Type 1 101: Jen’s Story
The tables (and microphones) are turned for the final episode of season 2, and Jen is interviewed about her life with type 1 diabetes by senior digita...
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Type 1 on 1 is a podcast that delves into the obscure, complex and challenging world of life with type 1 diabetes. Writer and broadcaster Jen Grieves, who was diagnosed at the age of 8, talks to compelling guests about their experiences of living with type 1 diabetes and how it’s shaped them - showing that there is no ‘normal’ when it comes to handling this whopper of a chronic condition.
Muhammad Ali: Fighting for a professional boxing licence with type 1 diabetes
This week I chat to the UK’s first professional boxer with type 1 diabetes, Muhammad Ali.
Rory Douglas-Speed: Learning to laugh at type 1 diabetes
Hollyoaks actor Rory Douglas-Speed is this week's guest. A natural born entertainer, he hilariously recounts some of his funniest and most embarrassin...
Living with diabetes after lockdown: Covid-19 Q&A with Partha Kar
Lockdown restrictions have started to lift but coronavirus still remains in our midst, and knowing what the right thing to do is as a person with diab...
Claire Panchal: The impact of miscarriage and building a business from diabetes
Claire is the founder of Organising Chaos, which sells a range of products and accessories to help people decorate their diabetes. Claire was diagnose...
Emma Bowditch: Experiencing Hypoglycaemic Hemiparesis
27-year-old Emma Bowditch is today's guest. Emma suffered an episode of hypoglycaemic hemiparesis in her early 20s, during which half the body is para...
Dave Sowerby: 40 years with type 1 diabetes and dealing with his daughter's diagnosis
This week I speak to Dave, who has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 40 years after being diagnosed at the age of three. Dave talks through his memo...
Dan Newman: The pressure of diabetes perfection and the stigma of complications
This week’s guest is 34-year-old Dan Newman, who takes us on his journey through type 1 diabetes distress and burnout, to developing chronic kidney di...
Ami Bennett: When type 1 diabetes gatecrashes your busy adult life
Radio executive producer, co-founder and all round boss babe Ami Bennett chats about processing a complicated adult diagnosis and adapting her busy, i...
Nina Wadia: The guilt of diagnosis and finding the why
Actor Nina Wadia is the first guest of season 2, and what a way to start the series! Nina speaks passionately about her son Aidan's life-changing diag...