{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Your Best T1D Year","title":"Start Pre-Bolusing With Just 5 Minutes | Type 1 Diabetes Habit","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":432,"description":"You do not have to be a pre-bolus athlete on day one. If \"10 to 15 minutes\" felt like too much, Neil takes the pressure all the way down: start with five minutes. Even five to seven minutes of head start beats dosing with your first bite, because insulin is a slow sunrise, not a light switch. Then you build, five, then seven, then ten, creeping up to your sweet spot.\nNeil closes out month one with the posture that makes this stick: observe, don't judge, and beat the forgetting with a system, tie your dinner dose to something you already do every night. He also recaps the whole month and previews August, where we make this habit survive real life, restaurants, the tech, and the kids' table.\nIn this episode:\nWhy even a 5-minute pre-bolus beats dosing at your first biteHow to build from 5 minutes up to your personal sweet spotBeating the forgetting by stacking the dose onto an existing habitA full recap of month one, and a preview of AugustThis Week's Challenge: Keep pre-bolusing dinner. Start at five minutes if that's your comfort zone, build toward your number, and stack it onto a habit so you don't forget.\nHelpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com\nConnect with Neil: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.betes Instagram: https://instagram.com/thebetes Facebook: https://facebook.com/neilgreathouse LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/neil-greathouse-a607b912 Website: https://yourbestt1dyear.com\nBooks on Amazon: Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time: https://a.co/d/6UHooWJ Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories: https://a.co/d/dfIlyI1","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o0hXmJTfrsbPYfZKHjLJRs1Dx7iBMJisKDJZnYXjscs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNzFh/MDhmY2QwMjcwZTcx/NWRkZTBjNTk5YzUz/YjY2MS5QTkc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}