Reclaim Your Rise: Type 1 Diabetes with Lauren Bongiorno
Lauren Bongiorno is a Nationally Board Certified Health Coach and the founder and CEO of Risely Health. Featured on the TODAY show and other media outlets, Risely helps people and families impacted by Type 1 Diabetes take ownership over their health so they can transform their life with more freedom and confidence. Lauren has lived with type 1 diabetes since she was 7 years old and has experienced firsthand that when health transforms, so does everything else - our relationships, our time, our career, our families, and, most importantly, ourselves. Each week she will bring you lessons from her own personal diabetes experience, strategies that are key to understanding your body’s patterns, and guests who will speak to everything from advances in technology to all things hormones, exercise, relationships, and mindset. All of this so that over time, you TOO can reclaim your rise.
Reclaim Your Rise: Type 1 Diabetes with Lauren Bongiorno
120. Diabetes and Business Unsliced with Pizza Man Mike Bausch
My favorite recording of the year thus far! Meet Mike Bausch, 2x best-selling Amazon author, Guinness World Record holder, and owner of nationally ranked Andolini’s Pizzeria in Tulsa, OK, who has done all of this while living with T1D for the past 20 years. It took neuropathy of the face while training for Officer Candidacy School before Mike would take his diabetes symptoms seriously. Today, we’re discussing his story, what he attributes all his success to, asking for help, alcohol, the dopamine boost from junk food, and, of course, we talk pizza!
Time Stamps:
- (05:22) Lauren’s burning question: does water really make the pizza?
- (07:11) Mike’s childhood
- (08:28) Mike’s diagnosis story and peeing out the window
- (10:05) Training for Officer Candidacy School while ignoring diabetes symptoms
- (16:00) You can do anything you set your mind to
- (18:30) How pizza came into his life
- (20:13) What does he attribute his success to?
- (20:56) “Don’t be a wallflower, do the worm”
- (21:54) His struggles to manage diabetes and his weight
- (24:46) Slowing down and hiring a coach for the first time
- (30:20) “I don’t feel Lauren, I do”
- (32:48) Men and talking about their feelings
- (36:04) How he intentionally manages his diabetes now
- (41:03) Alcohol + blood sugars
- (43:07) The slippery slope of “You can do whatever you want”
- (45:00) Mike’s favorite protein hack
- (46:22) Knowing what you value
- (47:40) The dopamine shift
- (50:02) Pushing himself as an entrepreneur
What to do now:
- Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop for when new episodes drop.
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- Check out Mike’s website, books, and more here getunsliced.com or find him on Instagram @mikeybausch
Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.
