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
13. T1D Research Updates from DRI CEO Sean Kramer
In this week’s episode, I’m joined by a very special guest, the CEO of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, Sean Kramer.
DRI is the largest and most comprehensive research center solely dedicated to curing diabetes. As the chief executive officer, Sean oversees the strategic and operational responsibilities of the company and drives the mission to provide the Diabetes Research Institute with the funds needed to discover a cure.
Sean brings more than two decades of fundraising success and experience to DRI. And, as a fourth-generation diabetic and a father to three girls, Sean is very passionate about working collaboratively to create a world without diabetes.
In this episode, you'll hear Sean talk about…
- What his first 90 days as CEO looked like (he started his role at DRI just weeks before the onset of the pandemic)
- The powerful research being done right now that is getting us closer to a cure
- His suggestions for avoiding “hope fatigue”
- The number one thing you should implement as a person, living with diabetes in order to set yourself up to be a candidate to receive the cure when it does come
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Thank you to the Reclaim Your Rise podcast sponsor Diabetes Research Institute.
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RESOURCES FOR YOU:
For nutrition strategies and meal plan HERE
For reducing highs and lows during exercise HERE
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.
