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
154. The Hardest Part of Being Diagnosed with T1D Later in Life
In today’s episode, I’m joined by DCB graduate Barbara Nichols who was met with a shocking Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis in her retirement years. Barb is candid about her initial resentment towards diabetes education and how she just wanted to be told what to do which led to codependency on medical staff. Barb talks about how Risely filled a major gap for her in building self-reliance, as well as the vital role of having “diabuddies” to travel and do life with, including her adventures with the Diabetes Travelers Network.
Time Stamps:
01:43 Reclaiming Her Rise
03:17 Barb’s Retirement Diagnosis
06:01 “Fumbling Through”
08:12 “Is this what having diabetes means?”
10:17 What Was the Hardest Thing About Being Diagnosed Later in Life?
11:39 The Red Tent for Diabetes
12:52 Resentment and Outsourcing Responsibility vs. Being in the Drivers Seat
15:55 Diabetes Travelers Network
18:49 Diabuddies: Focusing on Community vs. Problems
21:36 What gap did Risely fill?
26:50 How She Found Balance
29:29 Educational Empowerment and Self Reliance
32:21 Barb’s Advice
34:56 Her Personal Goals Now That DCB is Over
What to do now:
- Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop when new episodes drop.
- Doors are open for the January 2025 round of our signature group coaching program. Apply for coaching and talk to our team so you can reclaim the life you deserve.
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.
