of the Type 1 teacher, that is a school teacher who lives with Type 1. Mary tells us how she's managed to fill her students in on her Type 1 while also filling them in on the ABCs and 123s (that's what you learn in 3rd grade right?). Taylor also tells us about her experiences witnessing all the classic Type 1 symptoms before Mary's eventual diagnosis and the unexpected ways Mary's Type 1 has influenced the way she teaches her 3rd grade class. It's another amazing conversation so take your seats everyone and don't forget to turn in your homework because Ask Me About My Type 1 is teaching with Type 1!!! IG: @askmeaboutmytype1 https://askmeaboutmyt1.com/ Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

**VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT** I messed up Type 1s and Nones. And in kind of a big way. But listen here to see how I plan on righting the Ask Me About My Type 1 ship so I can correct my oversight and make Ask Me About My Type 1 a much better and more inclusive podcast. It's a short one so please give it a listen because you can be part of the solution and help make sure I don't ever make this mistake again. Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

This week on Ask Me About My Type 1 I have on Marissa who was diagnosed only a few weeks ago during the current global state of COVID 19 crisis. So much of the information relating to COVID 19 and Type 1 assumes that Type 1 is preexisting, but what happens when your diagnosis comes in the middle of the aforementioned pandemic? That's where my new Type 1 guest Marissa and her Type None boyfriend, Charlie, come in. Marissa and Charlie tells us how they've been navigating Marissa's newly diagnosed Type 1 while in the bubble of quarantine, how she's been managing Type 1 so far, and the huge support Type 1 social media has been. It's a fascinating perspective that thousands of newly diagnosed Type 1s are currently living and Ask Me About My Type 1 is here to learn all about it!!! IG: @askmeaboutmytype1 Ask Me About My Type 1 Podcast Website Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

This week on Ask Me About My Type 1 I have on the co-founder of Maximus Bolus, Matt Tarro, and his long time Type None friend, Nick Parker. Matt and I discuss the apparent lack of a male presence in the Type 1 space that we both noticed and what Matt has been doing to hopefully address it. As co-creator of the newly formed Type 1 guy group, Maximus Bolus, Matt tells us how the group came to be and what it has already been able to accomplish through web calls with Type 1 men from around the world. Parker is our Type None guest and asks some really great Q's in the interest of being able to connect on the Type 1 level with the three Type 1 men that he knows. So grab a seat in your favorite lazy-boy recliner and tune in to this week's Ask Me About My Type 1 all about guy talk. Instagram: @askmeaboutmytype1 Ask Me About My Type 1 Website Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow studious --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Hello Type 1s and Nones!!! This week I have on Type 1 guest Madi and her Type None friend Mia. The three of us talk about the power of movement and how it found both Madi and Mia through Zumba. They are now both Zumba instructors and while Madi tells us about what Zumba and movement has done for her relationship with her Type 1, Mia helps give me an entirely new perspective on insecurity and how feeling self-conscious isn't just a Type 1 thing. So put on your favorite pair of Zumba leggings and stretch out those hammys because we be T1 body movin on the newest episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 all about the power of movement!!! ALSO: Don't forget to sign up for my very first workshop Communicating the Type 1 Experience at the USA Virtual Slipstream this summer. For more details follow the link below. USA Virtual Slipstream Registration Page Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh heeeyyy!!! This week on the podcast I had a very welcome surprise and ended up talking all about that unspoken connection between those of us who can't make insulin anymore. That feeling you get when you meet someone who just "gets it" because they understand what living with Type 1 means. I originally brought on Type 1 Qiana Drew and Type None Antonio Vizcarrondo to talk about music and performing but we end up going much deeper into the idea of Type 1 Culture and how Antonio relates to this through his own unspoken connections via culture and food. It's a great conversation so get comfortable because we're talking about how great it is to just "get it" on this week's brand new episode of Ask Me About My Type 1!!! Edited, Written, and Produced by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studious --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Break out the mats Type 1s and Nones because it's all about Yoga this week!!! Specifically I'm exploring the Mind&Body connection and how this Yogic practice can help all the Type 1 yogis and yoga curious folks reconnect with their physical bodies outside of all that Type 1 stuff we're always having to do. Yoga instructor and Type 1 guest Maia Bremmer shares her experiences going through yoga teacher training and her initial difficulties with turning her Type 1 brain off during the more meditative parts of her training. Type None guest Ashley Belluz gives us her perspective as an instructor with Type 1 students in her classes and the insights she's gained from watching their practice evolve. Ash also gives tells us about a new form of restorative yoga that she teaches called Feelosophy which is an interesting hybrid of massage and yoga characterized by hands on touch and how it accounts for those of us who wear medical devices. It's all about getting out of our heads and into the movements on this podcast y'all so namastae right where you are and tune in to this week's Yoga filled episode of Ask Me About My Type 1!!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterflow Studious  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

FurSuit UP Type 1s and Nones!!! I'm sitting down with my new Type 1 AND Furry friend, Bailey, and learning about the ins and outs of FurSuiting with Type 1. Bailey's Type None boyfriend, Alex, joins us and shares his experience learning about both Bailey's Type 1 and furry fandom and how he has learned to be there for Bailey when she's all suited up in her octopus, deer, dog, skunk hybrid fursona, and no that isn't a typo. Bailey also teaches me about the misconceptions that surround the furry community but also how it is so much more than people on the outside realize. It's a fascinating conversation where I get to revisit my mascoting days and learn how traveling with Type 1 supplies is a cake walk compared to traveling with a fursuit. So zip up your favorite arctic fox suit and make sure your head is on straight because the Ask Me About My Type 1 episode all about Type 1 furrying is live!!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh Hi Type 1s and Nones!!! We're talking cannabis this week and I called in the experts because I'm basically cannabidonally illiterate. Type 1 Sarah MacLeod, an Integrative Cannabis Health Coach, and Type None Adrienne Airhart, the Social Media and Marketing Director for The Higher Path Collective dispensary, sat down and talk cannabis with me. We go over the common misconceptions that surround both Cannabis and Diabetes, Sarah and Adrienne's personal experiences using cannabis, and funnily enough the term "being high" didn't come up even once!!! So if you've been looking for more information on what using cannabis while Type 1 might look like, pull up a chair and get comfortable because I've got the experts with me today and they're dropping some real life cannabis A's.   Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh Hi Dia-Peoples and the Pancreatically Functional!!! It's new Ask Me About My Type 1 episode day and this episode is coming at you hawt!!! This week on the podcast I have on Whitney Lewis of @HappyPancreas fame and her Type None husband Derrick, a featured guest of @HappyPancreas fame. On this banger of an episode the three of us discuss Whitney's unique naturopathic approach to her Type 1 management and how she and Derrick found their way through Whitney's unexpected Type 1 diagnosis at 26. Whitney shares her experience with alternative medicine and the support she found in communities that had nothing to do with Type 1 at all. So grab your chunkiest blanket and your favorite matcha based beverage because we're talking about managing Type 1 the natural way with Whitney and Derrick!!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

This week on everyone's favorite Q & A podcast all about Type 1, I host a very special Type NONE guest, Delanie Fischer!!! For those who may not know, Delanie is one of the hosts of my favorite health, wellness, and comedy themed podcast Self-Helpless. Delanie has no knowledge of or connection to Type 1 so I called up friend of the show Jennifer Bartels from season 2 episode 2 and sat down with Delanie to answer all of her burning Type 1 Q's. This episode, and what I hope to be many more to come, is my effort to be more strategic about my awareness spreading by reaching out to the Type Nones that really should know more about what living with Type 1 actually means. And Delanie being the professional self-help pod-caster and question asker that she is seemed like the perfect Type None to start it all off with. As you'll hear, Delanie was an absolute dream Type None guest and the questions she brought really made me look at aspects of my Type 1 experience that I hadn't thought of in years. Sit back and enjoy as I get startegic on this VERY inceptiony episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 and host the host of another podcast on my podcast with a guest with whom I've podcasted with before on this very same podcast. Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

I'm back Type Ones and Nones! It's the very first episode of the Ask Me About My Type 1 hat trick season and it's a banger for sure!!! I have on Jordan of @butfirstinsulin fame and she inspires me to make up my very own Type 1 Phrase: Type 1 Hype-In!!! It's that feeling you get when Type 1 is the reason why everything is going just the way you want them to! It's an odd one for sure but if it were to end up in the Oxford dictionary Jordan would be the visual example next to the definition because of her absolutely Type 1 Hype-In attitude after her absolutely crazy diagnosis. On top of that Jordan's sister, Christina, gives me an entirely new perspective on the idea of Type 1 burnout and the importance of support. PLUS I announce some very fashionable developments! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back y'all!!! Get at me in the comments! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

***ALERT!!!ALERT!!!SPECIAL EPISODE!!!SPECIAL EPISODE***  COVID 19 has brought the world to a halt and while everyone strives to find their way through this new normal of sheltering in place and flattening the curve, those of us with a less than functioning pancreas have to do so on top of what Type 1 already demands of us. It’s a kind of anxiety that the Type 1 community has literally never had to go through to date so I felt the need to reach out and ask for help from someone who gets not just the Type 1 of it all but the COVID of it all too. Enter Dr, Hannah Hamlin, a medical resident who JUST SO HAPPENS to live with and manage her own Type 1 like many of us. In this special episode, I ask Hannah all my burning and anxiety-induced COVID questions and get all the REAL Type 1 answers with a medical degree to back them up. So wash those hands and maintain an appropriate social distance while we all listen as Hannah breaks COVID down for the Type 1 crowd. This special episode of @askmeaboutmytype1 is now live everywhere you listen to podcasts. Resources from Dr. Hannah Hamlin: Flatten the Curve - this concept is a must for understanding how we can help! Type 1 Diabetes & COVID-19: Are we immunocompromised? Reasonable Accommodations Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music By: Afterglow Studios     --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

It's Season 3, Dia-Peoples and Type Nones of all the lands!!! So glad I could squeeze it in just as the end times started up too!!! BUT eye digress because Season 3 of your favorite Type 1 Q&A podcast is coming at you with a whole lot of hawt hawt Q's and all the spicy spicy Type 1 A's. Check out the trailer to hear about the season to come and learn all about the awesome Type 1 AND Type None guests I'll be talking that Type 1 talk with this season. Get psyched people (NOT pumped cause I hate Type 1 puns!!!) because Season 3 starts Monday March 30th!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

It's that time Type 1s and Type Nones!! To say goodbye to Season 2 with one last banger of an episode!! As I mentioned last week I have back on Jennifer Bartels from Episode 2 and Becca Smith from Episode 6 but I ALSO have a third super secret surprise guest, Robin from Episode 8!! The three of them tell me the unexpected ways that Type 1 has inspired them to do some pretty awesome things. As all Season Finale Special episodes tend to, this episode is covering it all from how annoying 26-year-olds reporters with functioning pancreases can really be, the realization that we're all pretty amazing, and how the Type 1 fight is fought on many fronts and YOU can too!! It's the end of the season 2 y'all so from the very bottom of my less than fully functional pancreas, I thank you all for sticking with me and I'll see you all in 2020!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

The end of Season 2 is upon us 1s and Nones!! And in true Ask Me About My Type 1 fashion, you're getting a Where Are They Now Season Finale Special with three guests from across Season 2!! My Type 1 guests this week are Destin from Ep1 Back to School, Kameran from Ep3 Smalltown Type 1 and Danielle from Ep5 When Type 1s Can't. Change is the law of the universe; that's just what it do. And as members of said universe, we AND our Type 1 are subject to change along with it. I sit down with each of my guests this week and they tell me about what's been changing in life, Type 1, and everything in-between. We cover it all from semesters away in Italy to poorly timed razor incidents and government organizations FINALLY deciding to get their act together. Don't forget to check out Danielle's fundraiser and see how you can join her and a bunch of Type 1 pilots doing some real good...It'll make more sense after you listen to the episode. Happy listening!! When Dreams Take Flight Fundraiser: https://www.facebook.com/donate/435495680713209/10212184281281561/ Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Episode 13 WOULD be the most difficult to get out to y'all but out to y'all it is and it's a real banger! This week I have on team Roya, creators of the first dietary supplement specifically made FOR Type 1s. Type 1 guest Rohan and Type None guest Max tell me how they came together to address Type 1 concerns through dietary supplementation. And no it's not (JUST) an episode about cinnamon!! It's a story about what can happen when the powers of Type 1 and a Type None with a medical engineering degree and a passion for supplements combine!! Max tells of his learning about Type 1 through Rohan's Type 1 experience and Rohan tells of his rediscovery of the Type 1 community. I also get the rundown about Cinnamon and the TRUTH behind the myth!! It's flu season people so grab your Vitamin Cs, Ds, and Ks as you cozy on up for this brand new episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 where we all get a little supplemental with me!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

As National Diabetes Awareness Month comes to a close and with Turkey day fast approaching, I couldn't think of an episode topic that could both help focus all your built-up Type 1y awareness-spreading energy AND prepare you for a conversation that will most certainly tick off uncle Bob and at least half of your Grandparents BETTER than this one!! It's all about Politics on Ask Me About My Type 1 this week, Dia-Citizens of voting age!! It's one of the tabooiest of subjects but one that has profound effects on the way we as Type 1s take care of ourselves in the United States. That's why I wrote to my representative in the Pennsylvania House, Sara Innamorato, and asked her to be my Type None guest for this week in Type 1 Politics!! I have on Type 1 guest Tracey from the local T1Yinzer group and together we tell Sara all about living with Type 1 in South West PA. Sara asks about our experiences navigating the American Health Care system as Type 1s, our opinions on Pennsylvania's recent legislative response to the opioid epidemic, and also leaves us with some helpful tips on how to take our Type 1 activism to the NEXT level. It's time to politick everyone so grab your voter registration card and take notes because Ask Me About My Type 1 is live and streaming!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

As we approach the halfway point of National Diabetes Awareness Month, I wanted this episode to focus on a huge part of why we have this month in the first place: SUPPORT!! Yes, advocacy involves a lot of fundraising and those dollars are important but awareness spreading is also about helping the Type Nones in our lives be there in the ways that we need most. But on the other side, Type None life isn't easy either and they can also use very specific support that is difficult to identify let alone find. And to talk about exactly that I have on Type 1 famous person, Molly of "Hugging the Cactus" blog fame and her best Type None friend from college Emma. This week we explore all the ways that Type 1s AND Type Nones need support. So grab your favorite buddy, functioning pancreas or not, and listen in as we discuss the ways all of us navigate the world whether we're living with type 1 OR caring for someone who does and the support that can help make that easier.  Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh Hi Type 1s and Nones!! We're in the middle of National Diabetes Awareness Month and today's episode couldn't have been more perfect to celebrate the occasion!! I have on Type 1 guest Ekram and Type 1 guest and Ekram's husband, Jesse and we get into what I think to be the very core of what this month of awareness is all about. Ekram tells us her story of being diagnosed after her older sister had already been diagnosed with Type 1 years earlier. But despite this familiarity with the condition, Ekram still found Type 1 to be a tough road to navigate because there's knowing about Type 1 and then there's KNOWING Type 1. Jesse tells us of a very memorable low that he helped Ekram get through and shows us the many different ways that Type Nones can be there for the Type 1s in their lives. I also introduce my VERY challenging plan to finish out this National Diabetes Awareness Month so cozy up in your favorite podcast-listening chair and listen up to the newest episode of Ask Me About My Type 1!! Edited, Produced, and Written by Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh hi! I'm back from fall break and SO ready to give you the A's to all your Q's!! And just in time for the first Monday of National Diabetes Awareness Month. In honor of said Type 1 themed month, I have for you a family episode of Ask Me About My Type 1. Much like Type 1, Family is always there, they can be kind of annoying sometimes, and there is no cure. The typical Type 1 story is that of parents or siblings learning to support their Type 1 who is still and child and under their constant care.  But what happens when your Type 1 is all grown up and already out of the house? Well, that's where my Type 1 guest Andrea and her sister Type None sister Jackie come in: Andrea was an adult and not even on the same side of the country as her sister Jackie and the rest of her family when she was diagnosed. It's a perspective on the adult Type 1 experience that I had never heard before so I had to share it with all of you. It's family night on Ask Me About My Type 1 Dia-Peoples so find your seat at the family dinner table and don't forget to pre-bolus because mom made dessert! And yes, Type 1 did do that... Edited, Written, and Produced by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

We're hitting the gym Dia-Peoples and the Type Nones who love them!! This very special episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 is all about fitness and exercise but this isn't your typical Type 1 talk about getting that heart rate up. This time I'm talking about the anxiety that comes with exercising with that Type 1 and push beyond it so you can make it to that kick-boxing bootcamp you've been too nervous to sign up for. Exercising with Type 1 can be stressful but my personal trainer professional guests Type 1 Robin and Type None John talk us through what the professional fitness community knows about Type 1 and the things we can do to leave those Type 1 nerves at home and find the perfect fitness class or trainer. This very special episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 is live so lace up your sneakers and grab that gym bag because we're all workin on our fitness!! And listen close for a VERY special announcement that involves the link below!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios LINKS Bike Beyond: The Documentary (YouTube PREMIER 10/22/19 8pm Local Time):  https://youtu.be/OZrMctOQUBI --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

It's Brand-New-Episode-Monday Dia-Peoples and Dia-Nones! Coming off two whole episodes about the importance of Type 1 community support, I thought it only right to come back with an episode all about the unique way this episodes Type None guest is supporting Type 1s the world over. Frida, who has no direct connection to Type 1 Diabetes, is the creator of Ruby Limes: a clothing brand that produces high-quality clothing products with pockets specifically designed to hold insulin pumps. I bring on my Type 1 friend Nelly, who happens to be a costume designer and stylist in the Mexican television and film industries, and we learn about all the questions Frida had to ask in order to develop the products she now sells to Type 1s all over the world. So grab your best Type None friend and tell them to take notes because this episode is all about Type Nones making Type 1 lives just a little easier by learning more about the problems we work through every day. Links:  Ruby Limes Brand Clothing: https://rubylimes.com/  Nelly Flor on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPYOUs0QwvUl7xWRw_Euqg Edited, Written, and Produced by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Rise and shine Dia-Campers!! It's the last day of camp and a time to reflect on everything we have learned this Slipstream weekend which is why this episode of Ask Me About My Type 1 is made up entirely of interviews from SoCal Slipstream 2019. We get a first-hand account of the true beginnings of Connected In Motion and the Slipstream program from someone who was actually there along with more stories from campers and what this Slipstream weekend meant for them. It's my small contribution to the celebration of our community that is Connected In Motion's Slipstream program. So make sure all your things are packed, that you've exchanged insta-handles with all your new Dia-buddies, and DO NOT forget to grab your insulin from the med-cabin refrigerator because it's the last day of camp and Ask Me About My Type 1 is casting this last Slipstream pod now!! Featured CIM Staff: Jen Janson Features Campers: Mike Shelver, Kate Craft, Angelina Romero, AJ Johnson, Theresa Weber, Jason Taormino, Annette Chmielewski, Mark Thompson, Rick Fusillo Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Rise and shine campers!! It's Camp Week on Ask Me About My Type 1 and I'm casting THIS pod direct from Connected in Motion's 2019 SoCal Slipstream in the beautiful San Bernardino National Forest!! I take a deep dive into the Type 1 camp experience and the important place I think it holds in our community. I sit down with CIM staff and learn all about the Slipstream program and what goes into planning a Dia-Weekend filled with the Type 1iest of activities and education sessions. I also get to roast s'mores with fellow campers as we talk about what makes programs like Slipstream so very special and unique kind of support that Type 1 camp can give even to adults. So roll up those sleeping bags, pack up your T1 supplies, and don't forget the bug spray because Ask Me About My Type 1 is heading into the woods for Type 1 camp, but this time it's just for adults!!  Featured CIM Staff: Heather Gomez and Leisa Wierenga  Featured SoCal Slipstream Campers: Max Hansen, Amy Fenegly, Alisya Cardenas, Becca Smith, Karen Hollish, Amy Morris Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Type 1 Diabetics can do ANYTHING!! It's a beautiful sentiment about perseverance and determination and how the indomitable spirit of each and every person out there living that Type 1 life can overcome any challenges that this condition of ours throws at us. But as inspiring as this message can be the fact is that it just isn't true. I mean that phrase is ALWAYS followed up by the classic exceptions: military service and flying planes. But while most of us are okay with skipping 5 am PT and not living out of one of those rolly suitcases, there are Type 1s out there who want those very things. Case in point: my Type 1 guest Danielle who was diagnosed while studying to become a commercial airline pilot with hopes of joining the military. Type None guest and Danielle's best friend Roejean joins us as  Danielle tells of how frustrating the above phrase can be when Type 1 is literally the only thing hold you back and I learn what it really means when we say Type 1s can't fly planes. So fasten those seatbelts and put your tray tables in their upright and locked positions because this episode is about to take off so brace yourselves as we learn more about the things that Type 1s CAN'T do for once.    Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios LINK Danielle's Beyond Type 1 Article --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Oh hi, Dia-Peoples and Type Nones alike! Ask Me About My Type 1 is back with a VERY spicy episode with some extremely thought-provoking Qs. I have on Type 1 Erin along with Type 1 None friend Jillian and the three of us get into some of the more stark realities of Type 1 Diabetes:  The fear of missing a late-night low and never waking back up. How the only medication that keeps us alive can also kill us. And how we will most likely have this for the rest of our lives. Erin goes on to tell us about the moment when the Type 1 community helped her push past her initial fears of these darker Type 1 truths and how Type 1 got her to where she is today. We also learn that, much like the Tide pod, Omnipods are NOT for eating either: THE MORE YOU KNOW, DIA-PEOPLE!! Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

Howdy y'all! We're heading out to the middle of America to hear a voice that so often gets overlooked, that of the smalltown Type 1. We talk a lot about the ways that Type 1 can affect, or even interfere with, our lives but there are so many instances when life itself can affect the way we experience our Type 1. Which is why this week I have on Kameran, who tells us all about the very specific challenges that Type 1s from rural communities like her face on a daily basis. Things like living hours away from her endocrinologist, or EVERYONE in town knowing her name but not willing to talk about her Type 1 because they didn't want to make her feel bad, or literally being only one of two Type 1s in her entire town, the other being her younger brother. It's a first hand account of the smalltown Type 1 experience and the Type 1 journey that all of us must navigate no matter where we come from.  Instagram: @askmeaboutmytype1 Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

SPECIAL ALERT!! SPECIAL ALERT!! BONUS EPISODE!! BONUS EPISODE!! No this is not a drill Dia-Peoples and Type Nones! In honor of Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month Ask Me About My Type 1 is releasing a bonus episode where I bring Jen Bartels back on to talk about her experience with anxiety and depression and how she feels both have been effected by her recent Type 1 diagnosis. It's an honest discussion about the very real psychological toll that Type 1 can take and one that I urge all of us to be part of this month. If you find yourself struggling, you're not alone. If you're in need of help, reach out. Friends, family, mental health professionals; there are so many people out there that care about you and want to understand what you're going through so they can help. Check out the resource links below and see which one fits you best. Always remember, you're worth it. Mental Health Resources: Beyond Type 1: https://beyondtype1.org/mental-health/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or Call 1-800-273-8255 Edited, Produced, and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studious --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message

It's a star-studded episode this week, Dia-babies, as I sit down and talk into my laptop mic with actress, writer, and comedian Jennifer Bartels alongside our Type None guest and her boyfriend, Vance. In addition, to be the most famous of my guest, Jen is also the most recently diagnosed Type 1 I've had on yet and her story gives a really interesting and eye-opening look into the not so bright side of Type 1. The first few years after diagnosis can be hectic for anyone, but imagine having to do it in your 30s when you thought you had life pretty well figured out. Jen tells us what it's been like learning how to be her own pancreas for the past two years as she navigates auditions, exercise, and social situations while Vance talks to us about just how frustrating it is not even knowing what you don't know but how candy can now solve a lot of Jen's problems. So check your toxic positivity at the door, prepare for some cold hard truthy realness, and don't forget to duck and cover (you'll see what I mean) on this week's episode of Ask Me About My Type 1. Edited, Produced and Written by: Walt Drennan Hosted by: Walt Drennan Music by: Afterglow Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/askmeaboutmyt1/message