Episode 37 - The Diaries: You scratch my pancreas, I scratch yours

Welcome to Type 1 on 1: The Diaries! Writer and broadcaster Jen Grieves and producer Ami Bennett are good friends - who both happen to live with type 1 diabetes. For this special spin-off series of Type 1 on 1, nana diabetic Jen (25 years) and baby diabetic Ami (3 years) chat through the frustrating, funny and challenging experiences they’ve faced each week thanks to this ridiculous condition. All in the hope that their stories might help you too.

This week’s ramble takes us from discussing the chemical energy of ‘diabetic’ chocolate vs eating the real deal, falling foul of type 1 diabetes admin and appointments (decidedly more stressful if you’re leaving the country in 36 hours), the case for eggs being the perfect food, and what happens when you realise you need to change your basal.

We also dig into the advice we were given at diagnosis, which unsurprisingly had evolved somewhat between 1995 and 2019, and Ami gives us a nice juicy update on her quest to get on an insulin pump which you might find interesting if it’s something you’re flirting with or are curious about.