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It was January 2005.
I was 16 years old, sitting in a hospital bed in Dallas, and a doctor told me I had Type 1 Diabetes.
I didn't know what that meant. I didn't know anyone who had it. I didn't know what came next.
What I did know: I was going to figure it out.
That was 21 years ago.
Since then I played professional basketball with an insulin pump. I started a company. I got married. And somewhere in the middle of all of that, I started a podcast called — because I wanted to connect with people and learn about what it actually means to live well with this disease. Not just the medical part. The real part. The mental load. The wins and the losses. The times you felt alone. The times you felt embarrassed. The times your blood sugar crashes right before the most important meeting of your week. The times you hit a new PR at the gym and realize this thing doesn't have to slow you down — it just changes the game.
400+ episodes later, over 3 million people in more than 100 countries have tuned in.
They're athletes and entrepreneurs.
Parents who just got the call about their kid.
People who've been living with T1D for decades and still feel alone.
People who are tired of being defined by a diagnosis.
People who felt just the way you feel now.
That's who I make this for.
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I started this podcast because I needed it. I kept going because you showed up. If you followed me on Instagram, you've seen the surface.
What I send by email goes deeper — the real conversation, the lessons, the things I've figured out and the things I'm still working through.
Just honest writing from someone who has been living this for 21 years and still finds something new to share.
I send one email a week — something real, something useful, and deeper than you’ll find on the feed.
You don't have to be a T1D to be here. Some of my most loyal readers are spouses, parents, coaches, and friends of someone with diabetes. Some are just people who like honest writing about building something that matters.Whoever you are — welcome.
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- Rob
