The Healthy Diabetic

I saw a clip on Instagram a couple of weeks ago and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since. Some of the brands I've trusted for years - brands that promised clean ingredients - may lying to all of us. 

I've been talking about nutrition for the last few episodes - why food quality matters, why ingredient lists tell you more than nutrition labels, and why clean eating is one of the most powerful tools a diabetic has. ...

Welcome to Diabetes Confessions — a brand new series where we get honest about the decisions we've made in diabetes that we're not proud of.

For years, I've coached people through the daily complexities of Type 1 diabetes. I've talked about trust, dosing strategy, pre-bolusing, exercise, nutrition strategies, and building habits that stick. What I haven't talked about - until now - is how many of those same things I've got com...

Graham asked Ken one question that stopped him in his tracks - is there a right or wrong way to manage Type 1 diabetes? 

The wrong way to manage Type 1 diabetes has nothing to do with your numbers. Nothing to do with your A1C, your TIR, pre-bolusing, carb counting, or CGM numbers. For Ken, the one non-negotiable your mental health. Because if your mental health isn't in alignment with your diabetes, none of the other stuff work...

No time to cook - this is the clean eating solution every busy diabetic has been waiting for. 

In today's episode Ken sits down with Kat Brown, the founder and CEO of luxe + lemons, a Columbus-based prepared meal company making healthy eating easier for busy women and families. Since founding the company in 2018, Kat has grown luxe + lemons from a small local startup into a multimillion-dollar business serving thousands of fres...

Ken just returned from diabetes camp and Graham had questions. Lots of them.

What started as a catch-up conversation turned into one of the most relatable episodes Ken and Graham have recorded — because at the heart of it is something every person with Type 1 diabetes knows intimately: the moment your normal routine disappears, diabetes gets unpredictable fast.

Ken breaks down what it actually looked like to manage his blood su...

It started with a deceptively simple question — do you burn more calories when it's hot outside?

The real truth is that sweating has nothing to do with calorie burn. Heart rate has everything to do with it. Graham and Ken discuss their thoughts about how aerobic and anaerobic exercise can help your blood sugar stability and insulin sensitivity. Which is better for your diabetes?

From there the episode goes wide. Ken walks throu...

It started with a simple question — does intermittent fasting live up to the hype?

Ken and Graham both have opinions. And as usual, those opinions don't fully line up.

Ken makes the case that the real benefits of intermittent fasting don't kick in until you hit that 16 to 18 hour window — and that for diabetics specifically, the morning hours are full of landmines that can derail a fast before it even gets started. Blood ...

It started as a straightforward question — what are three things you do consistently well as a diabetic, and three things you wish you did better?

Ken leads with pre-bolusing — the timing of insulin before meals — and makes the case that it is arguably the single most important habit in Type 1 Diabetes management outside of taking the correct amount of insulin.

What follows is over 50 minutes of two people who genui...

In today's episode, the conversation leads into something Ken feels deeply — the frustration of hearing people claim that Type 1 diabetes can be cured. As an autoimmune condition, Type 1 operates differently than Type 2, and the constant lumping together of both conditions by researchers, politicians, and the media creates real harm for people navigating the daily reality of living insulin dependent. Ken makes the case for wh...

Every person with Type 1 diabetes has a date that changed their life forever. Ken and Graham get into whether we should celebrate it, fear it, or somewhere in between — and what your answer says about your relationship with this condition.

It started with a simple question — do you know your diaversary?

For Ken it's sometime in late June. For Graham it's around February 15th, the same month his family company was founded ...

Diabetes technology is evolving faster than most people realize — and Ken and Graham break down exactly what that means for your day-to-day management. Plus, Ken closes with something every person living with diabetes needs to hear right now.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• Why Type 2 diabetics have historically not been prescribed CGMs — and how that's changing
• What the Dexcom Stelo and Abbott's new sensor mean for the broader diabe...

Graham walked out of his endocrinologist appointment with two things nobody saw coming — a brand new insulin delivery patch and an Ozempic prescription. Ken had questions. A lot of them.

First up is the CEQUR Simplicity insulin patch — a band-aid sized device that holds up to 200 units of insulin and delivers two units per click. No app, no screen, no tubing. Just insulin on your body, ready when you need it. Ken and Gra...

In this episode, Ken and Graham have an honest conversation about one of the biggest challenges of living with Type 1 diabetes:

The mental load of making thousands of decisions every single day.

Diabetes isn’t just insulin, food, and numbers. It’s constant troubleshooting, analyzing patterns, adjusting plans, and trying to figure out why something happened when diabetes doesn’t always follow the rules.

Graham shares ...

In this episode, Coach Ken sits down with Kelly Schmidt, diabetic dietitian and longtime Type 1 diabetes advocate, to have a deep conversation about one of the biggest topics in diabetes right now:

With medications like Ozempic and other GLP-1-based therapies becoming more common, there are a lot of questions:

1. Are these just weight-loss medications?
2. Can people with Type 1 diabetes benefit from them?
3. How do you use them...

In this episode, Coach Ken and Graham explore some of the newest innovations and ideas that could shape the future of Type 1 diabetes management.

The conversation begins with a discussion around Medtronic's new MiniMed Flex system and what advancements in insulin pump technology could mean for people living with diabetes. Ken and Graham discuss convenience, usability, and the ongoing evolution of automated insulin delivery systems.

F...

In this episode, Coach Ken and Graham tackle one of the most fascinating and controversial questions in the diabetes world:

What will happen first—a cure for Type 1 diabetes or a way to prevent it altogether?

The conversation begins with a discussion around continuous glucose monitors, the barriers to bringing new diabetes technology to market, and why FDA approval plays such a significant role in innovation and accessibility.

F...

In this episode, Coach Ken sits down with Ryan Bash for a powerful conversation about what it’s really like growing up and navigating school with Type 1 diabetes.

Ryan shares his experience being diagnosed at a young age and how diabetes has shaped the way he approaches problem-solving, engineering, school, sports, and self-advocacy. What starts as a conversation around math, measurement, and hands-on learning evolves into a m...

In this episode, Coach Ken and Graham dive into one of the biggest disconnects in diabetes management: the difference between medical guidance and lived experience.

The conversation explores why so many people with diabetes feel stuck between short endocrinology appointments and the reality of managing blood sugars every single day. Ken breaks down why endocrinologists are an incredibly important part of the diabetes care team&mdash...

In this episode, Ken and Graham dive into one of the most overlooked parts of living with diabetes: the stories, beliefs, and identity patterns we create over time.

What starts as a conversation about childhood experiences, sports, discipline, and self-worth evolves into a much deeper discussion about how people approach diabetes management—and why so many struggle with consistency, burnout, and decision-making.

Ken opens up ab...