How I Achieved 98% Time in Range WITHOUT Living on a Strict Routine
💪 Get curious, not furious. Take control of your T1D journey! Real progress starts when you’re willing to experiment safely, learn from you...
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Pardon My Pancreas
Matt Vande Vegte of FTFWarrior.com gets real about living with diabetes and everything that comes with it. As a certified trainer and nutritionist (and T1D), Matt goes over his unique "blood...
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20 of 412 episodesHow Did He TRIPLE His Time in Range After 30 Years With Type 1 Diabetes?
“Diabetes isn’t going to wait for me.” — Bill’s powerful reminder that it’s never too late to take control of your blood sugar. After 30 yea...
How He Went From Unpredictable Blood Sugars to Finally Feeling in Control
“Diabetes is a blessing with side effects.” Trayvon shares his journey of living with Type 1 diabetes since age 9, overcoming challenges, bu...
How She Went From 68% to 91% Time in Range While Battling Cancer
Jill was told she was “doing great.” But she knew she could do better. After developing Type 1 diabetes during cancer treatment, she faced u...
What Type 1 Diabetics Need to Know About GLP-1s
GLP-1s + Type 1 Diabetes — what do you actually need to know? Matt sits down with Coach Lindsay, RD & CDCES living with T1D, to break down G...
Why Your Blood Sugars Are Only the Tip of the Iceberg
There’s more to Type 1 Diabetes than meets the eye. Blood sugars aren’t just about food and insulin. Stress, hormones, movement, mindset, ha...
How She Finally Took Control of Her T1D
From “I don’t know what I’m doing” to 95%+ Time in Range. Joyce was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 68 and was overwhelmed by the lack of...
The Hidden Reason Type 1 Diabetes Feels So Hard
Your environment matters more than you think. The people you surround yourself with can either make blood sugar management feel harder—or ma...
How to Pull the “Weeds” From Your Type 1 Diabetes
Pull the weeds. Sometimes what looks like “good enough” diabetes control is actually being held together by restriction, rules, and routines...
The Truth About Why Type 1 Diabetes Feels Uncontrollable
Type 1 diabetes is hard. But “hard” doesn’t mean hopeless. For years, I was told that T1D couldn’t really be controlled—that I just had to d...
Why Type 1 Diabetes Feels So Unpredictable (And How I Fixed It)
Life with Type 1 diabetes isn’t always predictable—but your blood sugars can be more manageable, even when life gets chaotic. Matt shares ho...
T1D Case Study: From Unpredictable Blood Sugars to 92% Time in Range.
From 75% to 92% Time in Range! Jared’s story is a powerful reminder that you don’t have to settle for unpredictable blood sugars or feel lik...
What If You've Been Playing Type 1 Diabetes on Hard Mode?
🎮 What if Type 1 Diabetes has an easy mode... but no one ever taught you how to unlock it? Most people start on hard mode—guessing carbs, c...
Case Study: How She Made T1D Feel Predictable Again
Real progress isn't about perfection—it's about consistency. - A1C: 7.4 → 6.7 - Time in Range: 62% → 80% More importantly? More confidence,...
The Fastest Way to Lower High Blood Sugars (Most Type 1s Miss This)
High blood sugars don't happen for no reason. The key isn't guessing—it's understanding why they happen. Once you learn the patterns, your b...
The Insulin Sensitivity Hack Every Type 1 Diabetic Needs
I ate two carb-heavy lunches... and my blood sugars stayed nearly flat. The secret wasn't taking more insulin—it was understanding how activ...
This Fixed My Fear Of Lows As A Type 1 Diabetic
Anxiety with type 1 diabetes isn't always about low blood sugars... it's often about the uncertainty of what might happen. The goal isn't to...
T1D: She Lived With Type 1 Diabetes for 34 Years Before Learning This
From 70% to 95–100% Time in Range. 💪 After 34 years with type 1 diabetes, Jaylene finally found the knowledge and confidence to take contro...
This Counterintuitive Shift FIXED My Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes can feel like living with invisible thorns. The hard truth? Avoiding the uncomfortable parts—exercise, new foods, insulin ad...
The Exercise Timing Trick That Keeps My Blood Sugars Stable
Most people with type 1 diabetes are told: “just have a snack before exercise.” But blood sugars are far more complex than that. I ran a rea...