Thriving with Type 1 Diabetes - with Ruby Tuesday McGill

*** Trigger warning *** Ruby touches on ‘Dead In Bed’ syndrome in regards to the management of Type 1 Diabetes.

 

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk.

I am so excited to have finally had the opportunity to sit down with my friend, Ruby, and record this kōrero to share with you all. 

Ruby was diagnosed when she was 14 with Type 1 Diabetes, and with her background in adult learning and education she helps other people living with T1 Diabetes through her business, T1D Mastery.

 
TOPICS COVERED:

-       Diagnosis of T1 Diabetes

-       Maintaining a full life with T1D

-       Misconceptions about Type 1 Diabetes

-       Life organisation and diabetes management

-       Life saving devices like Insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors and their funding criteria in New Zealand

-       ‘Dead In Bed’ syndrome

-       The added stress of a child with T1D

-       Ruby’s T1D virtual workshop for mastering your health

-       Mum guilt

-       Mental strength in navigating long-term health conditions

-       Ruby’s journey with learning Te Reo Māori

 

Ki te kotahi te kākaho, ka whati; ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati. 

When a reed stands alone it is vulnerable, but a group of reeds together is unbreakable.

- Hinemoa Elder, author of Aroha      

You can find Ruby on IG @t1dmastery and you can see all of her resources and link here(https://linktr.ee/t1dmastery)  

 

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Love & light,

Tania & the Real Talk whānau xx

 

P.S. We talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, here is a list of contact numbers for you

 

Big thanks to @__lucysings (Vocals) & @itsmikeygeorge (Music Production) for the Real Talk Intro

P.S. We talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, here is a list of contact numbers for you

Big thanks to @__lucysings (Vocals) & @itsmikeygeorge (Music Production) for the Real Talk Intro

Join the Real Talk whanau on Instagram @real_talk_nz

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