515: How To Handle Diabetes with Dr. Mark Heyman

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Lucas Rockwood

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🗓️ 11 May 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

You’ve no-doubt had a period of time in your life where your health was the first thing you thought of when you woke up, and the last thing on your mind before bed. Perhaps you had a virus, a severe injury, or even a serious disease like cancer, and your health suddenly dominated your life. For diabetics, this is a lifelong struggle - both physically and mentally. On this week’s podcast we meet Dr Mark, a psychologist who helps people find peace and balance despite the imposition caused by long-term health challenges on their lives.

Listen and learn:

How diabetics have to make up to 180 decisions a day
How diabetes can lead to relationship stress
The highs and lows people experience throughout the day
The financial worries and health insurance insecurities associated with long-term conditions like diabetes
How people living with diabetes can find balance in their lives

Links

Dr Mark’s Site

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Mark Heyman (Dr. Mark) is a diabetes psychologist and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES). He has lived with Type I diabetes for over twenty years and is the author of Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It.

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0:00.0	I think everyone listening has gone through some phase of your life where from the moment
0:08.2	you woke up to the moment you went to bed, your health was top of mind.
0:14.2	Maybe you had a severe COVID infection, maybe you had a advanced herniated disc in your
0:19.5	spine, maybe had appendix burst or maybe you had cancer.
0:24.8	Whatever it is, almost all of us have had a period like that or multiple periods, but
0:28.1	some people have to struggle with chronic illness for their entire life, for most of their
0:32.2	life.
0:33.2	In this week's podcast, we'll be talking about type 1 diabetes specifically and the psychological
0:38.3	challenges of managing that specific autoimmune condition, but it really relates to anyone
0:43.9	dealing with any kind of health crisis, the mental health stuff that comes right along
0:48.4	with all that physical health stuff.
0:50.4	If you're new here, this is the Lucas Rockwood show, I'm a yoga teacher, teacher trainer,
0:54.2	I'm a serial entrepreneur, but first and foremost, I'm a student, I like to learn things.
0:57.7	So I go and find people who are doing interesting things, hopefully, and bring their best work
1:02.2	to you here so we can all live more informed, inspired lives.
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1:27.9	Lastly, if you have questions for the show, direct message me on Instagram, it's at Lucas
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