Reclaim Your Rise: Type 1 Diabetes with Lauren Bongiorno
Lauren Bongiorno is a Nationally Board Certified Health Coach and the founder and CEO of Risely Health. Featured on the TODAY show and other media outlets, Risely helps people and families impacted by Type 1 Diabetes take ownership over their health so they can transform their life with more freedom and confidence. Lauren has lived with type 1 diabetes since she was 7 years old and has experienced firsthand that when health transforms, so does everything else - our relationships, our time, our career, our families, and, most importantly, ourselves. Each week she will bring you lessons from her own personal diabetes experience, strategies that are key to understanding your body’s patterns, and guests who will speak to everything from advances in technology to all things hormones, exercise, relationships, and mindset. All of this so that over time, you TOO can reclaim your rise.
Reclaim Your Rise: Type 1 Diabetes with Lauren Bongiorno
116. Meet Coach Katarina + Learn Her Weekly T1D Workout Strategy
Meet Risely’s newest coach, Katarina Harmon! In an exercise-focused conversation, Katarina and I discuss blood sugar strategies based on workout type, what her workout week looks like, finding the root and motivation for habit change, and the diabetes support dynamic with her husband. She also begins the interview with what fellow Type 1 diabetic and singer Nick Jonas said that deeply impacted her.
Time Stamps:
- (03:38) Meeting Nick Jonas and what he said that impacted her
- (07:46) “It is what it is. How can I make the best out of it?”
- (09:27) “My endo said ‘Things will never be easy for you.’ ”
- (11:36) The role of Exercise Science in her T1D journey
- (13:56) Nutrient timing, intuitive workouts & what her exercise week looks like
- (14:50) Blood sugar tips for immediately following anaerobic and aerobic exercises
- (16:40) Strong Man Competitor
- (18:02) How workout type & muscle group focus affects blood sugar
- (21:48) Factors that impact blood sugar + working out
- (25:48) “If I need to take insulin or eat to do a workout, does it defeat the purpose of the workout?”
- (27:33) Two-fers
- (29:50) Identifying the root when you’re lacking motivation
- (32:50) The outcome of body movement + food choices
- (34:55) “What is your relationship to enough?”
- (37:30) The Risely difference and the nuance of Type 1
- (39:38) What tools/strategies create the most significant impact
- (43:18) Tears: the DCB graduation call
- (47:17) Diabetes support dynamic and her husband
What to do now:
- Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop for when new episodes drop.
- The doors for the April Decide and Conquer Bootcamp - our signature group coaching program for women with T1D - are now open. Apply HERE.
- Learn more about our 1:1 coaching programs HERE.
Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.
