Episode 214 - Ben Tzeel, T1D Registered Dietician, Strength Coach, Founder of Your Diabetes Insider

This episode is sponsored by Gvoke HypoPen® (glucagon injection). Gvoke HypoPen® is an emergency glucagon for very low blood sugar in a convenient auto injector that is available in 2 pre-measured doses for adults and children. Note from Rob: I have partnered with Gvoke® before, and I’ve been working with Xeris Pharmaceuticals® since 2018 - I even interviewed their CEO back in March 2020. If you want to hear that interview with Xeris President & CEO, Paul Edick, from March 2020, check out episode 143 of Diabetics Doing Things. I’m also really careful not to promote products that I don’t personally use and I have used Gvoke HypoPen® for very low blood sugar before. I’ve told the story on this podcast before and I am convinced that if you are on insulin, you should have emergency glucagon around, just in case of a very low blood sugar, and I use Gvoke HypoPen®. Gvoke shouldn’t be used in patients with pheochromocytoma or insulinoma – visit gvokeglucagon.com/risk. I also want to address that I will not promote pharmaceutical products without the opportunity to promote patient assistance programs because if my listeners can’t access glucagon, how can they use it to treat their very low blood sugar? So, if you visit the savings and support tab on GvokeGlucagon.com, you can get a $25 coupon for patients on commercial insurance plans, and there is a contact form to fill out for people not on commercial plans. Content Warning: Rob and Ben discussing eating disorders in this episode. Now onto the show notes: Ben Tzeel is back on the pod! In this episode, Rob talks to Ben about: * Eating disorders from both a Diabetic and male perspective o Rob’s Hot Take: if you live with Diabetes, you live with disordered eating o Being present in eating culture vs. the mental calculus of eating with Diabetes * Carb counting is just the base knowledge level. Next level is fiber subtraction along with factoring in protein and fat. * Navigating the high fat, high carb bombs with “now and later dosing” * Having an eating plan in the face of external social pressure * Diabulimia Helpline and for more information, check out episode 57 of the pod with Erin Akers * The C-word, complications, of intentionally running high blood sugars high * The difficulty of opening up to your feelings as a bro * The myth of insulin-caused weight gain * Balance and homeostasis over perfection * Reach out to Ben and Ben’s team at Your Diabetes Insider or check him out on IG @manoftzeel For more details and important safety information, visit GvokeGlucagon.com .