Experiencing diabetes burnout? Creating coping strategies with Laura Pavlakovich

Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven

Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, we welcome Laura Pavlakovich, founder of You're Just My Type. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age four, Laura shares her journey and the mission behind her platform, which started as a photo project and has grown into a thriving community offering support, education, and resources. Laura discusses her mental health challenges, strategies for managing the fear of hypoglycemia, and maintaining a healthy relationship with food. Join us for an inspiring conversation on the emotional and mental aspects of living with type 1 diabetes and the importance of community support.

In This Episode We’ll Cover:

Laura’s journey from diagnosis to advocacy
Mental health impact of living with type 1 diabetes and Laura's personal experiences
Practical tips on how to manage the daily mental and physical challenges of diabetes, including the fear of hypoglycemia.
Complexities of maintaining a healthy relationship with food while managing type 1 diabetes
The importance of having a community and support system
The role of technology, like CGMs, in managing diabetes
Laura's vision for expanding her platform to provide support and resources to more people living with type 1 diabetes

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of the Diabetes Digital podcast. We are thrilled to have a guest on with us this week. We have Laura Pavlovich, who has been living with type 1 diabetes since childhood. She's the founder of You're Just My Type, which started as a photo project to showcase people from all over the world with type 1 diabetes living healthy and
0:21.8	fulfilling lives as a community has grown the platform has branched out to include in-person events
0:27.5	with the goal of providing support education and resources laura's commitment to breaking down
0:33.8	stigmas and creating safe spaces has become her life's purpose, and she will go to
0:38.2	great lanes to make sure that no one with type 1 diabetes ever feels alone.
0:43.1	Yes, and we're partnering with Laura to host her first ever virtual event on June 27th at 3 p.m.
0:52.3	PST, 6 p.m. E.T, you are all invited. We are going to talk about the
0:58.7	intersections of diabetes and disordered eating. So it's going to be a great conversation.
1:04.6	It's free to attend. So come if you are struggling with this or if you are just curious to learn more about it or you have a family or friend who has diabetes and also you're noticing some disordered eating practices, please share with them.
1:19.1	Even if you can't attend, that's fine.
1:20.8	You can register at diabetes digital.com slash event and we will send you a replay.
1:25.6	In this episode, we are going to chat with Laura about
1:29.4	living with type 1 since childhood a little bit more about her story and some of the ups and downs
1:35.2	of living with diabetes. And we really wanted to focus today on mental health and diabetes,
1:41.0	because that's a lot of the work that Laura does. And just getting her perspective on things as someone who lives with type 1, what are some tools that she uses to
1:49.5	help with her mental health? Also, how does she maintain a healthy relationship with food with
1:54.4	type 1 diabetes, given the dietary constraints and all the constant monitoring it requires?
1:59.9	We're going to talk a little bit about
2:01.2	the fears of lows and any tips for managing that fear of hypoglycemia and so much more.
2:08.2	Welcome to the Diabetes Digital podcast. I'm Wendy. And I'm Jess and we're best friends,
2:13.6	registered dieticians and diabetes educators. Through our telehealth platform, DiabetesDigital.co, we offer accessible and personalized virtual
2:21.7	nutrition counseling for people with diabetes and prediabetes.
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