Your Best T1D Year
Managing Type 1 Diabetes doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
Each 5-minute episode of Your Best T1D Year is packed with practical strategies, mindset shifts, and a little humor to help you feel more in control and less frustrated by diabetes.
Hosted by Neil Greathouse, this Monday, Wednesday, and Friday podcast delivers quick, relatable episodes that make learning about T1D effortless - so you can build small wins that lead to big changes.
📅 New episodes drop every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
🎧 Subscribe now and start making diabetes management feel easier - one small habit at a time.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 90
- Years Active
- 2025
How to Track Carbs Without Overthinking It
Think you know how many carbs are in your meals? Surprise—most of us overestimate or underestimate all the time. Let’s fix that.
📌 Today, We’re Covering:
✔️ The biggest mistakes we make when carb count…
The “I Don’t Want to Track” Episode
Tracking doesn’t mean writing down everything. It means tracking what actually matters—so we can stop feeling blindsided by our own blood sugar.
📌 Today, We’re Covering:
✔️ What to track for the bigges…
Why Keeping a T1D Log Will Change Everything (Even If You Hate Tracking)
Want to make diabetes easier? Start tracking. It’s not about being perfect—it’s about finding patterns that make managing blood sugars less frustrating.
📌 Today, We’re Covering:
✔️ Why tracking even a …
What Happens When We Ride Out a Low Too Long ⏳
We’ve all done it—seen a low number and decided to wait it out. But the longer we wait, the more our blood sugar drops, and the harder it is to recover.
Today, we’re covering:
✅ Why we wait to treat lo…
Why Our Brain Fights Glucose Tabs (And How to Retrain It) 🧠
Our low-blood-sugar brain doesn’t care about logic. It just wants the most comforting (aka worst) option for treating a low.
So why does our brain fight glucose tabs? And how can we retrain it to actu…
How Over-Treating Lows Sneaks in 20,000 Extra Calories a Year 🍩
If you’ve ever over-treated a low, you know the struggle—one juice box turns into cereal, granola bars, and a fridge raid.
But did you know that just 100 extra calories per day adds up to over 20,000 …
The Science – Why Glucose Tabs Work Faster Than Other Snacks 🔬
Not all low treatments are created equal. Glucose tabs don’t just work faster—they actually fix the problem without causing new ones.
Today, we’re covering:
✅ How different low treatments break down in…
Why Glucose Tablets Are Actually a Game-Changer 🧃
We get it—glucose tablets aren’t exciting. But they’re faster, easier, and better for treating lows than most of the snacks we grab.
Today, we’re breaking down:
✅ Why glucose tabs work faster than juic…
Welcome to Your Best T1D Year Ever
Managing Type 1 Diabetes doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Welcome to Our Best T1D Year—a podcast where we focus on practical strategies, mindset shifts, and a little humor to make T1D easier.
In this …