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Type 1 John - Winging it every day with Type 1 Diabetes

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About the show

If you're feeling burnt out by Type 1 diabetes, fed up with trying to be perfect, or simply feel like you're making it up as you go along, you're not alone. I'm John, and I'm Type 1 Diabetic. Like many people, I've spent much of that time trying my best, getting things wrong, learning as I go, and occasionally wondering whether everyone else has somehow got it all figured out. Life gets busy. Habits slip. Motivation comes and goes. Some days you're on top of it, other days you're eating biscuits at 10pm and hoping for the best. After 10 years of managing my diabetes largely on my own, I realised there must be thousands of other people doing exactly the same thing. This podcast is my attempt to find them. I'm at a bit of a crossroads. After years of long hours and early starts, I hit burnout. I turned 50, my job came to an end, and I found myself overweight, out of shape, and wondering what the next chapter looks like. More importantly, I realised I didn't want to spend the next ten years wishing I'd taken better care of myself while I still had the chance. So I've set myself a challenge. For 30 days, I'm keeping an honest daily diary of life with Type 1 diabetes. The wins, the mistakes, the good decisions, the bad decisions, and everything in between. We're told to log our carbs, insulin, exercise, sleep, stress and blood sugars so we can learn from them. But diabetes is a game with a constantly moving target. It's like trying to catch a train, only every time you reach the platform they've moved it to another station. This podcast is about finding out what happens when I stop winging it and start paying attention. I'll share what's working, what's not, and the lessons I'm learning along the way. Most of all, I hope it brings together a community of like-minded people who understand what it's really like. People who want support, honesty and a few laughs along the way, not another lecture. Because this isn't about perfect diabetes. It's about honest diabetes. Let's stop winging it alone and start winging it together.

Latest episodes

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    It’s Type 1 Diabetes - Real Life - but with Real Laughs too.   Today on Type 1 John:  The burn out parents of Type 1 kids face. The daily struggle of never really being off duty.   The relentless decisions around food, insulin and…

  • 43 - I took double the dose and the fall out lasted 36 hours!

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    September 30, 2026 · 24 min

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  • Type 1 John - 41 - The ELDERS are about to enter the chat.

    September 28, 2026 · 19 min

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    September 23, 2026 · 22 min

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  • Type 1 John - 39 - The hypo that wasn't a hypo

    September 21, 2026 · 17 min

    Today on Type 1 John I woke up in the night convinced I’m having a hypo. I was wrong. Your reaction to our pump discussion has been huge, with some of you desperate to get one, others saying pumps absolutely aren’t for them, and some…

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    September 16, 2026 · 31 min

    Welcome to the Type 1 John podcast! Listener to the podcast Hannah has decided that I need a pump.  Now, if you know absolutely nothing about insulin pumps, press play now because I’m going to ask the questions you probably would.  What…

  • Type 1 John - 37 - Time to pump it up?

    September 14, 2026 · 18 min

    Today on Type 1 John The weekend in Berlin has left a hole in my arm!  Is it time to pump it up? What’s the deal with diabetic insulin pumps? One listener is trying to encourage me to get one.  Gavin has a ‘Low Behaviour’ incident in…