Life After the Low Blood Sugar Challenge
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Untangling "I'm lows" from "I deserve this"
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Old You vs New You and Low Blood Sugar
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The Mental Weight of Low Blood Sugars
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Decision Fatigue And Low Blood Sugar
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What To Do When You Still Over-treat Lows
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Low Blood Sugars & Emotional Eating
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Super Bowl Low Blood Sugar Game Plan
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When Other People Offer to “Help Us” During A Low
Super Bowl Sunday is like a scientific experiment in chaos: long stretches of sitting, random grazing, adrenaline, and a snack table that basically yells your name. In this episode, we talk about what happens when a low hits in the middle...
How To Stop Low Blood Sugars From Running Your Day
If January was about realizing how often lows hijack your day, February is about noticing how much that’s already changing. In this episode, we zoom out on the first month of the Low Blood Sugar Challenge and look at what’s actually...
What Panic Treating a Low Actually Costs You
Most rebound highs don’t come from bad math or broken tech. They come from panic. In this episode, we talk about how quickly a low blood sugar can flip your brain into emergency mode, and why that urgency almost guarantees you’ll overshoot...
The Real Reason Lows Turn Into Overeating (Don't Be Mad At Me)
Most people think overeating during a low is about hunger. It’s not. It’s about urgency. In this episode, we talk about why low blood sugar creates a sense of panic that feels exactly like hunger, even when your body doesn’t actually need...
What Happens When You Wait Too Long to Treat a Low
Waiting out a low feels responsible. Calm. In control. Until it isn’t. In this episode, we talk about what actually happens when you delay treating a low blood sugar, how quickly decision-making and coordination can slide, and why “I’ll...
Why Your Brain Fights Glucose Tablets (And How to Retrain It)
If glucose tablets work so well, why do so many people with type 1 diabetes avoid them like they’re punishment? In this episode, we dig into the psychology behind low blood sugar cravings. Why your brain wants comfort food instead of fast...
Why Your Brain Panics During a Low (And What to Do About It)
Low blood sugar doesn’t just mess with your body, it hijacks your brain. That’s why perfectly reasonable people suddenly feel urgent, frantic, and out of control when their numbers drop. In this episode, we break down what’s actually...
The Low Blood Sugar Rebound Nobody Warns You About
If you’ve ever gone from a low blood sugar straight into the 200s and thought, “How did that happen?”, this episode connects the dots. We talk about the post-low rebound that sneaks up on people with type 1 diabetes, not because they did...
Why Glucose Tablets Work Better Than Food for Low Blood Sugar
Most people don’t hate glucose tablets because they don’t work. They hate them because they’re boring. No crunch. No comfort. No emotional payoff. In this episode, we talk about why glucose tablets actually outperform food when it comes to...
The Rule of 15 (And Why We Ignore It)
Everyone with type 1 diabetes has heard of the Rule of 15. Treat a low with 15 grams of fast-acting carbs, wait 15 minutes, and recheck. Simple. Logical. Universally ignored. In this episode, we break down why the Rule of 15 sounds great...
Passing Out from a Low Taught Me This About Treating Blood Sugar Safely
If you’ve ever brushed off a low blood sugar because you were busy, embarrassed, or convinced you could “power through,” this episode is for you. In this one, I tell the story of the only time I’ve ever passed out from a low, on the floor...
Glucose Tablets vs Food for Lows // What Actually Works Faster
Most of us treat lows with whatever is closest, juice, crackers, cookies, cereal, and then act surprised when we’re 250 an hour later. This episode walks through why glucose tablets beat Oreos, juice boxes, and random pantry snacks when it...