#274: From “Rock Bottom” To Finding Purpose, with Natalie India Balmain

Today’s guest is someone who wears many hats and has made a real mark in the Diabetes community — Natalie India Balmain (@missbalmain).Natalie was diagnosed with Type 1 back in 2007, just before her 21st birthday. Since then, she’s been using her voice and creativity to empower others — from founding Type 1 Clothing, a fashion line designed specifically for people with diabetes, to openly sharing her own journey of living with both T1D and ADHD.In 2022, she won Channel 4’s reality show Make Me Prime Minister, showing her passion for leadership and advocacy on a national stage. And more recently, in December 2023, she partnered with Digibete and Leeds Children’s Hospital to launch school awareness packs and an eLearning platform to better support children with diabetes in schools.And on top of all that, Natalie is also the host of her own podcast — TypeCast: Life Between the Lines, where she brings together stories and conversations from the Type 1 community.See and hear more of Natalie here:instagram.com/missbalmaintiktok.com/realmissbalmainyoutube.com/@thetypecastpodAs always, be sure to rate, comment, subscribe and share. Your interaction and feedback really helps the podcast. The more Diabetics that we reach, the bigger impact we can make!Questions & Stories for the Podcast?:[email protected], Learn & Work with Eoin:https://linktr.ee/insuleoin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.