{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Your Best T1D Year","title":"Diabetes Awareness Month and Social Media // What the Research Says","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":381,"description":"Back when Instagram videos were only 15 seconds long, Neil made quick, chaotic type 1 clips: a 4-part series on too many sugar-free gummy bears, and a game of football with a loaf of bread, cradled like a newborn. The comments that came back weren't jokes. They were people saying they'd never seen anybody talk about this. He replied to every one.\nYou don't post about type 1 to inform the public. You post so the next person who gets diagnosed searches a hashtag at 2am and finds a human instead of a pamphlet. Neil breaks down a 2025 JMIR Diabetes study from Joslin and CHOP: 26 young adults with type 1, most of whom never post about it, some who felt less alone watching others, and some who felt more alone. Then the Inigo Montoya rule for telling your story in one sentence.\nIn this episode:\nThe early Instagram days and replying to every comment\nWhat 26 young adults with type 1 said diabetes social media does to them\nWhy the person outside the window is who your post is for\nShare your story and leave the advice to the clinicians (and what a 2025 study found about diabetes info on TikTok)\nThe 3-part formula: what happened, what it cost, what you'd say to yourself then\nFriday preview: Neil's World Diabetes Day talk at Akron Children's\nThis week's challenge: Same as Monday. One DM to one person in this space, and one true thing in a story if you've got it in you. Caregivers, same from your chair.\nHelpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com\nConnect with Neil:\nTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.betes\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/thebetes\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/neilgreathouse\nLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/neil-greathouse-a607b912\nWebsite: https://yourbestt1dyear.com\nBooks on Amazon:\nType 1 Diabetes // One Day at a Time: https://a.co/d/6UHooWJ\nType 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}