Reclaim Your Rise
with Lauren Bongiorno

What if the hardest part of Halloween with a T1D kid isn't the candy? For many parents, Halloween means spending more time staring at CGM readings than watching their kids trick-or-treat. Between the candy, excitement, and unpredictable blood sugars, a night that's supposed to be FUN can quickly become stressful. In this episode of Reclaim Your Rise , Risely's Director of Coaching, Abby Cooper, shares her perspective as both a T1D coach and a mom raising a son with type 1 diabetes. Abby breaks down the simple three-part plan every T1D parent should make BEFORE Halloween, creative ways to handle leftover candy, and why even a well-planned night can lead to unexpected blood sugars. Plus, she reveals the ONE thing most parents forget to plan for that could make all the difference between spending Halloween glued to your CGM and being fully present for the memories. WHAT WE COVER: The simple three-part Halloween plan Abby recommends making with your child BEFORE October 31st Creative ways to handle leftover Halloween candy, including Abby's family tradition and the Switch Witch Why excitement, adrenaline, and trick-or-treating can send your child's blood sugar in unexpected directions How to prepare for school parties, fall festivals, and the other Halloween celebrations that happen BEFORE the 31st How to stop spending the entire night glued to your child's CGM and be more present for the memories WHAT’S NEXT: 🎟️ Join us at Rising Above T1D! Come together with the T1D community for two days of connection, inspiration, and conversations about living a fuller life with type 1 diabetes. Learn more and grab your ticket here. 💻Apply for coaching and talk to our team so you can reclaim the life you deserve with T1D. 📧Join thousands of T1Ds reading our newsletter every Tuesday: T1D tips and encouragement, straight to your inbox. Stay connected with us: Email us at: hello@riseyhealth.com IG: @lauren_bongiorno | @riselyhealth TikTok: @lauren_bongiorno | @riselyhealth YT: Reclaim Your Rise SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW If Abby's advice helped you feel more confident about navigating Halloween with your T1D kid, make sure to subscribe to Reclaim Your Rise and leave us a review! Your support helps us reach more T1D parents who want their kids to enjoy all the fun of childhood without diabetes getting in the way.

What does it take to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run a full marathon in one day while managing type 1 diabetes? In this episode, Lauren sits down with Gwen Schroeder, a 23-year-old cardiac nurse and endurance athlete who has lived with T1D since she was four years old and recently completed a full Ironman in Switzerland. Gwen shares how she prepared for the race, what it was like swimming for over an hour without access to her insulin pump or CGM readings, and how she managed fueling and blood sugars through more than seven hours of cycling. And despite completing one of the toughest endurance races in the world, Gwen admits she still struggles to get through a regular run without going low. She opens up about the days T1D has brought her to tears, the temptation to give up, and what's kept her going anyway. WHAT WE COVER: How Gwen managed an 80-minute open-water swim without her insulin pump or access to her CGM readings Just how many carbs Gwen consumed during the 112-mile bike ride and what happened to her blood sugar (this will shock you!) The unexpected complication Gwen experienced the day AFTER her Ironman, despite staying in range throughout the race Why Gwen still struggles to get through a regular run without going low, despite completing a 140.6-mile Ironman The mindset that helped Gwen push through the days she wanted to give up on training because of T1D WHAT’S NEXT: 🎟️ Join us at Rising Above T1D! Come together with the T1D community for two days of connection, inspiration, and conversations about living a fuller life with type 1 diabetes. Learn more and grab your ticket here. 💻Apply for coaching and talk to our team so you can reclaim the life you deserve with T1D. 📧Join thousands of T1Ds reading our newsletter every Tuesday: T1D tips and encouragement, straight to your inbox. Stay connected with us: Email us at: hello@riseyhealth.com IG: @lauren_bongiorno | @riselyhealth TikTok: @lauren_bongiorno | @riselyhealth YT: Reclaim Your Rise SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW If Gwen’s story inspired you to think bigger about what’s possible with T1D, make sure to subscribe to Reclaim Your Rise and leave us a review! Your support helps us reach more people with T1D who need to hear stories like this.

What does going through IVF look like when you’re also managing type 1 diabetes? In this episode, Lauren sits down with Risely Coach Jenna Ciszon, who has lived with T1D for 36 years and went through a years-long journey of trying to start a family before eventually turning to IVF. Jenna shares what it took to bring her A1C from 7.9 to 6.1 before starting IVF, what two weeks of hormone injections and an egg retrieval looked like with T1D, and the rare complication that left her hospitalized for five days. She also opens up about miscarriage, navigating embryo transfers, and the mental and physical toll of managing T1D through an already demanding fertility journey. Now a mom of two and a Risely coach who works with women preparing for and navigating pregnancy, Jenna looks back on what she wishes she had known before starting the process and why having support from people who understood both T1D and pregnancy would have changed so much for her. WHAT WE COVER: What it took for Jenna to bring her A1C from 7.9 to 6.1 before she could start IVF The rare complication after Jenna’s egg retrieval that led to five days in the hospital and nine abdominal drains What happened after Jenna’s first embryo transfer and how she prepared to try again What changed when Jenna started Risely coaching at 16 weeks pregnant after more than 30 years of managing T1D largely on her own What Jenna wishes she had done differently before trying to get pregnant with T1D The T1D skills Jenna now wants women to have BEFORE pregnancy instead of figuring them out once they’re already pregnant WHAT’S NEXT: 💻Apply for coaching and talk to our team so you can reclaim the life you deserve with T1D. 📧Join thousands of T1Ds reading our newsletter every Tuesday: T1D tips and encouragement, straight to your inbox. Stay connected with us: Email us at: hello@riseyhealth.com IG: @lauren_bongiorno | @riselyhealth TikTok: @lauren_bongiorno | @riselyhealth YT: Reclaim Your Rise SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW IVF with type 1 diabetes can feel incredibly isolating. Subscribe and leave a review to help more people with T1D find honest conversations and stories that remind them they don’t have to navigate it alone.

What if the way we treat type 1 diabetes right after diagnosis could help someone keep producing their own insulin for longer? In this episode, Lauren sits down with Samuel Reich, CEO of SAB Bio, to talk about SAB-142, an investigational therapy being studied to protect the insulin-producing cells someone still has when they’re diagnosed with T1D. Sam breaks down why researchers are racing to protect the insulin your body still makes at diagnosis, what they’re studying both within the first 100 days and as far as two years after diagnosis, and how preserving that insulin could change life with T1D. He also shares his vision for a future where T1D is caught early enough that some people may never need insulin at all. SAB-142 is still being studied, but this conversation offers an exciting look at how different a T1D diagnosis could become in the years ahead. WHAT WE COVER: How to find out if your child may be eligible for the SAFEGUARD Study and what steps to take if they are Why you may still have functioning insulin-producing cells when you’re diagnosed with T1D and what could happen if we protect them Whether preserving your remaining beta cells could mean less insulin, a lower A1C, and more time in range What researchers saw in C-peptide levels just four months into the first SAB-142 study Why researchers are questioning whether time since diagnosis matters as much as how much insulin your body can still produce Why people up to two years past diagnosis are now being studied, even though most newly diagnosed T1D trials focus on a much shorter window How catching T1D before insulin is needed could completely change what a diagnosis looks like 10 to 15 years from now WHAT’S NEXT: 👉If your child was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, go to SafeGuardStudy.com to learn more about the SAFEGUARD study and see if they may qualify. 🏋️ Want to make exercise with T1D more predictable? Join our 8-week Exercise & Insulin Sensitivity Coaching Program to learn how to stay in range during movement, improve insulin sensitivity, and build strategies that work for YOUR body. Our next group starts October 20th and spots are limited. 💻Apply for coaching and talk to our team so you can reclaim the life you deserve with T1D. 📧Join thousands of T1Ds reading our newsletter every Tuesday: T1D tips and encouragement, straight to your inbox. Stay connected with us: Email us at: hello@riseyhealth.com IG: @lauren_bongiorno | @riselyhealth TikTok: @lauren_bongiorno | @riselyhealth YT: Reclaim Your Rise SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW The more T1D research evolves, the more important it is that our community knows what’s possible. Subscribe and leave a review to help more people with T1D find conversations like this one.