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Type 1 coaching - where to start?

Colin of Kent

Colin of Kent

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373
Location
Somerset, UK
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Hello all. I have lived with T1D for 36 years. I've met quite a few other T1Ds over the years, and the thing I've loved the most is sharing our experiences. Feeling seen.

I've thought for a long time about whether I could be a health coach for people with type 1. Some have remarked I'm a good listener.

But where would I actually start if I wanted to get into this? I have asked AI, of course, but your opinions are more valuable!
 
Hi,
From my personal real life experience with other T1s. (Played in a few bands in my time & 3 bands had 2 T1s & a T2.)
Every now & then one pops up in the wild too?

Now I have T1 experience & my focus is music.

My personal “experience” is spotting the other guy’s hypo.
Support? Slide some fast acting carbs silently in thier direction, suggest candidly the meter. & “moonwalk” in the opposite direction..

May sound like a weird response..
But you might want to look into some sort of HCP qualification in the field first? (To support & balance the decades of the personal.)

Best wishes.
 
Colin of Kent said:
Hello all. I have lived with T1D for 36 years. I've met quite a few other T1Ds over the years, and the thing I've loved the most is sharing our experiences. Feeling seen.

I've thought for a long time about whether I could be a health coach for people with type 1. Some have remarked I'm a good listener.

But where would I actually start if I wanted to get into this? I have asked AI, of course, but your opinions are more valuable!
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Where indeed....
I know 4 other type 1s
Me...24 units levemir novorapid as and when
friend 1... 5 units lantus novorapid as and when
freind 2... cam pump
friend 3... cam pump
friend 4...36 units toujou novorapid as and when

All of us are different even with different CGMs and me friend 1and 4 have 150 years of it with the remaining 2 being 14 and under.

Where to start?
I wouldn't and couldn't as there are too many variables.

Good luck though

Tony
 
I’ve often felt same - T1 since 1988 and sometimes think I would like to help others which I guess comes from many years experience of good control but often a feeling of isolation.

I also live in Somerset (Wsm), but don’t have any friends who are Type 1 and thus have little to no clue about the daily life of T1 and its pitfalls.

Best of luck with your good intentions
 
I had a T1 personal trainer when I lived in Sydney. (My partner and I joined the gym and when we said I was T1 and we wanted a personal trainer they referred us to him.) He had actually advertised all over the place to try to get diabetic clients (T2 as well as T1) but had had very little success. It was great because he always understood when I went hypo or thought I might be hypo....
 
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