Real stories from the T1D community - Whitney's brave restart, a mom who finally slept, and why connection reduces diabetes distress by 30% and changes outcomes for the better.

What You Can Do Today

• Share one win (big or small) with another person with T1D or tag @thebetes
• Join a T1D community group online or in person—connection changes everything
• Celebrate one small progress moment from your week

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

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Connect
Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

Books on Amazon
Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

This episode reflects on the wins, struggles, and invisible victories of living with T1D in 2025—from glucose tablets to community connections and everything that didn't show up on a CGM but counted anyway.

What You Can Do Today

• Reflect on one thing you did this year that Past You would've been too scared to try
• Write down or share your biggest invisible win with someone who gets it
• DM @thebetes your story—it might inspire someone else

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

Sponsor
Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

Connect
Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

Books on Amazon
Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Happy day after Thanksgiving. This weekend is all naps, leftovers, and “one more plate” without a clock. This episode gives you a tiny move to reset after the big day so you roll into December energized, plus a preview of what’s coming next month.

What You’ll Learn

• Why the day after a holiday is sneaky: grazing on leftovers, weird sleep, timing gone haywire
• Walk + Water Rule: add a 10‑15 minute walk and a full glass of water after each leftover plate to boost insulin sensitivity and create a pause
• Leftover Lane Call: decide before the first bite whether to front load, split dose or slow roll your bolus for leftovers
• How one mid”meal anchor alarm helps you steer earlier instead of rescuing at bedtime
• A sneak peek at December’s Favorite Things month and the January hype train

Tiny Levers
Choose one lever through Sunday:

• Walk + Water Rule: After every leftover plate, take a short walk and drink a full glass of water.
• Leftover Lane Call: Pre‟decide your bolus strategy for leftovers (front load, split dose or slow roll) and stick to it.

Take Action
Choose your rule for the weekend and finish the prompt “Through Sunday I’m choosing ___, so that ___.” Share it with Neil and get ready for December.

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

Sponsor
Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

Connect
Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

Books on Amazon
Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which means airports, couches and plates large enough to qualify as furniture. Holidays amplify every off track habit at once. This episode offers one tiny lever to survive the chaos so you can enjoy the day without waking up Friday in correction mode.

What You’ll Learn

• Why Thanksgiving breaks your brain: long gaps, grazing, mystery recipes and fat slowed absorption
• The “First Plate Decision”: decide before the first bite whether you’ll front load, split dose or slow roll your bolus
• The “Anchor Alarm”: set one mid”meal reminder to glance at your CGM and adjust if necessary
• How pre”deciding your lane and adding one nudge reduces decision fatigue at the table

Tiny Levers
Choose one lever for the next two days:

• First Plate Decision: Before bite one, choose your lane out loud...front load, split dose or slow roll...and follow through.
• Anchor Alarm: Set a silent reminder halfway through the meal window to glance at your CGM and make a small adjustment.

Take Action
Pick your lever for Thanksgiving and commit. Finish the prompt “Tomorrow I’m choosing ___, so that ___,” and share it with Neil.

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

Sponsor
Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

Connect
Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

Books on Amazon
Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Neil sits down with Dr. David Ahn, endocrinologist and nationally recognized diabetes educator, to talk about what happens when life gets heavy and you drift off track with type 1 diabetes.

They dig into burnout, shame, small wins, and why most people aren’t failing...they’re overwhelmed. Dr. Ahn breaks down the emotional side of T1D, why community matters more than you think, and how realistic steps (not perfect ones) help you regain momentum.
It’s a conversation about compassion, clarity, and building daily habits that lighten the load...because perfection isn’t the goal. Traction is.

What You’ll Learn

• Why people living with T1D drift, even with the best intentions
• The mindset shift from guilt to curiosity
• How Dr. Ahn separates numbers from emotional well-being
• Why time-in-range helps more day-to-day than A1C
• How small, predictable habits rebuild confidence
• Why tech can help, but overwhelm is real...and normal
• The power of community when T1D feels isolating

Take Action

Identify one small thing you can do today that makes your T1D routine feel lighter.
Try the “get on base” rule: don’t chase a home run...just take the next small step.
Share your reflections or reset story at https://yourbestt1dyear.com

Resources

• Follow Dr. David Ahn: Instagram/X → @ahncall
• Diabetes Doc (TikTok + YouTube)
• Your Best T1D Year newsletter + tools: https://yourbestt1dyear.com
• Bright Spots & Landmines (Adam Brown): https://diatribe.org/bright-spots-and-landmines
• Time-in-Range basics (Breakthrough T1D): https://breakthrought1d.org

Sponsor

💙 Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life.
Learn more → https://bluecirclehealth.org

Connect

Instagram → @thebetes
TikTok → @the.betes
Website → https://yourbestt1dyear.com

Books by Neil Greathouse

📚 Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time
📚 Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories
Available on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible

Getting off track loves chaos disguised as productivity. Fifteen alerts, ten graphs you never open ... it feels busy but not better. This episode is about keeping the good noise and ditching the rest, and setting up a weekly look‑back that takes just ten minutes.

What You’ll Learn

• Why noise steals your edge: when everything pings urgent, your brain filters to survive; settings drift and thresholds no longer match real life.
• Good‑Noise Check: keep only the alerts that change your behavior (urgent low, rapid rise/fall, a single high) and audit the rest; pause or turn them down for a week so your brain relearns “when it pings, it matters.”
• 10‑Minute Weekly Look‑Back: pick a repeating slot (Sunday night or Monday morning), look at your week for ten minutes, answer a few questions, and pick one tweak to carry forward.

Tiny Levers
Choose one lever for the next seven days:

• Good‑Noise Check: Audit your alerts and keep only the ones that truly move you to act.
• 10‑Minute Weekly Look‑Back: Schedule a ten‑minute review of your week and pick one small tweak.

Take Action
Choose the lever that makes the most sense for you and commit to it. Think about why you’re choosing it and share that thought with Neil.

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

Sponsor
Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

Connect
Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

Books on Amazon
Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Off track loves small surprises ... a meeting that runs long, a ride that takes longer, or a meal that drags on. This episode helps you build backup plans you’ll actually use so surprises don’t become big problems.

What You’ll Learn

• Why Plan A keeps breaking: it depends on perfect timing, full batteries, and cooperative humans; real life laughs at that.
• 60‑Second Go‑Bag: grab a small bag and spend 60 seconds tossing in fast carbs you will actually eat, a pen or syringe or backup infusion set, a spare adhesive or strip, and a mini battery or charger.
• Two‑Location Stash: duplicate bare‑minimum supplies in two places you already use (car console and desk drawer, or gym bag and nightstand) so you’re never without.

Tiny Levers
Choose one lever for the next seven days:

• 60‑Second Go‑Bag: Build a micro‑kit with the essentials and toss it in your bag.
• Two‑Location Stash: Place duplicates of your essentials in two spots you frequent.

Take Action
Build one backup this week. Either assemble your go‑bag or set up your two‑location stash and see how much calmer surprises feel.

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

Sponsor
Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

Connect
Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

Books on Amazon
Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories

Travel and holiday meals pour gasoline on drift. This episode is about shrinking the chaos so you can make one good decision at a time when the calendar gets loud.

What You’ll Learn

• Why trips and big meals break your brain: unpredictable schedules, time zones, weird sleep, new ingredients, supersized portions, snacking autopilot.
• Two Pockets Rule: carry fast carbs you’ll actually eat and a backup kit (pen/syringe or infusion set, adhesive, battery) so diabetes doesn’t turn into a disaster.
• Plate Plan: choose your lane before the first bite ... either front‑load your pre‑bolus like a normal meal or split your dose between the first and second plate.

Tiny Levers
Choose one lever for the next seven days:

• Two Pockets Rule: Keep two pockets on you ... one with fast carbs, one with your backup supplies.
• Plate Plan: Decide whether you’re front‑loading or splitting your dose before you dig in.

Take Action
Pick your lever for your next trip or big meal and let Neil know how it goes.

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

Sponsor
Blue Circle Health offers free coaching and care that fits real life. Sign up free: bluecirclehealth.org

Connect
Instagram: @thebetes | TikTok: @the.betes | Website: yourbestt1dyear.com

Books on Amazon
Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories