{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Nimble Youth ","title":"Episode 25: Growing up with Type 1 diabetes","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/da0c8ae6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1867,"description":"\n🎧 Episode 25: Growing Up with Type 1 Diabetes\n\n\nGuest: Dr. Gretchen Hoyle, Pediatrician\nHost: Matt Butterman\nDuration: ~35 minutes\n\nEpisode Overview\n\nIn this heartfelt and deeply personal episode, host Matt Butterman and pediatrician Dr. Gretchen Hoyle explore the realities of growing up with Type 1 diabetes — from teenage independence and risk-taking to resilience, technology, and hope for the future.\n\nThe conversation begins with a powerful moment: Matt shares his experience receiving a 50-year medal for living with Type 1 diabetes at the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference. That milestone sparks a rich dialogue about what it means to thrive — not just survive — with a chronic condition through adolescence and into adulthood.\n\nTogether, Matt and Dr. Hoyle offer insight, humor, and perspective for families navigating the challenges of Type 1 diabetes in teens, including the emotional toll and the breakthroughs that make long, healthy lives possible.\n\nKey Themes & Takeaways\n\n🩸 The Adolescent Transition\n\nTeenagers with Type 1 diabetes face unique challenges balancing independence, identity, and daily medical management.\nWhat may look like “rebellion” is often exhaustion from the relentless self-monitoring and decision-making diabetes demands.\nDr. Hoyle notes that while technology like CGMs and insulin pumps have transformed care, adolescence still brings an intense desire to be “normal.”\n⚖️ Risk, Resilience, and Responsibility\n\nPuberty brings insulin resistance, peer pressure, and risk-taking — and diabetes complicates it all.\nSome teens push boundaries with alcohol, late nights, or skipped checks, while parents struggle between micromanaging and letting go.\n\nDr. Hoyle advises parents to move from “manager” to “coach,” staying nearby as a steady, non-controlling presence — “on the banks of the river, not steering the boat.”\n\n🏃‍♂️ Finding Balance Through Activity\n\nMatt shares how cycling became his outlet — helping regulate blood sugar, build discipline, and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/h--qUaWpX4AVtgW1NGPKvLDD1Xx7NflxElKMX5dzn_8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZDY5/MDgwYjg4N2E4YTFl/ODA2ODdlNjJjOTQ5/MmZjOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}