#122: Qiana Drew | You’re Really Only as Strong as Your Foundation

By Amber Clour on Aug 4, 2022

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If you can name it, you can tame it! In this episode, Qiana Drew clears up some misconceptions and shares how, when it came to her diabetes, she would often do things to try and keep up with her thin peers. Eventually, she realized this mindset was not a healthy way to live and decided to share her journey with Type 1 diabetes and diabulimia to help others live their best life.

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#79: Mark Carter & Cynthia Celt | St. Louis Roller Coaster Recap

By Amber Clour on Feb 28, 2020

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The dust has settled and the Real Life Diabetes Consulting team is back at home and taken a moment to reflect on our visit to the JDRF TypeOneNation summit in St. Louis. I love chatting with this crew and thought it was time to recap our roller coaster of events in Missouri. We aren’t shy and touch on personal take aways, connecting with new diapeeps of all ages, and how we battled our own diabetes debacles on this trip. Real life! (more…)

#62: Cynthia Celt | Diabulimia Demons and a High Risk, Geriatric Pregnancy

By Amber Clour on Apr 5, 2019

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This fearless forty something T1D does an incredible job of sharing her story. Cynthia is a T1D veteran who has challenged and/or been fired by an endo. or two, faced diabulimia head on, fearlessly experimented with the newest medications on the market and laughed at the thought of being a high risk, geriatric pregnancy.
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#59: Maria Rose Belding | There Are No Words for this T1D Trailblazer

By Amber Clour on Jan 31, 2019

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After a tip from my sister and a little friendly stalking, I scored a killer interview with CNN Heroes award recipient, Maria Rose Belding. Above and beyond her work providing food for people in need, she is surpassing her goals while juggling life with Type 1 diabetes. In this episode she shares her passion to serve others while not letting T1D slow her down.

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