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
296 episodes since 2018
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...
September 17, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 90
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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...
September 10, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 89
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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...
September 03, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 88
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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...
August 27, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 87
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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...
August 20, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 86
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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...
August 20, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 85
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29:08
Avoid This Outdated T1D Method
On a private T1D coaching call with my highest level clients, we were discussing the 'secondary impacts' of using a smart insulin pump and other "new" methods for managing blood sugars...And how they actually don't work as intended.<...
August 06, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 84
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37:18
A T1D Wake-Up Call: Kelli's Journey Through Erratic Blood Sugars to Peace and Healing
You've heard (or lived) the experiences - roller coaster blood sugars, scary hospital visits, mystery and frustration while feeling like there's nobody coming to help us with our blood sugars...In today's episode, I had the chance to...
July 30, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 83
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24:19
My trip to the E.R. as a diabetic (terrifying insulin experience)
I recently found myself in a precarious situation that landed me (and my daughter) in the ER overnight...As a diabetic, there are many things that CAN lead to us winding up in the hospital...But this one was d...
July 23, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 82
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31:59
Shocking T1D Transformation: From Hypoglycemia Car Crash to Pro Athletic Comeback
In today's unbelievable story, one of my clients shares the key strategies that have allowed him to regain control of wacky blood sugars...In less than 4 weeks.If you've ever felt like diabetes ripped your quality...
July 16, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 81
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30:06
What Your Blood Sugars Are REALLY Trying To Tell You
What if our blood sugars... were misleading us with their patterns?What if there was a better way to know exactly where they would end up (especially if spiking or plummeting)?What if there were a way t...
July 09, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 80
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20:56
A Diabetic's Worst Nightmare (Don't Make My Mistake)
Exactly 1 year ago, I called 9-1-1 for a low blood sugar...Last week - I ran into the exact same scenario, but ran into an unexpected turn of events.I'll be transparent, this one shook my con...
July 02, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 79
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25:05
Stop Crying Over Diabetes (My Diagnosis Revisited)
Through a recent experience that left me bloodied and bruised, I had a flashback to the day I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes...And I recalled the moment that even though I wanted to give up and go cry in a corner...
June 25, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 78
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22:34
T1D Beware: This Makes Insulin Work TOO Fast
There are a LOT of things that impact blood sugars... But I recently learned about a situation where insulin changes how it works, and it was SCARY.On a recent mountain biking trip in the mountains I experi...
June 18, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 77
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21:50
Dr. Biamonte Exposes Hidden Health Dangers: Must-Know Tips for Diabetics
Our blood may hold the secrets to unlocking our health, and as T1D's it's critical we understand these when managing blood sugars.In today's episode, I decided to share a private interview that I did for my clients recently, as they ...
June 11, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 76
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56:00
My Coach Told Me To Tell You This (T1D Warning)
I'll be the first to admit when I can't do something on my own... and the time has come for me to put my pride aside and hire an Ironman coach...On DAY ONE he blew my mind so much that we're making it into a podcast episode...
June 04, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 75
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25:53
My New Mantra For T1D Resilience
T1D is HARD, relentless, and challenging - so I came up with a new mantra that honestly, gave me my 'mojo' back through some really difficult times.If that sounds foreign, a mantra is a phrase that you can use in challenging time...
May 28, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 74
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21:13
Sick and Traveling with T1D: Avoid My Dangerous Mistakes
7 years ago, I almost died in Paris France from a low - last week I went back to face my fears...And it was more challenging than I expected.In today's episode, I share the "diabetes trifecta of danger" that nearly wr...
May 21, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 73
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23:39
From Despair To Hope, How Shirley Transformed Her Type 1 Diabetes In Under 8 Weeks
I asked Shirley to share the ins and outs of her journey from struggle to success through our T1D program, and she did not disappoint...We had an incredible chat about how hard things used to be (and some of the real...
May 14, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 72
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27:29
The Type 1 Diabetes Death Sentence
This is our reality - type 1 diabetes still holds the potential to be a death sentence...Even for me.No matter how well controlled, no matter how restricted or "safe" we try to be...All it takes is o...
May 07, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 71
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19:05
I ran out of insulin in the jungle (T1D Nightmare)
Forced experimentation: I took a new insulin that I’d never had before out of desperation…If diabetes has taught me one thing, it’s the skill of adaptation (and “rolling with it”).I didn’t plan on ...
April 30, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 70
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23:16
The Unseen Dangers of Type 1 Diabetes
New fear unlocked: my wife and I got sucked out to sea in a Hawaiian rip current...And it opened my mind to something that we as type 1 diabetics face nearly every day...An unseen danger, that if g...
April 23, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 69
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27:14
How "Diabetes Math" Predicted Perfect Blood Sugars - T1D Serina S. Shares All
I had the chance to sit down and chat with one of my clients that recently had an “ah-ha” moment with the diabetes math that we teach…And I was so impressed at her calculations for ‘rescuing’ some rough blood sugars in a really...
April 16, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 68
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18:31
My "diabetes dosing decision" that got me through an Ironman 70.3
My blood sugars didn’t exactly “behave” during my Ironman 70.3 race, so how was I able to stay 96% time in range for the whole thing?There’s a single decision-making framework that I use (and teach my clients) that enabled me t...
April 09, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 67
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25:08