Hello friends, and welcome to episode 703 of the Juicebox podcast.

On today's show we're going to be speaking with Katie. She's had type 1 diabetes for only about a year,

but Katie's going to give a whole new meaning to the word open and honest on today's show.

While you're listening, please do remember that nothing you hear on the Juicebox podcast should

be considered advice medical or otherwise. Always consult a physician before making any changes

to your health care plan or becoming bold with insulin. Are you looking for the Diabetes

Pro Tip series? It begins at episode 210 in your podcast player or can be found at DiabetesProtip.com

and juiceboxpodcast.com. If you would like a list of the episodes available on the Pro Tip series

or really lists of all the different series in the podcast, you really should consider joining the

private Facebook group Juicebox podcast type 1 diabetes and then going up to the featured tab

where they are all listed in a very neat and orderly fashion. The T1D exchange is looking for

US citizens who have type 1 diabetes or are the caregivers of someone with type 1 to take a brief

survey at t1dexchange.org forward slash juicebox.

This show is sponsored today by the glucagon that my daughter carries GVOC hypo pen. Find out more

at gVOC glucagon.com forward slash juicebox. Today's podcast is also sponsored by touched by type 1

head over to touchbytype1.org to learn more about this great little organization or to get tickets

for their upcoming extravaganza which yours truly will be speaking of. Lastly but not leastly

the podcast sponsor today by the contour next one blood glucose meter. You can get the contour

next one at contournext.com forward slash juicebox. You will find links to all of the sponsors in

the show notes of your podcast player and at juiceboxpodcast.com. My name is Katie. I'm 28 years old

and I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Actually I think it's going to be a year ago tomorrow.

Really? Yeah. I just had the conversation with somebody recently where I said like so excited

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