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
236: "I Did Everything Right, but My A1C Still Wouldn't Drop Below 7%" ft. Kenna Porter
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Kenna Porter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 13, and for years she did everything she thought she was supposed to. She followed a strict paleo diet, worked out consistently, and built her life around healthy habits. But every time she went to the endocrinologist, she still couldn't seem to get her A1C below 7%.
Together, they talk about the frustration of feeling like nothing was working despite doing everything "right,", learning to let go of control, navigating pregnancy and motherhood with Type 1 diabetes, and the tangible shifts that helped diabetes finally feel lighter to live with.
WHAT WE COVER:
- Why doing everything "right" still wasn't enough to get her A1C below 7% and what she had to do instead
- The shifts that helped Kenna stop chasing perfection and find a more sustainable approach to diabetes
- The role comparison played in keeping her stuck, and how she finally broke free from it
- Why Kenna avoided connecting with other people with Type 1 diabetes for nearly a decade
- The realities of pregnancy, postpartum, and emergency C-sections with Type 1 diabetes
- Kenna's experience navigating miscarriage with Type 1 diabetes and the message she wants other women to hear
WHAT’S NEXT:
📲Follow Kenna's journey with T1D + motherhood on IG!
💻Apply for coaching and talk to our team so you can reclaim the life you deserve with T1D.
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Stay connected with us:
Email us at: hello@riseyhealth.com
IG: @lauren_bongiorno | @riselyhealth
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