Today, I speak with Na Eun "Jiggy" Yoon. Jiggy is a Type 1 Mental Health Motivational Speaker, Leadership & Mindset Coach, combat sports athlete, and founder of both Asians Grieving and Vulnerability Is Dope.

As a Queens-raised Queer Asian immigrant woman, Jiggy empowers our youth, students, athletes, and professionals to achieve sustainable excellence through strategic mental health and resilience.

Our conversation hits on key points of mental health with T1D, and for those diagnosed beyond pediatrics, we discuss our mental health leading up to diagnosis. As an athlete and an advocate, Jiggy is passionate about using her story of overcoming adversity to help others who are going through similar situations.

Jiggy's Socials: @jiggy_yoon

Jiggyy's Website: www.jiggyyoon.com

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Today, I speak with T1D Ultra Endurance Athlete, Don Muchow. Don holds the record for the fastest documented run across Texas. In 2021, he accomplished a first-ever run from Disneyland to Disney World. And most recently, he completed the equivalent of 10 consecutive Ironmans in 3 weeks. All of this and more, while managing Type 1 Diabetes.

Don's Website– t1determined.org

Don's Email– donsolo@t1determined.org

Mentioned in Pod: Joe Henske's Type 1 Research in Endurance Athletes– https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40036800/

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Today I talk with T1D Ultra Endurance Athlete, the one and only Roddy Riddle. Roddy is a former International cyclist who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the late age of 40.

In 2013, he ran the Marathon Des Sables Ultra Marathon, which is a 154-mile race in the Sahara Desert of Morocco.

In 2016, he first attempted the Arctic 6633 Ultra Marathon, which is a 352-mile race in the Yukon of Canada, pulling out only 70 miles from the finish line. One year later in 2017, he returned to become the first Scotsman and first T1D to finish the Arctic 6633 in 2nd place; holding the 6th fastest time in race history.

Roddy’s motto is “Rule Type 1 Diabetes, don’t let it rule you.”

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Today, I talk with T1D Endurance Runner Arnie Bunch. Diagnosed in 1992 at the age of five, Arnie has been navigating life with type 1 diabetes for decades. He holds a true passion for endurance sports, which recently included completing three full marathons as well as the 4x4x48 David Goggins Challenge.

Today, we dive deep into Arnie’s completion of the 4x4x48, which means running 4 miles at the top of the hour every 4 hours for 48 hours, resulting in running 48 miles total within two days.

Arnie's Social– @type_run_diabetic

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Until next time, keep pushing your limits. I hope this helps. Stay strong. Stay determined. T1Determined.

Dr. Rachel Smith is a medical doctor and a pioneering mountaineer from Belfast.

At just 28, Rachel is aiming to make history as the first woman with Type 1 Diabetes to summit Mt. Vinson, Antarctica's highest peak.

Diagnosed just before her third birthday, Rachel was the first child in Northern Ireland to use an insulin pump and has since conquered the highest peaks in South America, Africa, and Australia.

She's now preparing to endure two weeks in Antarctica's extreme conditions while attempting to climb her fourth summit of the Seven Summits.

Follow Rachel on her socials– @type1summit

or visit www.type1summit.com

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Dr. Rob Rice is a Professor and Chair of the Graduate Program in Mental Health Counseling at St. John Fisher University, where his research focuses on integrating technology, like video games, with mental health treatment for young people.

As an athlete, Dr. Rice was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 37. Learning to manage this late diagnosis with his passion for the outdoors, he has since climbed over 100 mountains, including all 46 Adirondack High Peaks, becoming an ADK 46er at the age of 46.

Dr. Rice is the author of multiple books. Today, part of our discussion includes pieces from his most recent publication, Cliff Notes. Our conversation covers the key events and what Dr. Rice learned about Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) during this pivotal moment, as well as during his years managing T1D in the mountains.

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On this podcast, I like to provide all tools and information cost-free to our listeners. Rob was gracious enough today to share much of his story within his book, Cliff Notes, cost-free to us.

As a thank you, I’d like to give his book a shoutout.

Dr. Rice's latest work, Cliff Notes: Contemplating Life on the Edge is a compelling, true survival story from the Adirondacks, where he uses his experience on a cliff ledge as a metaphor to explore mindfulness, nature's role in mental health, and consciousness. You can find Cliff Notes by Robert Rice available for purchase on Amazon.

Cliff Notes on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cliff-Notes-Considering-Lifes-Meaning/dp/1300967129

You can also reach out directly to Dr. Rob Rice at rrice@sjfc.edu

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Today, I am thrilled to chat with Keirstin Roose. Keirstin is a Division I T1D softball player, excelling at Coastal Carolina before joining the University of Georgia to pursue her Master’s in Biomechanics. Diagnosed recently at the age of 21, Keirstin balances this academic rigor while playing a highly competitive sport and managing Type 1 Diabetes. As the host of the Like a Girl Podcast and creator of a mentorship program called The D1 Blueprint, she powerfully advocates for confidence, mindset, and proving that T1D does not limit potential or performance for female athletes.

Keirstin's Socials: @keirstin.roose

Like A Girl Podcast: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | @likeagirl_pod

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Today, we're joined by the inspiring T1D fitness trainer, Leanna Buchina. Diagnosed at the age of five, in 1984, and now living with T1D for over 40 years, Leanna once navigated a world with less technology, leading to inconvenient methods of T1D management. Leanna found freedom years later through the discipline of fitness and weightlifting, transforming her journey from a life of rigid rules to one of empowered, calculated control.

Leanna’s Socials: @Leabrooke425

Cheetah Fit [Fitness Center]: @Cheetah_fit_official

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Until next time, keep pushing your limits. I hope this helps. Stay strong. Stay determined. T1Determined.