Reclaim Your Rise
with Lauren Bongiorno

Kenna Porter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 13, and for years she did everything she thought she was supposed to. She followed a strict paleo diet, worked out consistently, and built her life around healthy habits. But every time she went to the endocrinologist, she still couldn't seem to get her A1C below 7%. Together, they talk about the frustration of feeling like nothing was working despite doing everything "right,", learning to let go of control, navigating pregnancy and motherhood with Type 1 diabetes, and the tangible shifts that helped diabetes finally feel lighter to live with. WHAT WE COVER: Why doing everything "right" still wasn't enough to get her A1C below 7% and what she had to do instead  The shifts that helped Kenna stop chasing perfection and find a more sustainable approach to diabetes The role comparison played in keeping her stuck, and how she finally broke free from it Why Kenna avoided connecting with other people with Type 1 diabetes for nearly a decade The realities of pregnancy, postpartum, and emergency C-sections with Type 1 diabetes Kenna's experience navigating miscarriage with Type 1 diabetes and the message she wants other women to hear WHAT’S NEXT: 📲Follow Kenna's journey with T1D + motherhood on IG! 💻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 Kenna's story made you feel less alone in the parts of T1D you've never spoken about, subscribe and leave a review so more people living with this can find the support they deserve.

Last week, Lauren went for a 30-minute run and left her phone at home. No CGM. No way to check her blood sugar. Just two glucose tablets in her pocket, a plan she trusted, and confidence in the patterns she'd learned about her body. For most people living with Type 1 diabetes, our phones are never more than an arm's length away. They're where our CGM lives, where we bolus insulin, and how we make hundreds of diabetes decisions every day. While that technology is incredible, it can also make it difficult to truly disconnect. In this impromptu solo episode, Lauren reflects on what happened when she intentionally stepped away from her diabetes technology for just 30 minutes. She shares the blood sugar strategy that made it possible, why the experience felt surprisingly emotional, and the question she's now asking herself and every person living with T1D: When was the last time you intentionally spent 30 minutes away from your diabetes technology? WHAT WE COVER: What We Cover: The blood sugar strategy Lauren used before heading out for her run Why leaving her phone behind felt both scary and incredibly freeing How learning your body's patterns builds confidence beyond your CGM The difference between using diabetes technology as a tool versus relying on it as a crutch A simple challenge to help you build more confidence in your own diabetes management WHAT’S NEXT: 📱 The Risely App is here! Get support for the 180+ decisions you make every day, so you can build confidence with T1D without your life revolving around it. 🧠 Discover Your T1D Archetype! Take the free quiz to understand the pattern behind how you think, respond, and make decisions with T1D. 💻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 this episode made you want to challenge yourself to be a little more present with T1D, subscribe and leave a review so more people living with this disease can find it.

When your child's CGM alarms at 2 a.m., does your body go into panic mode before your brain has a chance to think? If you're raising a child with Type 1 diabetes, you know the constant mental load. The carb counting, the overnight alarms, the second guessing, and the pressure to get every decision right. In this episode, Lauren and Risely’s Director of Coaching, Abby Cooper, sit down after spending  three days at the Friends for Life Conference to share the seven things they wish every T1D caregiver knew. Not carb ratios or pump settings, but the beliefs, nervous system patterns, and relationship dynamics that quietly shape everything about how T1D feels to manage as a family. Including why shielding your child from the burden of this disease can work against them, why your nervous system matters just as much as their blood sugar, and why time and happiness deserves just as much weight as time in range. WHAT WE COVER: Highlights from the Orlando Friends for Life Conference The surprising difference between teaching diabetes management and helping your child build a healthy relationship with diabetes Why your child's nervous system often mirrors yours, and practical ways to stay regulated during stressful diabetes moments The mistake many parents make when trying to "protect" their child from diabetes, and how to build confidence through age-appropriate independence How diabetes quietly creates resentment between partners, and the conversation most couples never realize they need to have Why T1D Facebook groups can leave parents feeling more anxious than informed, and how to know when it's time to step away Why one family with 93% Time in Range still felt like they were losing, and the powerful concept of Time in Happiness that completely reframes success as a T1D caregiver WHAT’S NEXT: 🎓 August 4th and 5th Free Live Workshop: How to Stop Letting T1D Run Your Family's Life Without Second-Guessing Every Decision or Living in Fear. Register for free here: [LINK] 📱 The Risely App is here! Get support for the 180+ decisions you make every day, so you can build confidence with T1D without your life revolving around it. 🧠 Discover Your T1D Archetype! Take the free quiz to understand the pattern behind how you think, respond, and make decisions with T1D. 💻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 this episode made you feel less alone in the weight of T1D parenting, subscribe and leave a review so more caregivers can find it.

Kate Makinson has lived with Type 1 diabetes since 7th grade and has spent the last 33 years building a life of absolute adventure. She’s a PE teacher, runner, mountain biker, and someone who has always found a way to figure it out, whether that meant finishing a half marathon with a failing CGM or managing nine days in Europe after her insulin pump broke with nothing but short-acting insulin. After 12 years away from the diabetes community, raising two kids and focusing on her career, things started changing. When perimenopause hit, the symptoms looked so much like long-term diabetes complications that Kate convinced herself that was exactly what they were. That fear, after three decades of managing T1D with confidence, sent her looking for a T1D community she’d never thought she needed. She found it in Risely's group coaching program, where her average blood sugar dropped from 171 to 155, her time in range climbed from 61% to 75%, and her A1C improved from 7.5 to 6.9. But more than the numbers, Kate walked away with a mindset she hadn't had in years: that no matter what diabetes throws at you, you've got this. WHAT WE COVER: The specific habit that helped drop her average blood sugar from 171 to 155 and bring her time in range from 61% to 75% What it was like to spend nine days in Europe after her insulin pump broke with nothing but short-acting insulin, and how she managed to keep adventuring anyway How a failing CGM in the first mile of a half marathon forced her to run 13 miles on instinct, gels, and sheer determination Why perimenopause symptoms convinced her she had long-term diabetes complications What brought her to Risely coaching after 33 years of managing T1D largely on her own, and why she says it was the support she didn't know she needed Her best travel tips for flying, international trips, and staying prepared without letting diabetes overthink the adventure WHAT’S NEXT: 📱 The Risely App is here! Get support for the 180+ decisions you make every day, so you can build confidence with T1D without your life revolving around it. 🧠 Discover Your T1D Archetype! Take the free quiz to understand the pattern behind how you think, respond, and make decisions with T1D. 💻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 this episode made you feel like the best with T1D really is yet to come, subscribe and leave a review so more people living with this disease can find it.