Reclaim your Rise Podcast

222. 5 Things I Always Do After a Bad Blood Sugar Day

April 28, 2026

In this episode, Lauren walks through a recent day in Florida where a combination of late night pizza, an exhausting night with a newborn, a long tennis session without enough food, and a handful of chips sent her on a full day roller coaster that ended with a scary low at dinner.

Lauren shares the five things she always does to reset physically and mentally following a tough blood sugar day, and why how you respond matters just as much as what caused it in the first place.


WHAT WE COVER:

  • First and foremost: EVERY T1D has bad blood sugar days, what matters is how you respond 
  • How to get to a place where these days are more rare then they are normal   
  • Lauren’s five steps for overcoming a bag blood sugar day 
  • Why reflecting on these days is important & how to stop procrastinating it 
  • Recognizing low TIR days as data to move forward *instead of* a reflection of failure 
  • Why communicating with the people around you on bad blood sugar days matters and how to ask for what you actually need


WHAT’S NEXT:

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