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Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes

#1037 Own It

Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes

Scott Benner

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

John was diagnosed in 1975 with T1D. A little over 20 years later he lost his sight.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello friends, and welcome to episode 1037 of the Juice Box Podcast.

0:16.1

I have a treat for you today. I'll be speaking with John. He's 54 years old,

0:19.6

diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1975. About 20 years after his diagnosis, he had a major complication.

0:28.1

John's a guy who's been giving himself his own insulin since 3rd grade. He didn't have a glucose

0:35.2

meter and he would go sometimes years without testing his blood sugar. While you're listening,

0:42.0

please remember that nothing you hear on the Juice Box Podcast should be considered advice

0:46.6

medical or otherwise, always consult a physician before making any changes to your healthcare plan

0:52.0

or becoming bold with insulin. Betterhelp.com forward slash Juice Box save 10% off your first month

0:58.7

of therapy. Drink AG1.com forward slash Juice Box, get a free year supply of vitamin D and 5 free

1:05.8

travel packs of AG1 with your first order, and save 40% off of your entire order at cosyearth.com

1:13.9

and use the offer code Juice Box to check out. Don't forget to check out the remastered diabetes

1:19.7

pro tip series. It begins at episode 1000 and runs through episode 1026. You can also find them

1:27.0

at juiceboxpodcast.com and diabetesprotip.com. Today's conversation is sponsored by Omnipod,

1:34.8

makers of the Omnipod dash and the Omnipod 5. Learn more and get started today at Omnipod.com

1:42.9

forward slash Juice Box. The podcast is also sponsored by the contour next gen blood glucose meter

1:50.9

contournext.com forward slash Juice Box. You too can have an incredibly accurate meter.

2:00.0

Did you think maybe yours was? Did you check? It might not be. Contour is contournext.com forward slash

2:08.2

Juice Box. All right, so hey, I'm John. I was diagnosed in 1975 with type 1. A little over 20

2:17.5

years after that, I lost my site completely from complications. Wow, how old were you in 75?

2:24.4

Seven. Seven years old. I'm 54, so. Wow. I know you hate math, so.

2:31.0

Yeah, listen, John, let's just get past it. You know, 1975. Do you remember the management?

2:39.6

So I have like kind of like pictures in my head and mostly, I mean, I remember certain times

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