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#22 Drew Harrisberg: Thriving with Type 1 Diabetes

Episode Summary

Drew Harrisberg is an Exercise Physiologist, Sports Scientist and holds a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management. – But most importantly drew is a healthy and happy guy thriving with type 1 diabetes. At the age of 22 Drew was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. After an incredibly frightening introduction to his journey with the autoimmune condition, Drew has championed diabetes within his life as a window into the remarkable impacts of regular exercise an good nutrition. Not only from a personal perspective, but also in terms of his education and how he can add value to the lives of others living with diabetes. As an ambassador for Diabetes Australia, Drew is remarkably optimistic and positive about what his diagnosis means to him. Believing that he is now healthier, and will likely be free of other health complications that he would have faced without the day-to-day, hour-to-hour insight that diabetes has provided him. Research from Stanford University in 2014 found that People living with diabetes make an extra 180 health related decisions each and every day..to put that in perspective it’s about one additional decision every 5 minutes, or an extra 12 decisions every waking hour related to considerations like alerts from insulin pumps or CGM devices, blood glucose checks, insulin adjustments and carbohydrate intake. It is no surprise that 1 in 5 people living with the condition experience anxiety or depression. Subsequently drew has since made it his mission to control his health through positive changes to the way he thinks, eats, moves and lives his life. Any information or anecdotes related to diet or pharmaceutical management of diabetes discussed within this episode should be taken more broadly in nature. If you or someone you know is living with diabetes, please encourage them to consult with a Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) and Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) before embarking on a major insulin or dietary adjustments.

Episode Notes

Drew Harrisberg is an Exercise Physiologist, Sports Scientist and holds a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management. – But most importantly Drew is a healthy and happy guy thriving with type 1 diabetes.

At the age of 22 Drew was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. After an incredibly frightening introduction to his journey with the autoimmune condition, Drew has championed diabetes within his life as a window into the remarkable impacts of regular exercise an good nutrition.

Not only from a personal perspective, but also in terms of his education and how he can add value to the lives of others living with diabetes.

As an ambassador for Diabetes Australia, Drew is remarkably optimistic and positive about what his diagnosis means to him.

Believing that he is now healthier, and will likely be free of other health complications that he would have faced without the day-to-day, hour-to-hour insight that diabetes has provided him.

Research from Stanford University in 2014 found that People living with diabetes make an extra 180 health related decisions each and every day..to put that in perspective it’s about one additional decision every 5 minutes, or an extra 12 decisions every waking hour related to considerations like alerts from insulin pumps or CGM devices, blood glucose checks, insulin adjustments and carbohydrate intake.

It is no surprise that 1 in 5 people living with the condition experience anxiety or depression.

Subsequently drew has since made it his mission to control his health through positive changes to the way he thinks, eats, moves and lives his life.

Any information or anecdotes related to diet or pharmaceutical management of diabetes discussed within this episode should be taken more broadly in nature. If you or someone you know is living with diabetes, please encourage them to consult with a Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) and Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) before embarking on a major insulin or dietary adjustments.

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References

PMID31211392 - Toghi-Eshghi et al. (2019). Morning (Fasting) vs Afternoon Resistance Exercise in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes: A Randomized Crossover Study.

PMID23418444 - Duviver et al. (2013). Minimal intensity physical activity (standing and walking) of longer duration improves insulin action and plasma lipids more than shorter periods of moderate to vigorous exercise (cycling) in sedentary subjects when energy expenditure is comparable.

PMID22374636 - Dunstan et al. (2012). Breaking up prolonged sitting reduces postprandial glucose and insulin responses.

PMID34009435 - Moholdt et al. (2021). The effect of morning vs evening exercise training on glycaemic control and serum metabolites in overweight/obese men: a randomised trial.

PMID22218619 - Matheson et al. (2012). Healthy lifestyle habits and mortality in overweight and obese individuals.

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