Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte
Matt Vande Vegte, CPT from FTFWarrior.com gets real about living with diabetes and everything that comes with it. As a certified trainer and nutritionist (and T1D), Matt goes over his unique "blood sugar formula" and how you too can learn to predict blood sugars through any exercise, activity, and meal. Welcome to our Tribe of T1D Warriors.
Episodes
314 episodes
Are You Calculating Insulin Wrong? Find Out Now
When I was first diagnosed, my doctor guessed at my insulin needs and said "let me know how it goes".In other words - even HE wasn't confident that it would work.Looking back, this ticks me off.Newly diagnosed diabeti...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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23:46
From "Rock Bottom" to THRIVING with Type 1 Diabetes - T1D Case Study
Ever wonder how "good" life can get with T1D?In today's episode, I pulled one of my current clients aside who was able to use the 80/20 blood sugar formula to FLIP his world upside down (though, I suppose "right-side up" is more accu...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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25:24
How To Lose Weight With Type 1 Diabetes [In 2025]
If you've ever struggled to lose fat with T1D, you're not alone.The reality is that losing weight with diabetes is actually harder, and often overlooked.Here's the reason - if your blood sugars aren't working for <...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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26:33
How I Plan To Automate My T1D In 2025
What if there were a way to automate blood sugars...While enjoying life to the fullest? I ran into a sketchy situation over the last few weeks where my diabetes got a little crazy...In today's episode I share how to "...
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Season 6
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Episode 52
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26:13
This "Insulin Stacking" Strategy Actually Made My Blood Sugars Easier
You've heard "insulin stacking kills" before, but you've never heard it explained like THIS. Once I figured out projected timelines with my blood sugar management, things finally started to "click" for me...And it's almost as...
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Season 6
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Episode 51
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18:17
How I Survived a Dangerous Low Blood Sugar During an Ironman... And Broke a Record
In my most vulnerable episode EVER (I teared up a little), I share what was one of the riskiest moves I've made with T1D...I finished possibly my last ever Ironman event (though, who knows) with a few different stories to tell....
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Season 6
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Episode 50
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52:17
How I Lowered My Blood Sugars WITHOUT Insulin
Other times, it's just nice to have different options to manipulate blood sugars...That's right, I said manipulate blood sugars.In today's episode, I share how I was able to actually reduce my insulin n...
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Season 6
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Episode 49
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21:43
THIS Might Be The #1 Lesson I've Learned With T1D
My LEAST favorite way to learn - the HARD way. Unfortunately I had a pretty rough go recently that left me in a not so good place mentally...And the lesson that I learned actually was discovered by my wife, Lisa....
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Season 6
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Episode 48
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32:15
The Blood Sugar Freedom Formula
I recently shared some extremely vulnerable information during my book launch event that shook some attendees...I opened up about some of my past, some of my "behind the scenes" challenges, and even some of my private life during the...
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Season 6
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Episode 47
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25:21
Glucose Mastery: Unraveling the Mystery of Sugars with Dr. Sheri Colberg, PhD
Did you know that juice is no longer considered the best way to treat low blood sugars?!In today's episode we went down the rabbit hole of rabbit holes on everything glucose, metabolism, low treatments (and why you've been making lif...
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Season 6
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Episode 46
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1:05:22
Thriving with T1D: Deb's Journey To Blood Sugar FREEDOM
Ever wondered if it were possible to have freedom and flexibility WITH stable blood sugars?Enter Deb - someone who had never let diabetes hold her back from living her best life, but noticed that blood sugars were never really ...
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Season 6
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Episode 45
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22:58
Every "Diabetic Decision" I Made During My Ironman Race As A T1D (To Survive)
Completing an Ironman with type 1 diabetes was... challenging to say the least.In fact, there were a few occassions where if an aggressive decision I made went differently...I might not have finished the race at all.I...
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Season 6
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Episode 44
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41:49
I Broke The #1 T1D Rule In My Ironman Race
Ultra-Endurance Athletics, just like real life with diabetes, require the skill of adaptation.A few days ago I completed my first ever Ironman race.Over the course of the 140.6 miles of mental and physical battles, I encounte...
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Season 6
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Episode 43
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27:52
How I Solved My Meal Time High Blood Sugars
Ever wonder why blood sugars aren't cooperating after a meal? In today's episode I discuss the exact method I use to identify exactly how much insulin I need at meals in order to stay in range...And it's easier than you think!
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Season 6
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Episode 42
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16:14
Zig When Diabetes Zags (My 100 Mile Disaster)
7 site changes, 2 vials of insulin, 1 meltdown... What do you do when diabetes doesn't follow the "rules" anymore?I'll be transparent - I had a hard week with diabetes.I made it work... as we all do... but it was a tough one....
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Season 6
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Episode 41
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28:59
"Abandon Ship" if you're using this outdated T1D Strategy
I canceled my next triathlon, and you should cancel your medical team...Pretty shocking, I know! But there comes a time in every journey where you might need to "question everything" and hit the reset button...And in today's ...
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Season 6
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Episode 40
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23:25
Controlling Chaotic Blood Sugars with Something Experimental
Blood sugar experiments don't always go according to plan, and this one definitely did not...At first.Or second, third, fourth, and so on.But then something clicked...Something magical...Somethi...
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Season 6
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Episode 39
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30:15
THIS is why ADHD and Type 1 Diabetes Don't Mix
Whether you've got ADHD like me or not, T1D is often too much to keep track of while living your life...And when we overlook blood sugar variables, they tend to "remind" us that they are worth paying attention to.Case and poi...
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Season 6
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Episode 38
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21:37
How I Simplify "Diabetes Motivation" To Guarantee Progress
While parenting my * almost * 3 year old (wow, time flies), I said something to her that "clicked" in my head as a golden nugget for type 1 diabetes management...I realized that it's what I've been unknowingly been using for YEARS to...
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Season 6
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Episode 37
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20:43
My Rotten, No-Good Blood Sugar Day (Ironman 70.3 Disaster)
I finished my second Ironman 70.3 and it was NOT pretty...diabetes devices failed, blood sugars were a disaster, body was shutting down...But I learned something pivotal about what we experience as diabetics that we were misl...
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Season 6
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Episode 36
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26:21
The #1 Diabetic Risk Factor Revealed
There's one "risk factor" that stands out above the rest, and the truth is...We're ALL unaware of the full impact.In today's episode, I break down 3 different examples of how this risk factor might be destroying your life (as...
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Season 6
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Episode 35
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26:46
My Diabetes Prayer (Answered)
It's true - I've been having a hard time keeping up with blood sugars and Ironman training while trying to live a 'normal' life...And I hit a pivotal moment last week that had me second-guessing my ENTIRE exercise strategy.Ul...
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Season 6
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Episode 34
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23:24
The Diabetes Secret NOBODY Wants To Hear
There's more than one "hard truth" with type 1 diabetes, but in today's episode I share one of the few that you can actually change in your diabetes management to make it easier...With my private clients, I like to start most of them...
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Season 6
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Episode 33
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23:19
How I Used My Diabetes As A Disability
Is diabetes a disability? Some say yes, some say no...In today's episode I discuss an interesting debate I had with a client, my thoughts on disability passes for diabetics, and a shocking shift in mindset that may have changed...
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Season 6
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Episode 32
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29:08