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
131. The Intersection of T1D, Pregnancy, Perimenopause, and Menopause
On today’s episode, Dawn Adams, PhD researcher, midwife, and mama of 4 from Ireland, is here to talk about pregnancy and menopause with type one diabetes. After originally being told she would likely never have children nor live a long healthy life, Dawn is passionate about helping T1D women thrive in pregnancy and menopause. This educational conversation will leave you feeling more informed and less alone on the journey from periods, to pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause and how to embrace the changes that come.
Time Stamps:
- (03:40) Her Diagnosis in 1993 By Her Husband
- (07:29) The Shocking Things She Was Told in an Education Session About Longevity, Pregnancy, and Menopause
- (09:44) “We’ve gone on to have 4 healthy children.”
- (11:01) Becoming a Midwife
- (13:58) Anxiety & Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes and T1D
- (16:50) Pregnancy, Diabetes, Hormones, and Insulin
- (19:58) Perimenopause: Age, Symptoms, and Her Experience as a T1D
- (24:25) Periods & Glucose: Research Over 30 Years
- (32:50) Supporting the Transition to Perimenopuase/ Menopause with T1D
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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.
