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by Ian W Peters
Type 1 Diabetes - Don’t Let it Mess You Up!I was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic at the age of 23 after serving 6 years in the RAF. This series of podcasts will take you through my journey since 1988, the highs and lows of my life and how often poor management of my diabetes may...
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- 2 weeks ago19 min
Near-Fatal Hypo on the M3: My Type 1 Turning Point
In this episode the host recounts starting a new role as UK sales director while struggling with Type 1 diabetes: changes to basal insulin, severe hypos that caused seizures and unconsciousness, and a terrifying crash on the M3 that led to a three-year driving ban. He also describes hospital care at Lewisham and King’s, CGM findings that revealed overnight liver-driven blood sugar spikes, being advised against islet transplants, and rebuilding his sales team amid the health crisis. Episode continues in episode 17.
- 2 weeks ago24 min
Struck Down: Five Months of Neuropathic Pain and Survival
Episode 15 recounts the host's five-month battle with severe neuropathic pain, the crushing isolation and depression it caused, and the disturbing suicidal thoughts linked to the side effects of gabapentin. He also describes life in cramped London rooms, unexpected dating experiences, gradual recovery, and a surprising career turnaround that leads to travel and renewed hope—setting up the challenges to come in episode 16.
- 3 weeks ago28 min
When Diabetes and Life Collide: From CEO to Crutches
Episode 14 continues the story after selling the company: consulting work and setting up job-board sites brought income while a recession and personal financial strain contributed to a failing marriage and a move to London for work. Medically, the episode covers diabetes complications discovered during routine checks—loss of hair on the lower legs from neuropathy and retinal bleeds treated with multiple laser sessions—and the precautions taken to protect his feet. In February 2013 he suffered extreme neuropathic pain that left him unable to walk. Treatments with gabapentin and tramadol helped little; long waits for neurology prolonged the crisis until pregabalin was prescribed and the pain finally subsided. Episode 15 will discuss the neuropathic period in more detail and pregabalin’s later side effects.
- Oct 11, 202623 min
Episode 13 — Don't Let It Mess You Up: Burnout, Business & Blood Sugar
Welcome to episode 13 of Type 1 Diabetes, Don't Let It Mess You Up. This episode covers grief and relationship strain after my partner's mother's sudden death, growing and expanding a recruitment business, the failed MBO and the 2008 financial crash that forced closures and redundancies. I describe how stress and long hours made my blood sugars yo-yo into severe hypos, led to burnout, and ultimately selling the company — plus a brief look at personal consequences and what comes next.
- Oct 11, 202622 min
Hypos, Highways & High Stakes: Rebuilding a Failing Business with Type 1 Diabetes
In episode 12 the host describes starting a demanding new role at a struggling executive search and consultancy business while managing type 1 diabetes. He uncovers a broken model, restructures the consultancy network, drives new revenue, and earns promotions to commercial director and then managing director. Throughout, he battles long commutes, low and high blood sugars (including dangerous hypos), long hours, and personal strain as his partner’s mother becomes seriously ill. The episode covers the professional turnaround, the physical toll of the work, and how these frenetic years affected his health.
- Oct 9, 202625 min
Caught Short: Diabetes, Highs and Humiliation on the Road
In episode 11 the host reflects on managing type 1 diabetes in the early 2000s with multi‑injection insulin pens and frequent testing, describing erratic highs and lows, embarrassing symptoms, and the practical challenges of injection site lumps and unpredictable blood sugar. He also discusses early complications like retina damage and erectile dysfunction, how an intense focus on work affected his health and relationships, and the life changes that followed as he moves toward a new job and chapter in episode 12.
- Oct 7, 202624 min
Quit to Build: Launching a Teacher Job Board Against the Odds
In this episode the host recounts quitting a successful role—possibly influenced by high blood sugars—and impulsively launching a teacher recruitment job board in 2001. Within a year the site reached top Google rankings and generated six-figure revenue while the host juggled supply teaching and refurbishing a house in Italy. He explains rapid growth, buying better technology, expanding operations in Italy with local staff and an internet café, and the lifestyle changes that followed. However, relationship breakdown and internal conflict led to client losses, increased competition, and mounting financial pressure. The episode closes with the business struggling despite earlier success and a hint that the story continues in the next episode.
- Oct 4, 202623 min
Coma, Crisis & the Decision to Leave: My Type 1 Wake-Up Call
After a life-threatening diabetic coma, the host examines a troubled marriage, impulsive choices like buying a derelict Tuscan cottage, and the emotional aftermath of recovery. As he rebuilds his health and career in education sales, rapid success leads to conflicts at work, a dramatic resignation, and the decision to start his own competing business.
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Type 1 Diabetes - Don’t Let it Mess You Up!I was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic at the age of 23 after serving 6 years in the RAF. This series of podcasts will take you through my journey since 1988, the highs and lows of my life and how often poor management of my diabetes may...
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