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.
Episodes
184 episodes
185. Can the Pancreas Heal Itself? What You Need to Know About the Latest T1D Breakthrough
Today I’m joined by Dr. Juan Domínguez-Bendala, someone I know we’ll all be hearing a lot more about in the T1D world. He’s the Director of the Pancreatic Regeneration and Stem Cell Laboratory at the Diabetes Research Institute in Miami. His te...
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184. Everything You Need to Know About How AI Will Revolutionize Diabetes Management
In this episode of Reclaim Your Rise, I’m joined by Risely’s Director of Coaching and fellow T1D parent, Abby Cooper, for a conversation we’ve both been looking forward to. We’re unpacking fresh insights from two major events: the NYU ...
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183. 90% of T1Ds are Burned Out: The Real Reasons Why + What To Do About It
In today’s episode, I’m joined by our incredible lead coach, Jehan, who has guided hundreds of women through deep transformation in our signature group coaching program. Together, we unpack the most common patterns we see in women with type 1 d...
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182. 10 Things You Don’t Realize Are Sabotaging Your Time in Range
Today’s episode is going to be a bit of a deep dive into something that comes up so often in coaching conversations, in my DMs, and honestly in my own personal T1D journey—and that is: all the sneaky little things that might be sabotag...
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181. “I Felt So Defeated” - How This T1D Reclaimed Her Life After 30 Years
In this week’s episode, Lauren is joined by Debbie Lehr, a recent graduate of the DCB coaching program and a type 1 diabetic of 30 years. Though Debbie had always felt in control of her diabetes, a cross-country move and the onset of menopause ...
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48:47
180. What Your Endo Might Not Be Saying About GLP-1s (Yet)
We're diving into a topic that’s generating a lot of buzz in the T1D community: GLP-1s. To break down what these medications actually do, what the research says, and how they might benefit people with type 1 diabetes, we're joined by pediatric ...
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179. What I Wish I Knew About Postpartum as a T1D
Six months postpartum, I’m finally starting to feel like myself again, and in this episode, I’m opening up about what it took to get here. This season has been full of challenges, healing, and unexpected lessons. I’m sharing the honest truth ab...
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178. "What If I Didn’t Have T1D?" Exploring the Ambiguous Grief of Chronic Illness
Is it normal to grieve the life you imagined before T1D? In today’s episode, we’re joined by registered psychotherapist, founder of her own private practice, and fellow T1D, Kirsten Davidson, to explore just that. Together, we unpack the emotio...
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45:52
177. Insulin Sensitivity, Hormones, and the T1D Weight Loss Conversation No One’s Having
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Joelle Cavagnaro for a powerful conversation on what’s really going on with weight loss, insulin sensitivity, PCOS, and GLP-1s, especially for women living with T1D. We dive into the science behind sma...
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176. 147 Days in the NICU: A Mother’s Story of Resilience
In today’s powerful episode, I’m joined by Steph Hauser—writer, ultrarunner, and NICU mom of four—whose son Zev was born at just 23 weeks with only a 1% chance of survival. Steph opens up about what it was like to spend 147 days in the NICU, ho...
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175. The Doctor Behind Some of the Biggest T1D Breakthroughs Tells All
In this episode of Reclaim Your Rise, I sit down with the legendary Dr. Jay Skyler, whose six decades of work have profoundly shaped the world of type 1 diabetes care. From challenging outdated pregnancy guidelines in the 1970s to pion...
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39:30
174. My Childhood with T1D—From a POV You Haven’t Heard Before
In this heartfelt episode, I sit down with someone who’s been here since day 1 and one of my biggest sources of love and strength—my Grandma Jane. We talk about what it was like for her when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age seven, an...
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45:22
173. 9 Hidden Reasons You’re Tired All the Time as a T1D
In this episode, I’m joined by Coach Lindsey from the Risely team to uncover nine surprising reasons why people with type 1 diabetes often feel exhausted—even when they're doing everything “right.” From hidden blood sugar variability and subtle...
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48:13
172. 3 Nutrition Blood Sugar Tips for When You’re Out of Routine
Being out of routine doesn’t have to mean being out of range—but it does require a more intentional approach, especially when it comes to managing blood sugars. So in today’s episode, we’re sharing 3 tips to help you keep your blood sugars more...
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16:52
171. What To Do When Your Therapist Doesn’t Understand T1D
If you've ever sat in a therapy session and thought, I love my therapist, but they just don't get diabetes–this episode is for you. Lauren sits down with Beth Leanna for a conversation that so many of you have been waiting for—what to do when y...
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43:56
170. What to Do When Your Adult-Onset Type 1 (LADA) Is Misdiagnosed as Type 2
In this powerful episode, Risely coaching graduate Mary McCauley shares her story of being misdiagnosed with Type 2 diabetes when she was actually living with adult-onset Type 1 (LADA). From being dismissed by doctors to ending up in DKA and se...
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52:54
169. 'Can You Eat That?': Untangling Food Freedom After a Lifetime of Diet Culture and T1D
In this week’s episode, Lauren sits down with Alison Abate Black, a graduate of the DCB coaching program and a Type 1 diabetic of 25 years, for a deeply honest conversation about the fine line between grace and avoidance. Alison opens up about ...
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46:48
168. The Hardest Part Was Asking for Help: Bianca’s Type 1 Wake-Up Call
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode, we’re joined by someone incredibly close to the Risely heart. Bianca Volpetti, from our enrollment team was diagnosed with T1D diagnosis at age 31, just weeks before her wedding. Even ...
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42:59
167. 5 Things I Always Do After a Bad Blood Sugar Day
Episode Summary: Today we’re diving into a topic that doesn’t always get the spotlight—how I handle low time in range blood sugar days. I’m walking you through what happened, what I was feeling, and the 5 things I always do t...
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166. What I Wish Someone Told Me When My Child Was Diagnosed with T1D
If you're listening to this right now, there's a good chance you're sitting in a hospital room or just a few days or weeks into your child's Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis. First, we want to say: We see you. This is hard, and you are not alone. In t...
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17:13
165. From Trauma to Transformation: The Most Inspiring T1D Journey We've Witnessed
For this episode, we’re giving Nicole Trone the spotlight again, to share her incredible journey with Type 1 Diabetes, from her initial diagnosis to a life-changing transformation. Diagnosed with diabetes as an adult, Nicole was left without pr...
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34:25
164. Becoming Your Child’s Pancreas: The Emotional Toll of T1D Parenting
In this episode of Reclaim Your Rise, Abby is back for a heartfelt conversation with the Smith family. We met Tyler and Callie after their son Wally’s T1D diagnosis at age 4. They came to us feeling lost trying to function as their child’s panc...
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163. Exercising with T1D: How to Avoid Going Low (or High)
Today, we’re tackling a highly requested topic: how to avoid low and high blood sugars during exercise. This is something I get asked about a lot—whether through Instagram DMs or coaching applications at Risely. It’s a topic I’ve been wanting t...
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162. Giving Birth with Type 1 Diabetes: What I Didn’t Expect (And No One Warned Me About)
Episode Summary: The Story Time You’ve All Been Waiting For: 42 hours of labor, 5 days in the NICU, and finally bringing home our healthy baby boy. It’s taken me some time to sit down and record this one, but after welc...
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1:21:38
161. Making Yourself a Priority: T1D Moms Share How to Let Go of the Guilt
Our coach manager, Abby, is back to lead an honest conversation with coach Jehan about what it looks like to actually prioritize your own health, wellbeing, and identity as a mom while balancing both diabetes and motherhood. With Abby’s perspec...
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