Episode 214 - Ben Tzeel, T1D Registered Dietician, Strength Coach, Founder of Your Diabetes Insider

This episode is sponsored by Gvoke HypoPen (glucagon injection).
Gvoke HypoPen is an emergency glucagon for very low blood sugar in
a convenient auto injector that is available in 2 pre-measured
doses for adults and children.  Note from Rob: I have
partnered with Gvoke before, and I’ve been working with Xeris
Pharmaceuticals since 2018 - I even interviewed their CEO back in
March 2020. If you want to hear that interview with Xeris President
& CEO, Paul Edick, from March 2020, check out episode 143 of
Diabetics Doing Things.  I’m also really careful not to
promote products that I don’t personally use and I have used 
Gvoke HypoPen for very low blood sugar before. I’ve told the story
on this podcast before and I am convinced that if you are on
insulin, you should have emergency glucagon around, just in case of
a very low blood sugar, and I use Gvoke HypoPen. Gvoke shouldn’t be
used in patients with pheochromocytoma or insulinoma – visit
gvokeglucagon.com/risk. I also want to address that I will not
promote pharmaceutical products without the opportunity to promote
patient assistance programs because if my listeners can’t access
glucagon, how can they use it to treat their very low blood sugar?
So, if you visit the savings and support tab on GvokeGlucagon.com,
you can get a $25 coupon for patients on commercial insurance
plans, and there is a contact form to fill out for people not on
commercial plans.  Content Warning: Rob and Ben discussing
eating disorders in this episode. Now onto the show notes: Ben
Tzeel is back on the pod! In this episode, Rob talks to Ben about:
* Eating disorders from both a Diabetic and male perspective o
Rob’s Hot Take: if you live with Diabetes, you live with disordered
eating o Being present in eating culture vs. the mental calculus of
eating with Diabetes * Carb counting is just the base knowledge
level. Next level is fiber subtraction along with factoring in
protein and fat. * Navigating the high fat, high carb bombs with
“now and later dosing” * Having an eating plan in the face of
external social pressure * Diabulimia Helpline and for more
information, check out episode 57 of the pod with Erin Akers * The
C-word, complications, of intentionally running high blood sugars
high * The difficulty of opening up to your feelings as a bro * The
myth of insulin-caused weight gain * Balance and homeostasis over
perfection * Reach out to Ben and Ben’s team at Your Diabetes
Insider or check him out on IG @manoftzeel For more details and
important safety information, visit GvokeGlucagon.com .