Reclaim Your Rise
with Lauren Bongiorno

You won’t hear this hot tip from doctors. I tried this hack a couple of years ago in an airplane bathroom, and I couldn’t believe how effective it was at lowering my blood sugar. And when I shared it on Instagram, it took off, much to my surprise! This is why I’m dedicating a short and sweet episode all about it, especially for the holiday season. Let’s learn how to work WITH our bodies to support our blood sugars! Time Stamps: (04:24) Stacking insulin and “rage bolusing” (06:10) The story of how this strategy came to be (09:50) My hack catches on in the community (11:03) Addressing the haters and clearing up any confusion (13:07) Bonus tip: pay attention to what body part your pump is on  (14:52) Your “homework” this week What to do now: Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop for when new episodes drop. Learn more and apply for the January 2024 Decide and Conquer Bootcamp HERE . Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.

Your endocrinologist won’t share these tips with you. I wanted to make a bite sized episode all about my unexpected tips to set yourself up T1D success. These steps go beyond the basics and are the blueprint for how we approach diabetes in a more holistic way at Risely. Yes - one outcome is more stable blood sugar levels, but it’s more than that. Listen in and take notes - you’re going to get action steps that you can implement right away! Time Stamps: (03:26) Getting on the offense of self care (06:40) Anchoring into the why (09:35) 1st tip - Honor the tiger stripe  (12:03) 2nd tip - Eat for nourishment & satisfaction (15:18) 3rd tip - Become attuned to your morning cortisol spikes (18:02) 4th tip - Check in with your alignment (23:25) 5th tip - Communicate your needs What to do now: Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop for when new episodes drop. Learn more and apply for the January 2024 Decide and Conquer Bootcamp HERE . Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.

If you have T1D and love running or staying active, this episode is for you. I sat down with Risely graduate Katie Parsons for an honest discussion on her diagnosis in her early twenties with T1D and her journey since then. We talk about her struggles with mental health, her fear after diagnosis, and how committing to mindset shifts, education, and therapy helped her get back to working out and even running a 10k. Time Stamps: (03:00) Running a 10k, her prep, and when Dexcom stopped working (07:55) What success looks like her for with exercise  (09:07) What her diagnosis was like and what her experience with diabetes was before that (13:00) How the “don’t die advice” made her terrified to workout for the first 6-9 months (14:40) On identity and how the diagnosis impacted her mental health with depression  (16:11) The importance of educating yourself  (18:19) The mental shift that helped drive her to get back into running  (20:50) The isolation of being newly diagnosed, feeling left behind, and going to therapy  (26:58) When the flip switched and she found Risely (29:48) Looking back at her goals in her diabetic health journal  (31:44) Her switch from Omnipod to Tandem t-slim (34:02) Her piece of advice to the newly diagnosed What to do now: Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop for when new episodes drop. Learn more and apply for the January 2024 Decide and Conquer Bootcamp HERE . Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.

My guest today was welcomed into her thirties by being told she had T1D. Join me for a fun conversation with Risely graduate, Haley Diamond as she shares her diagnosis, her three step approach to getting help, finding support and knowledge in unexpected places, and how she boldly shared her diabetes in the corporate space. You’ll even catch Haley and I singing to a Miley Cyrus song, so please enjoy this encouraging, uplifting episode. Time Stamps: (07:11) Experimenting with insulin while doing HIIT workouts and reclaiming her rise (09:37) Getting diagnosed at 30, information overload, and isolation after diagnosis  (11:30) Approaching her diabetes as a “Junior Project Manager” and falling into the online rabbit hole of fixes (14:29) Her 3 steps for being vulnerable and asking for help (19:05) On finding consistent knowledge and depth of community  (21:26) Finding joy again in food & exercise  (22:54) Miley Cyrus song inspo & your numbers as feedback versus a grade (25:50) Vets learning from the rookies and rookies learning from the vets (27:40) Having support from those in the non-diabetic community too (30:52) Her diagnosis story and how unrelated pain got her diagnosed  (37:15) The road to learning insulin  (41:25) Reflecting back on her journey, where she’s at now, & little joys (44:13) Her boldness in sharing on LinkedIn What to do now: Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop for when new episodes drop.  Learn more and apply for the January 2024 Decide and Conquer Bootcamp HERE .  Link to sign up for Diabetes Research Institute newsletter - HERE Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.