Jamie And The Broken Pancreas - T1D

A quick catch-up on where I've been and a replay of a recent interview with BBC Radio Bristol about mixing creativity with chronic illness...

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This is awful, please reach out to me if you can help...

What fun I've had today...

It's been a crazy one and it doesn't help that since Thursday night my Freestyle Libre sensor has been acting up.

The trust we place in our tech was something I hadn't properly considered until I realised that I couldn't trust it any more.

Have you had an experience like this has your type 1 diabetes tech ever let you down?

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In this episode, after seeing some pretty shocking results I come up with a plan of action to improve my blood sugar after a difficult month.

The Freestyle libre, like many systems of its kind, offers a lot of data. If you care to look at it.

The fact is, I haven’t and don’t really log into my LibreView account and get an overview of how I’m doing.

I had a sneaking suspicion that it wasn’t going to be good. It wasn’t.

All through December and into the New Year I have been experiencing the worst blood sugar of my life.

Before lockdown changed everything type 1 diabetes wasn’t that bad for me. But after a period of diabetes burnout, I knew that my levels hadn’t been great.

But looking at the data you can start to see the areas where you are going wrong, and it can help you work out where you can be better.

So working out more, carb counting, and eating a better diet will all help me get to where I was. Hopefully.

Consistency is key though! @jamielowetv

Type 1 diabetes doesn't often get in the way of much for me. Stubborn highs and annoying hypos are usually something I can brush off with ease and continue with whatever I'm doing.

However, last weekend whilst driving home to see my brother's new dog I couldn't seem to get my blood sugar to remain stable. I treated a near hypo at a service station, waited the right amount of time, and continued driving. But when my blood sugar began to drop again all of a sudden I didn't feel safe on the roads.

The only problem is the stretch of road I was on had no junctions, exits, or services for what felt like miles. Trapped on the motorway and slightly panicking here's what I did. 

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But what I do know is that I’m ready to return. To come back, to get back to work.  

I suppose I was in denial a lot of the time, I was lying to myself a little bit about how hard these past 24 months have hit me.   My way of dealing with things before 2020 is to dive into work, start a project, and do what I love.  However, I got to a point sometime in the summer last year when I realized that I was just going through the motions.  

 I wasn’t doing the best that I could do, and I wasn’t particularly proud of what I was making.  But that was all I could manage. Creating regular content for YouTube, podcast, TikTok, and working as a freelance journalist was just too much for me to handle.   Plus I was getting sick, really sick, the diabetes demons came for me hard so I had no choice but to reduce my workload.   

I’ve spoken to doctors and other people and I think that I was suffering from a bit of burnout.   After reducing my workload and putting myself first things started to get better and slowly my health improved.

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Here's the story of how a pack of wolves indirectly killed off my insulin, no joke 

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#All4One is an online community for people with Type 1 Diabetes, fighting misconceptions and showing support. The show is hosted by Jamie Lowe (@JamieLoweTV) who has lived with Type 1 Diabetes since 2015. Each month Jamie and the panel get together to discuss the reality of life with out a properly working pancreas!

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Dr Nigel Irwin has discovered that molecules found in spider venom have the potential to help us produce more insulin and lower blood sugar levels. His PhD student will now unpick exactly how these molecules could help the pancreas to work better, and test if they’re safe in mice. This could pave the way for new and improved treatments for people with Type 2 diabetes, which could help to lower their risk of complications.  

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Jo Fox is a first time author and mum of a type 1 diabetic son. In just four weeks she has collected several inspiring stories of people with type 1 diabetes overcoming their condition and achieving their goals. The book is out TODAY, #WorldDiabetesDay2020, and Jo hopes it help people see a more positive future following diagnosis.  

Here's what Jo had to say 'This is the book I wish existed when my son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Positive and inspiring stories of people who achieved great things, despite leaping over the hurdles type 1 puts in the way. Profits to diabetes charities  

www.typeawesome.co.uk/buy-the-book/  

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In this episode i'm joined by Lucy and Chloe who run the Instagram page @youngwildanddiabetic. The girls took the plunge and became content creators at the start of lockdown and over the course of a few months have amassed thousands of loyal followers. They are at the start of something big here and it was a pleasure to chat to them on the show.  

 #All4One is an online community for people with Type 1 Diabetes, fighting misconceptions and showing support. The show is hosted by Jamie Lowe (@JamieLoweTV) who has lived with Type 1 Diabetes since 2015. Each month Jamie and the panel get together to discuss the reality of life with out a properly working pancreas! Want to be on the show? Email contactall4one@gmail.com  Find out more about Jamie here: www.jamielowe.co  

Here's what the girls had to say:  we are Lucy & Chloe and have been best friends for over 10 years now. In 2012 Lucy was diagnosed with Type 1 and took it in her stride with me by her side learning about T1 and being there throughout her highs and lows. And then in 2018 3 days after my 21st birthday (after being ill for a long time) I was diagnosed with T1 through severe DKA! It was such a shock for us - I think we still are in disbelief really. But it has brought us closer than we ever thought possible. We started our page - @youngwildanddiabetic on insta at the beginning of lockdown but it’s been something we wanted to do for a long time and finally we felt why not!   We really want to use our platform to share our stories and raise awareness of T1 and how we don’t let it stop us from living our best lives haha - our experiences though diagnosis etc have been completely different and we love learning from each other and others in the community.

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In this episode i'm joined by Cyndi Williams, CEO and founder of Quin. The company behind a new app to help those using MDI to manage their diabetes better.  https://quintech.io/about/  Here's what Quin has to say on their website 'We want to create technology to redefine the diabetes management experience through a more holistic approach. Technology is everywhere in diabetes, yet people still experience a 92% failure to achieve targets and have an increased exposure to serious mental health issues. We want to change that.'

#All4One is an online community for people with Type 1 Diabetes, fighting misconceptions and showing support. The show is hosted by Jamie Lowe (@JamieLoweTV) who has lived with Type 1 Diabetes since 2015. Each month Jamie and the panel get together to discuss the reality of life with out a properly working pancreas! Want to be on the show? Email contactall4one@gmail.com  Find out more about Jamie here: www.jamielowe.co Subscribe to Jamie's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/jamielowetv   Listen to my podcast: www.anchor.fm/all4one Twitter: @jamielowetv Insta: @jamielowetv Snap.Chat: jamie.lowe Email: hello@jamielowe.co For everything else check out my website www.jamielowe.co

Khalid Keshta (@mrkeshta) talks about life as a body builder with #T1D and how we can be staying fit during #lockdown with his home workouts. 

#All4One is an online community for people with Type 1 Diabetes, fighting misconceptions and showing support. The show is hosted by Jamie Lowe (@JamieLoweTV) who has lived with Type 1 Diabetes since 2015. Each month Jamie and the panel get together to discuss the reality of life with out a properly working pancreas! Want to be on the show? Email contactall4one@gmail.com 

Find out more about Jamie here: www.jamielowe.co

Subscribe to Jamie's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/jamielowetv

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#All4One is an online community for people with Type 1 Diabetes, fighting misconceptions and showing support.