LiveFree with T1D

Mark Heyman

Welcome to the LiveFree with T1D Podcast where we coach you to build your T1D stress-management plan like a sailboat. You are the captain. The hull is your diabetes knowledge and management. The sails are your mindset. The rudder is your behavior and the crew is your support team. If you build the five parts of your stress management plan correctly, you'll find smooth sailing with T1D. Every week we help a person with T1D just like you optimize their sailboat.

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LiveFree with T1D

Episodes (251)

Jun 26, 2025 #252: The Hardest Question T1D Parents Face: Do I Test My Child?
Jun 19, 2025 #251: Fatherhood Messed With His Blood Sugars (and What He Did About It)
Jun 12, 2025 #250: She Had Confidence in Everything—Except Diabetes

LiveFree with T1D

Jun 26, 2025
44¼ minutes
61 MB

In this episode, Dr. Mark talks with Cynthia, who’s lived with type 1 diabetes since she was 19. Cynthia reflects on how a lack of mental health support at diagnosis contributed to years of struggling with bulimia—something she now speaks openly about to help others. The second half of the conversation focuses on parenting with diabetes. Cynthia’s daughter is almost eight, and the decision about whether or not to screen her for T1D antibodies is weighing heavily on her. She walks through the emotional complexity, the uncertainty of the results, and how the conversation around screeni...

LiveFree with T1D

#252: The Hardest Question T1D Parents Face: Do I Test My Child?

Mark Heyman

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