Your Best T1D Year

How to Use Your Overnight CGM Data to Improve Sleep and Blood Sugar

17 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:You've been sleeping next to one of the most detailed health monitoring devices that exists. Every single night. For however many years you...

T1D Sleep Hygiene: The One Pre-Sleep Habit That Actually Makes a Difference

15 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:"Sleep hygiene" sounds like you're brushing your sleep's teeth. Nobody has ever said that phrase in a natural conversation. And this episod...

Late-Night Exercise and Blood Sugar: What Your Evening Workout Does to Your T1D Overnight

12 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:Your Tuesday 8pm HIIT class has opinions about your 3am blood sugar. The data is pretty clear on this. Neil is giving you fair warning befo...

T1D Sleep Stages Explained: Why You're Exhausted After 7 Hours of Sleep

10 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:You slept seven hours. By any reasonable measure, that should be enough. You woke up feeling like you slept four. You weren't imagining it....

Fear of Hypoglycemia: The T1D Sleep Problem That Doesn't Show Up in Your CGM Data

08 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:Your CGM says 115. Flat arrow. No active insulin. You've checked it twice. The number is completely fine. And you're still awake at 2:48am....

Cortisol and Blood Sugar: The T1D Overnight Connection You're Probably Missing

05 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:Cortisol isn't trying to ruin your blood sugar. It's trying to help. It has never once, in your entire life, acted with malice. It is a use...

How Bedroom Temperature and Blue Light Affect Blood Sugar in Type 1 Diabetes

03 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:Neil wants to be upfront: this episode is going to sound like wellness content delivered by someone standing in a field in linen pants. He ...

Your Pre-Sleep Blood Sugar Check Is a Sleep Decision, Not Just a Safety Check

01 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:You already do this. You check your blood sugar before bed, glance at your CGM, maybe set a temp basal. You've been doing it for as long as...

T1D Sleep Challenge: Four Weeks In, What We've Learned

29 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:Four weeks ago, Neil asked you to do one thing: write down how many hours you slept. That was it. Just a number. And now here we are.This i...

How to Adjust CGM Alarm Thresholds for Better Sleep with Type 1 Diabetes

27 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:When did you last actually look at your CGM alarm threshold settings? Not to silence an alarm. Not to check a number. To actually look at t...

CGM Alarm Fatigue in Type 1 Diabetes: How Your Alerts Are Wrecking Your Sleep

25 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:How many times did your CGM alarm last night? If you have to guess -- or if you're honestly not sure because your arm is doing the silence-...

What Type 1 Diabetes Actually Does to Your Sleep Architecture | Episode 200

22 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:200 episodes. Neil didn't plan on this. He definitely didn't plan on spending episode 200 explaining what your liver does at 3am without yo...

Bedtime Consistency and T1D: Why Timing Beats Total Hours for Blood Sugar Control

20 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:You've been told to get eight hours. Here's what the research actually found.A 2023 study of 76 adults with type 1 diabetes tracked both CG...

The T1D Sleep-Blood Sugar Feedback Loop

18 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:Bad sleep makes your blood sugar harder to manage. Worse blood sugar disrupts your sleep. Worse sleep makes your blood sugar worse. You've ...

The Dawn Phenomenon in Type 1 Diabetes: Why Your Blood Sugar Rises While You Sleep

15 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:You went to bed at a perfect 110. No active insulin. Flat arrow. You did everything right. You wake up at 182. Nothing happened -- no low, ...

Why Sleep Deprivation Hits Harder When You Have T1D

13 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:Sleep deprivation reduces insulin sensitivity in everyone. That's not a T1D-specific finding. Here's what is.In people without diabetes, th...

One Night of Poor Sleep Reduces Insulin Sensitivity

11 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:Here's the number: 21%.One study. People with type 1 diabetes. Sleep-deprived condition (4 hours) versus adequate sleep (8.5 hours). Same f...

What's Really Causing Your Unexplained Blood Sugars

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:The pump site. The insulin. The food from six hours ago. The stress. The general vibe. Neil has blamed every single one of these for blood ...

Sleep and Blood Sugar in Type 1 Diabetes

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:You went to bed at 112. Flat arrow. No active insulin. Textbook. You should be proud. You wake up at 218. So you run the checklist -- check...

Why People with T1D Can't Sleep Through the Night

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:When's the last time you actually slept through the night? No CGM alarms. No blood sugar math at 3am. No lying awake wondering if your numb...

Why Your Mystery Blood Sugars Might Be a Sleep Problem

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SHOW NOTES:If you've ever woken up to a blood sugar that makes no sense -- went to bed at a perfect number, did everything right, and still saw a conf...

So Many Of Your Community Wins // Part 2

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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So Many Of Your Wins // Part 1

28 Apr 2026

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The Mental Side of T1D that Nobody's Treating // Allison Nimlos, The Diabetic Therapist

27 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

79% of people with T1D experience shame related to their diabetes. Not occasionally. As part of their daily lived experience.Today's guest built an en...

Banting Would Want You To Drink More Water

24 Apr 2026

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Your New Baseline For Water

22 Apr 2026

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What Are We Learning About Refilling?

20 Apr 2026

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The Vicious Cycle of Low Potassium

17 Apr 2026

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Why Your 180 Looks Like a 220

15 Apr 2026

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Before Insulin, Dehydration Was a Death Sentence

13 Apr 2026

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Sick Day Hydration Protocol

10 Apr 2026

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The Yeti, The Stanley, The Owala

08 Apr 2026

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Why 3 Glasses of Water Really Matters

01 Apr 2026

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What Each Glass Of Water Actually Does

30 Mar 2026

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Sick Days & Dehydration

27 Mar 2026

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Protect Your Kidneys

25 Mar 2026

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Electrolytes & Why T1Ds Need More

23 Mar 2026

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The Cortisol Dehydration Spiral

20 Mar 2026

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Why Your Insulin Feels Slow

18 Mar 2026

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Your Brain Is 75% Water - Here's What Happens When You're Low

16 Mar 2026

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The 9 Year Study That Changed Everything

13 Mar 2026

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The Hormone Nobody Talks About - Meet Vassopressin

11 Mar 2026

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Does Coffee Count? The Hydration Debate

09 Mar 2026

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Why Standard Hydration Advice Fails Us Living With T1D

06 Mar 2026

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What Dehydration Does To Your Blood Sugar

04 Mar 2026

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The Hydration Challenge // Why Your Blood Feels Like Aunt Jemima

02 Mar 2026

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Life After the Low Blood Sugar Challenge

25 Feb 2026

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Untangling "I'm lows" from "I deserve this"

23 Feb 2026

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Old You vs New You and Low Blood Sugar

20 Feb 2026

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The Mental Weight of Low Blood Sugars

18 Feb 2026

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Decision Fatigue And Low Blood Sugar

16 Feb 2026

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From T1D To ‘Cured’ // Katie Beth’s Life After Islet Transplant

14 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What To Do When You Still Over-treat Lows

13 Feb 2026

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Low Blood Sugars & Emotional Eating

11 Feb 2026

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Super Bowl Low Blood Sugar Game Plan

06 Feb 2026

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Super Bowl Low Blood Sugar Game Plan

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesSuper Bowl Sunday is like a scientific experiment in chaos: long stretches of sitting, random grazing, adrenaline, and a snack table that ba...

How To Stop Low Blood Sugars From Running Your Day

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesIf January was about realizing how often lows hijack your day, February is about noticing how much that’s already changing. In this episod...

What Panic Treating a Low Actually Costs You

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesMost rebound highs don’t come from bad math or broken tech. They come from panic.In this episode, we talk about how quickly a low blood su...

The Real Reason Lows Turn Into Overeating (Don't Be Mad At Me)

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesMost people think overeating during a low is about hunger. It’s not. It’s about urgency.In this episode, we talk about why low blood sug...

What Happens When You Wait Too Long to Treat a Low

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesWaiting out a low feels responsible. Calm. In control. Until it isn’t.In this episode, we talk about what actually happens when you delay ...

Why Your Brain Fights Glucose Tablets (And How to Retrain It)

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesIf glucose tablets work so well, why do so many people with type 1 diabetes avoid them like they’re punishment?In this episode, we dig int...

Why Your Brain Panics During a Low (And What to Do About It)

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesLow blood sugar doesn’t just mess with your body, it hijacks your brain. That’s why perfectly reasonable people suddenly feel urgent, fr...

The Low Blood Sugar Rebound Nobody Warns You About

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesIf you’ve ever gone from a low blood sugar straight into the 200s and thought, “How did that happen?”, this episode connects the dots....

Why Glucose Tablets Work Better Than Food for Low Blood Sugar

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesMost people don’t hate glucose tablets because they don’t work. They hate them because they’re boring. No crunch. No comfort. No emoti...

PBMs, Insulin, And The Broken System Keeping Prices High with George Huntley

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesIf you have ever stared at your pharmacy receipt and thought, How is this even legal? this episode is for you. George Huntley has lived with...

The Rule of 15 (And Why We Ignore It)

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesEveryone with type 1 diabetes has heard of the Rule of 15. Treat a low with 15 grams of fast-acting carbs, wait 15 minutes, and recheck. Sim...

Passing Out from a Low Taught Me This About Treating Blood Sugar Safely

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show NotesIf you’ve ever brushed off a low blood sugar because you were busy, embarrassed, or convinced you could “power through,” this episode ...

Glucose Tablets vs Food for Lows // What Actually Works Faster

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show notesMost of us treat lows with whatever is closest, juice, crackers, cookies, cereal, and then act surprised when we’re 250 an hour later. Thi...

Why Your Low Blood Sugars Keep Rebounding High (and how to stop it)

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Show notesIf it feels like every low blood sugar ends with you stuck at 240 and wondering what just happened, you’re not imagining it. This episode ...

12 Months of Wins - What This Year Taught Us

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The final episode of 2025 is part celebration, part science, all community. Neil reflects on the biggest lessons, wins, stumbles, and connections - an...

Get Ahead: Pre-Build Your Best T1D Year

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to beat "National Quitters Day" and actually love January? Neil shows why starting your habit plan before the calendar flips is proven to work - ...

Post Holiday Reset: Small Moves Win

26 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling pressure to overhaul everything after the holidays? Neil dismantles the "reset" myth, shows how micro-habits change blood sugars and burnout, ...

The Best Gift: Finish Strong, Start Real

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's Christmas Eve and you made it. This episode celebrates doing the little things, real-life T1D holiday stories, and the one decision that matters ...

Stacey Simms: What 2025 Taught Us About Type 1 Diabetes, Community & Beyond

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stacey Simms, host of Diabetes Connections and creator of Mom's Night Out, shares her favorite T1D moments from 2025, what surprised her, what disappo...

The Moment You Decide Changes Everything

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Breakthroughs happen when you decide, not at your next doctor's visit. This high-energy episode explores how small, intentional decisions outlast reso...

The Science Behind Every Diabetes Habit

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wonder why specific habits show up on the roadmap? Neil unpacks the exact science, psychology, seasonal logic, and behavioral research behind eac...

2026 T1D Habits Roadmap Revealed

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Neil breaks down the data-driven, expert-approved 2026 roadmap-six habits timed with the seasons, why they work, when to do them, and how to win all y...

Celebrating Your Unseen Wins

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The quiet wins matter most - the ones nobody applauds but change everything. This episode is all about micro wins, why community makes the difference,...

How Far T1D Care Has Come

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From brick-sized meters to CGMs that talk to pumps, this episode celebrates measurable progress—73% now use CGMs, AID systems boost time-in-range by...

How Naomi Garlick Created Glow Gummies to Fix T1D Lows

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Naomi Garlick, founder of Glow Glucose Gummies, shares her 20+ year T1D journey, the moment she decided "enough," and how she turned frustration into ...

Treating Lows: Tablets & Gummies That Work

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Neil shares his 2025 glucose tablet shift—how treating lows consistently with 15g doses reduced rebound highs by 50%, stopped roller coaster spikes,...

Your Wins That Changed Everything

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Real stories from the T1D community - Whitney's brave restart, a mom who finally slept, and why connection reduces diabetes distress by 30% and change...

Looking Back: The Year That Changed Us

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode reflects on the wins, struggles, and invisible victories of living with T1D in 2025—from glucose tablets to community connections and e...

Day After Reset + December Sneak Peek

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy day after Thanksgiving. This weekend is all naps, leftovers, and “one more plate” without a clock. This episode gives you a tiny move to r...

Thanksgiving Without the Glycemic Hangover

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which means airports, couches and plates large enough to qualify as furniture. Holidays amplify every off track habit at o...

Dr. David Ahn on Diabetes Burnout, Getting Off Track, and the Psychology of T1D

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Neil sits down with Dr. David Ahn, endocrinologist and nationally recognized diabetes educator, to talk about what happens when life gets heavy and yo...

Diabetes Signal Overload? Here’s How to Reset Your Alerts & Mind

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Getting off track loves chaos disguised as productivity. Fifteen alerts, ten graphs you never open ... it feels busy but not better. This episode is a...

How to Build a Diabetes Backup Plan That Actually Works

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Off track loves small surprises ... a meeting that runs long, a ride that takes longer, or a meal that drags on. This episode helps you build backup p...

How to Handle Travel, Buffets, and Holidays Without Blood-Sugar Chaos

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Travel and holiday meals pour gasoline on drift. This episode is about shrinking the chaos so you can make one good decision at a time when the calend...

Carb Counting Reset: How to Stop Guessing and Get Numbers You Trust

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Off track loves to hide in foods we think we know. This episode helps you rebuild carb confidence without a spreadsheet so numbers stay calmer and cor...

How to Tune Out Diabetes Noise and Focus on What Matters

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Getting off track hides in background noise and tiny skips. This episode is about turning down the static so the important stuff stands out.What You’...

How to Reset After You Drift: Nate Checketts on Mindset, Movement, and Micro-Habits for T1D

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Neil sits down with Nate Checketts, CEO and co-founder of Rhone and former chairman of Beyond Type 1, to talk about what it really means to reset afte...

How Long It Really Takes to Get Back on Track with Type 1 Diabetes

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Comebacks aren’t overnight. This episode talks about honest timelines and the moments that tap you on the shoulder and say “pay attention.”What ...

When Type 1 Diabetes Feels Like Hydroplaning: How to Regain Control

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hydroplaning is what happens when your car slides where it wants ... and it’s how T1D can feel when numbers drift despite “doing everything right....

Why You’re “Off Track” (and How to Get Your Edge Back with T1D)

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How we drift off track in T1D management and why it happens quietly. It’s less about dramatic crashes and more about the slow blur of basic habits.W...

Building a Diabetes Distress Support Team

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How to build clinical, personal, and peer support teams that actually reduce diabetes distress. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights,...

Diabetes Distress: Taming Alarms & Alerts

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How to audit and adjust your CGM and pump alarms to reduce tech-related diabetes distress. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and ...

Dr Bill Polonsky on the Diabetes Distress Scale

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Neil Greathouse sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Bill Polonsky, founder of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute and one of the pioneers behind th...

Peer Support That Helps Diabetes Distress

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why connecting with other T1Ds can reduce diabetes distress and where to find real support. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and...

Diabetes Mindfulness Without the Fluff

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Practical mindfulness techniques that actually work for people with type 1 diabetes. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provid...