Reclaim Your Rise
with Lauren Bongiorno

Audrey DeGuerrera was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2022 while working as a management consultant at McKinsey, averaging 80-hour weeks and traveling four days a week. The physical demands were a lot, but it was the mental load of suddenly living with a chronic condition that hit hardest. When she turned to her endocrinologist for support, they offered antidepressants. That's when she started questioning whether the healthcare system was built to actually support people with T1D, or just manage them. Now pursuing her MBA at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and a former Risely coaching client, Audrey attended this year's American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions and left with a lot of insights and questions she brought to the conversation. In this episode, she and Lauren dig into why 70% of US counties have no endocrinologist, why only 1 in 4 people with diabetes are meeting their care targets, and why insurance companies aren't incentivized to fix any of it. Audrey also shares what's giving her genuine hope, and why she believes team-based care could be the most important shift the diabetes world makes in the next decade. WHAT WE COVER: Being diagnosed with T1D in the middle of 80-hour weeks at McKinsey, and what happened to her insulin needs when she finally left The statistics from ADA 2026 that stopped Audrey in her tracks Why the endocrinologist shortage isn't just a rural problem, and who it's actually affecting The reason insurance companies aren't built to care about your long-term T1D outcomes The single change Audrey believes could shift the entire diabetes care ecosystem Where AI fits- and where it doesn't-in the future of T1D care 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 conversation made you feel less alone in your frustration with a medical system that wasn't built for you, subscribe and leave a review so more people with T1D can find it.

Alex Tolwinski… known online as @TypeOneAlexx … built a pretty recognizable T1D presence on social media by doing what everyone told him he couldn’t do: feasting on Crumble cookies, Chinese buffets, and dirty sodas, and posting every blood sugar along the way. But behind the funny viral videos is a guy who spent years feeling completely alone with his diagnosis, and who eventually found his way back through community. In this episode, Alex joins Lauren to talk about what it actually looks like to live boldly with T1D, why he'll never delete a negative comment, and the moment in college that made him realize he didn't have to figure this out by himself. In this episode you'll hear: Why Alex intentionally ate 6 Crumbl Cookies in one sitting, and what happened to his blood sugar afterward The terrifying 24 mg/dL and 28 mg/dL lows that led to paramedics, police officers, and complete memory loss What Alex says is the hardest part of Type 1 diabetes (and it’s not high blood sugar) How Alex handles the comments that claim he doesn't take care of himself Why he answers "what does reclaiming life with T1D mean to you?" with just one word 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 Alex's story felt like the permission slip you didn't know you needed, subscribe and leave a review so more people find this show.

Argelis Milian Robles was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2025 — alone, without a car, on the brink of losing her job, and managing celiac on top of it all. And that was just the beginning. What came next tested everything she had. Her faith. Her will to stay. Her relationship with her own body. In this episode, Argelis opens up about the moments that brought her to her lowest point and what it actually took to start building a life she wanted to live… one that includes pancakes, boba, and yellow curry. It's a story about learning to trust yourself when everything falls apart at once. WHAT WE COVER: The Sunday morning church visit that ended in the ICU with a blood sugar of 407 What a pituitary brain hemorrhage six months into T1D changed about her insulin resistance, her mental health, and what she wanted for her life How celiac prepped Argelis to drop her A1C from 13.9 to 5.4 in eight months, and why she doesn't recommend it Why pancakes, boba, and yellow curry became the goals that mattered most in coaching The two pages Argelis wrote after the brain hemorrhage that changed the direction of her life 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 you've ever felt like you were figuring out T1D completely on your own, subscribe and leave a review so more people find their way here.

Angela Gaeddert was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at nine years old. For 23 years, she showed up to her endo appointments and filled in the gaps on her own. Along the way, she navigated diabulimia during one of the most isolating seasons of her life, and more recently, received a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy. In this episode, Angela shares how her meal spikes went from 220 to 170, her energy from a 5 to a 9, and her self-love and acceptance from a 4 to an 8. But what shifted most was how she sees herself. She shares what it looked like to recover from diabulimia largely on her own, stop comparing to other T1Ds, and finally look for more support. Tune in for an honest, moving conversation about what it looks like to keep going through the hard parts of this disease, and the reminder that it's never too late to reclaim your rise. WHAT WE COVER: How Angela valued feeling thinner more than her T1D during COVID, and the moment she finally put the pieces together What it felt like to think "anything under 250 was a win" and why that mindset was so hard to move past alone The moment Angela looked up at her husband and her vision had completely changed, and what the doctor said next Why Angela felt devastated after her retinopathy diagnosis and how she worked through it How her meal spikes went from 220 to around 170, and what that shifted in her energy and peace of mind What finally made her feel like she’s one step ahead of T1D. 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 you've ever sat in an endo appointment and left feeling like there had to be more, you're not alone. Subscribe and leave a review so more T1Ds can find the support they deserve.