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
202. Meet the Boggs: A Family Navigating T1D, a Diabetic Alert Dog, and the ICU Scare That Sparked Their Journey
When Shannon’s 7-year-old daughter, Raelynn, went from gymnastics practice to the ICU in DKA within 48 hours, her family’s world flipped overnight. In this episode, Shannon shares the real story behind their viral TikTok family: the trauma of diagnosis, the mental load of T1D parenting, the role of their diabetic alert dog Spy, and how she and her husband found a rhythm that gives their daughter both safety and independence. If you’re a parent navigating Type 1 — or worried about your other kids’ risk — this conversation will make you feel less alone and more equipped.
What we cover:
- The day a “virus” turned into an ICU DKA diagnosis
- How Shannon and her husband divide T1D responsibilities
- The impact of T1D on siblings and family dynamics
- What their diabetic alert dog Spy actually does day-to-day
- How their TikTok community started and what it means to them
- The emotional weight of screening another child for T1D
Key takeaways:
1️⃣ You don’t have to be fearless as a T1D parent — you just have to keep showing up.
2️⃣ Kids with T1D often grow up faster, and that maturity can become a powerful advantage later in life.
3️⃣ Community, tools, and support make the mental load of T1D lighter and your decisions clearer.
What’s next:
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Email us at: hello@riseyhealth.com
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