Pardon My Pancreas - Type 1 Diabetes with Matt Vande Vegte

 Living with Type 1 Diabetes isn’t just physical — it’s mental too. 

Imagine making hundreds of health decisions every single day… no breaks, no pauses, not even during sleep. From counting carbs to correcting blood sugar, it’s a constant balancing act that most people never see.

The exhaustion is real. The burnout is real. And the strength it takes? Also very real.

Be kind. Be understanding. And if you’r...

 What if the cure for Type 1 Diabetes is closer than we think? 

Scientists are making huge breakthroughs with stem cells and insulin-producing beta cells that could change how this disease is treated forever. In this powerful discussion with Katie Beth Hand, we also hear the real story of what it’s like living with Type 1 diabetes every single day.

Hope, science, and the future of diabetes treatment—this is someth...

 Optimistic people don’t ignore problems — they look for opportunity inside them.

High blood sugar?
Bad night of sleep?
One of those diabetes days?

You can spiral… or you can ask:
“How can this work for me?”

Your brain will find whatever you train it to look for. 

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If diabetes advice actually worked, you wouldn’t be second guessing every meal, every dose, every CGM number. 📉🤔

Most advice isn’t wrong — it’s incomplete. “Carbs are the enemy.” “Just pre-bolus.” “Exercise lowers blood sugar.” These fragments fail because diabetes is a layered, time-dependent system. ⏳

You’re not bad at diabetes. You’re not overthinking it. You just need context. 💡

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 As Type 1 diabetics, doing nothing isn’t neutral — it’s decline.

There is no maintenance mode.
Every single day we choose to intervene. We choose to fight.

But this isn’t just about insulin and numbers.

It’s burnout. Anxiety. Fear. Exhaustion.
The mental weight no one sees.

You can know what to do… and still struggle to do it if your mind isn’t in the right place.

We’re diving d...

We’re often told blood sugar is all about what we eat, but that’s only part of the story. 

Hormones, stress, sleep, and daily habits all play a major role in how our body manages glucose. 

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 They told her diabetes can’t be controlled.

 She almost believed them.

After donating a kidney to her husband, Jean was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, sent home with insulin… and very little hope. Fear, restriction, guilt, and burnout followed.

Until one mindset shift changed everything

•  Diabetes isn’t a life sentence.
•  Blood sugar isn’t pass/fail — it’s data.
•  Freedom is possibl...

If you’ve ever done the same thing two days in a row and gotten completely different blood sugar results, this is for you.

 That “randomness” isn’t failure—it’s missing context.

I break down why blood sugar feels unpredictable and how understanding timelines can reduce burnout and anxiety with diabetes.

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What if the reason your blood sugars aren’t improving… isn’t carbs, insulin, or bad luck?

What if it’s because you’ve been reacting instead of taking control?

This might be uncomfortable to hear—but it matters.

I used to make excuses too.

Until I stopped.

Now I’ve been 99% time in range for 6 months, dropped my A1C to 5.7, and barely deal with lows.

Not by restricting my life—

But by getting proactive instead of reactive.

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Let me ask you something

Have you ever: 

• gone low during or after a workout

• panic-eaten to survive

• rebounded high

• corrected

• then wondered why weight loss feels impossible?

That’s not lack of discipline. 

That’s physiology.

In my newest video, I explain why traditional weight loss advice fails for Type 1 diabetics — and what actually has to change for fat loss to become calm, predictable, and sustainable

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I don’t want perfect blood sugars.

After nearly two weeks of 100% Time in Range, I realized something surprising:

Perfection costs peace.

At 99%, I had freedom. 

At 100%, I was walking on eggshells.

Mastery isn’t about obsessing over numbers — it’s about control that gives you your life back.

If you’re a high-performer with T1D who’s exhausted by “doing everything right,” this one’s for you. 

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I wasn’t exercising…

 but my blood sugar was dropping.

Cold weather. Stress. Shivering.

 And a lesson I didn’t expect to learn.

Last weekend, I sang in a church choir for the first time — in front of 2,800 people — and my blood sugar behaved in a way that completely surprised me. I did everything “right,” yet my numbers kept falling.

Instead of panicking, I stayed curious… and what I discovered changed how I think about stress, cold exp...

More control = 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 (not less).

If you’ve ever had a “good A1C” but still felt exhausted, anxious, or off… this episode explains why. 

Your body doesn’t live in averages — it lives in moments. 

And smooth blood sugars change everything. 

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Ever watch your CGM climb and think, “I did EVERYTHING right… why is it still spiking?” 

Same. And what I learned shocked me. Your A1C doesn’t tell the whole story — your blood vessels do. 

Let’s break down what’s really happening during a spike (no fear tactics, just truth) and how to protect your body long-term.

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Tried… failed… tried again. For years it felt like surviving, not living.

 But Lindsay finally asked, ‘Why not me?’

 Why can’t I have stable blood sugars and a life without fear?

 One step, one mindset shift, one win at a time — she’s proving she can.

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Every month feels like Diabetes Awareness Month when you’re living with type 1. For years, I was fighting blind—guessing, struggling, and trying to survive the highs and lows. 

That’s why I went on live TV to say what I wish someone had told me: you’re not broken, you just haven’t been shown your formula yet.

If you’re tired of the chaos, or if someone you love has T1D, this interview will open your eyes to what life with type 1 real...

This National Diabetes Awareness Month, I had the chance to sit down with Fox 5 News to talk about what life with type 1 diabetes is really like—the unseen struggles, the misunderstandings, and the hope most people never hear about.

If you’re newly diagnosed or you’ve been fighting this for years, I want you to know this: blood sugar chaos isn’t your fault, and you can take your life back.

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Living with Type 1 diabetes isn’t just numbers and insulin for me—it’s the highs, lows, stress, and constant decisions behind every meal, workout, and night of sleep.

In this interview, I share how I went from feeling controlled by my blood sugars to becoming an Ironman athlete and bestselling author by learning my own blood sugar formula—and how you can do the same.

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Most people only see the blood sugar graph… but not the battles behind every number. 

This National Diabetes Awareness Month, Matt goes live on KUSI News to reveal what life with Type 1 really looks like—and how
thousands are learning to MASTER it, not just manage it.

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