Latest Ftf warrior Podcast Episodes
From Despair To Hope, How Shirley Transformed Her Type 1 Diabetes In Under 8 Weeks
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - May 14, 2024 19:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsI asked Shirley to share the ins and outs of her journey from struggle to success through our T1D program, and she did not disappoint... We had an incredible chat about how hard things used to be (and some of the realities we face with type 1 diabetes)... And she details her amazing A1C and ti...
The Type 1 Diabetes Death Sentence
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - May 07, 2024 19:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsThis is our reality - type 1 diabetes still holds the potential to be a death sentence... Even for me. No matter how well controlled, no matter how restricted or "safe" we try to be... All it takes is one bad day and a few wrong choices, and we're done. In today's episode, we respectfully di...
I ran out of insulin in the jungle (T1D Nightmare)
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - April 30, 2024 19:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsForced experimentation: I took a new insulin that I’d never had before out of desperation… If diabetes has taught me one thing, it’s the skill of adaptation (and “rolling with it”). I didn’t plan on running out of insulin, definitely not taking a mystery insulin in the middle of the jungle, an...
The Unseen Dangers of Type 1 Diabetes
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - April 23, 2024 17:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsNew fear unlocked: my wife and I got sucked out to sea in a Hawaiian rip current... And it opened my mind to something that we as type 1 diabetics face nearly every day... An unseen danger, that if gone unnoticed, could spell disaster (or worse), with blood sugars. In today's episode, I felt ...
How "Diabetes Math" Predicted Perfect Blood Sugars - T1D Serina S. Shares All
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - April 16, 2024 19:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsI had the chance to sit down and chat with one of my clients that recently had an “ah-ha” moment with the diabetes math that we teach… And I was so impressed at her calculations for ‘rescuing’ some rough blood sugars in a really complicated situation and ending perfectly in range without any sa...
My "diabetes dosing decision" that got me through an Ironman 70.3
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - April 09, 2024 21:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsMy blood sugars didn’t exactly “behave” during my Ironman 70.3 race, so how was I able to stay 96% time in range for the whole thing? There’s a single decision-making framework that I use (and teach my clients) that enabled me to fix my blood sugars on the fly in the middle of a 7 hour enduranc...
What My Daughter's Hospital Stay Taught Me About T1D
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - April 02, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsWe spent a full day in the hospital for my daughter last week… While it was a planned visit (and not T1D thankfully), our nerves were running high while they ran a series of tests on our little girl. Through the course of the day, I noticed a few things about the medical world that seemed all ...
Are You Taking Your Insulin Wrong?
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - March 26, 2024 19:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsBlood sugar of 42 mg/dL and 300 mg/dL in the same DAY?! Let’s discuss how to get off the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster in today’s episode, because that was ROUGH. It’s true. MY blood sugars hit urgent low AND urgent high… in the same day. (Yup, I’m human too… I messed up) In today’s episode I br...
Is Your Blood Sugar Wacky? | Try These 5 Easy Diabetes Tips
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - March 19, 2024 19:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsIt’s easy to get “lost” in the complexity of diabetes - so today I want to share a story about a client that fixed her blood sugars without changing insulin at all… As well as a few other “easy wins” that I like to walk new clients through before we even get to the advanced “blood sugar formula...
Don't be fearless with diabetes, try this instead
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - March 12, 2024 19:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsIt’s true - I was scared to take my insulin (and sometimes… didn’t) for a number of reasons. In today’s episode I share a few vulnerable stories (including my superstar T1D sister’s story) about how I went from nervous about lows and highs to living fearlessly with diabetes… Oh, and I’m redefi...
If you lack this trait, diabetes is harder for you
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - March 05, 2024 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsIt’s true - diabetes is harder for some than it is for others… and it all boils down to a single trait (in my opinion)… The bad news - it might be harder for YOU. The good news, you can change this trait if it’s currently missing (and it’s easier than you think). In today’s episode I break do...
My Anxiety with T1D: 3 Counterintuitive Solutions I Discovered
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - February 27, 2024 20:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsLet me be clear - I still get nervous about blood sugars when I’m about to embark on a 60 mile bike ride through the mountains… But it’s nowhere near the panic attacks (yes, seriously) that I used to have just leaving the house with a dropping blood sugar. In today’s episode, I break down a fe...
My T1D "Seizure" In the Ocean
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - February 20, 2024 20:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratings“Unsettling” is the best way I can describe this event over the weekend, and there was an important lesson learned in the process… I believe I’ve discovered a new “blood sugar variable” that’s gonna end up in my next book… And while it might not be a “normal” encounter, I believe that the m...
It's never been about the blood sugars (fix this instead)
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - February 13, 2024 20:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsIt’s hard to say this - but I’ve been wrong about blood sugars (I’m human too)… but sharing this lesson might help you or others to fix it before it becomes a problem… Years ago, I optimized for blood sugars ONLY. It worked… I mean, I figured them out and kept them near-perfect… But I was mis...
The worst exercise for your blood sugars
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - February 06, 2024 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsYou’ve heard it said - “exercise is good for your diabetes”… then WHY does it make my blood sugars go crazy?? In today’s episode, I share the heartbreaking moment I broke my streak of over 300 consecutive workouts of 100% time in range… The reason I just couldn’t keep it perfect through this o...
Fill This Critical Role On Your Diabetes Care Team ASAP
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - January 30, 2024 20:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsThere’s been a “missing link” in our diabetes care team forEVER, and it’s time to change that… In today’s episode, I share the one addition to my medical team that actually allowed me to step out of the standard of “survival mode” with type 1 diabetes… And into “thriving with type 1 diabetes”....
The "Anti-Overwhelm Method" For T1D's Who Want Easy Blood Sugars
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - January 23, 2024 20:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsType 1 Diabetes is HARD, let’s not sugarcoat it (pun definitely intended), but what if there were a way reduce the overwhelm associated with it? I noticed something interesting the other day, where sometimes when I have out of range numbers, I get ANGRY… but this other time, I carried on (liter...
How I Burned Fat Fast With Diabetes
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - January 16, 2024 20:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsI gained 12 pounds of fat to prove a point, and now it’s time to burn it off in under 6 weeks. What’s the point? To prove that the “advice” we’re given as diabetics can actually LEAD into fat GAINED, making it harder than ever to actually lose the weight… And to give you a hint: it’s not the i...
14 Years T1D, And I'm Just Now Learning THIS?!
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - January 09, 2024 20:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsWhich of the two “blind spots” are you most at risk for with type 1 diabetes? We create “blind spots” when we unknowingly over-compensate for rough blood sugars… (like taking extra insulin to cover a high blood sugar, when instead we might have just needed an extra 5 minutes on the pre-bolus in...
This "Blood Sugar Blind Spot" Is Killing You Slowly
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - January 02, 2024 20:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsDiabetes is essentially a “mine field” we have to navigate without a map… and learn from trial and error without blowing our legs off in the process. In today’s episode I break down: • diabetes blind spots (and how to identify them) • how to reduce the ‘ignorance tax’ we all pay (i.e. - frus...
Blood Sugar Control Vs Blood Sugar FREEDOM
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - December 26, 2023 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsFinding “Balance” in life… is impossible. And I’m giving up the attempt. There’s a new “phase” of life that I find myself shifting towards more and more recently, and it’s something I wanted to share with you in case it helps with the constant effort to “balance” blood sugars. Full story, life...
Balance Blood Sugars FAST with this Counterintuitive Trick
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - December 19, 2023 20:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsWhy aren't Doctors telling us about this incredibly simple way to balance healthy blood sugars for good? In today's episode, Matt shares one of his "T1D client success secrets" that helps his clients to get 90% time in range with near-perfect blood sugars in less than a week... without losing t...
A Heart to Heart with my Type 1 Diabetes (Obsession vs Burnout)
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - December 12, 2023 20:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsI remained 100% Time In Range for 7 Days straight… And honestly - it had a negative effect on my mental health by day 7. I was constantly checking my numbers. The moment I woke up I checked my numbers… The moment I ate… The moment I started working… (Like I was LITERALLY checking my blood s...
Can I Keep 100% Time In Range For A FULL Week?
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - December 05, 2023 21:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsIs it possible to stay 100% in range as a type 1 diabetic... for 7 consecutive days?! Follow the story to see IF I make it, and hear some "harsh reality" lessons learned along the way. >> LISTEN NOW Grab your free ticket to this advanced T1D training here: https://diabetesinaction.com -------...
These 3 Things Will Lower Blood Sugars (WITHOUT Medication)
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - November 28, 2023 20:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsWhile out for a run in the mountains over Thanksgiving, I literally thought I was having a heart attack… Thankfully that wasn’t the case, but it shed light on an incredibly important blood sugar lesson… The hidden variables are often the ones that frustrate and scare us the most. In today’s ep...
How Kristie B. Solved Her Diabetes In Under ONE Week
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - November 21, 2023 20:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsWhat if it were possible to "fix" blood sugars in less than a week? What if you could have just one or two strategies "click" in your mind that made diabetes finally become more stable and predictable? In today's interview episode, Kristie shares her exact steps to SKYROCKET her time in range ...
The Future of T1D Technology with Justin "Diabetech" Eastzer
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - November 14, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 46 ratingsFor World Diabetes Day, I’ve brought on a special guest to our podcast today, his name is Justin (aka. Diabete_Tech). In case you’ve never heard of him… Ever since being diagnosed with Type One Diabetes – Justin has been OBSESSED with learning all about the best technologies out there for Dia...
My Favorite Blood Sugar Equation
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - November 07, 2023 20:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsWhat if the solution to blood sugar madness was staring you right in the face, and all you had to do was use it? We talk about blood sugar “numbers” all the time…But never about the grand picture of “diabetes equations”... It’s time to put an end to the mystery blood sugars and shine a light o...
How Taking LESS Insulin Doubled Chris' Time In Range From 50% To 90%+ [T1D]
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - October 31, 2023 19:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsFrom 50% time in range & 8.0 A1C to 80-90% in time range and 6.3 A1C. Yep you read that right. Chris was diagnosed with Diabetes 15 years ago… After taking a few medications, he was prescribed Insulin by his endo. That didn’t work well enough. So the doc recommended the Medtronic pump…...
Inside the Mind of a Parent with a T1D Child: Interview with Maureen Petersen, MD
Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte - October 24, 2023 19:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 46 ratingsMaureen Petersen, MD shares all about the differences between parenting a type 1 and living with type 1… As well as what it was like to BE a general pediatrician… and then go through the diagnosis of her child feeling just as helpless (initially). What was most curious though, was the mindset ...
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