EP 67: Six Until Me with Kerri Sparling

Keeping It 100 Radio: Uncensored Diabetes Conversations

I first joined the diabetes online community in 2016 after graduating college and wanting to learn more about actually living with this diagnosis. What I didn't know? This community had been being built for years - even before Instagram and TikTok made their way as platforms.

Meet Kerri Sparling, the author of Six Until Me: Essays from a life with diabetes. Kerri created her blog after being diagnosed with diabetes in 1986 and wanting to share connections throughout the T1D community. She has now inspired others to do the same. Inside this episode, we discuss our diagnoses in different generations and how we get to choose how we engage and share in the online space.

SHOW NOTES

• ⏰ (1:20): Introductions
• ⏰ (3:34): Different diagnosis stories
• ⏰ (7:15): The Pee Alarm
• ⏰ (9:27): Technological advances
• ⏰ (13:05): How did “Six Until Me” get started?
• ⏰ (16:35): Feelings around the numbers
• ⏰ (20:25): What experiences came with sharing so much of your journey online?
• ⏰ (27:52): Rage Bolusing
• ⏰ (31:03): Best and worst things of sharing online
• ⏰ (34:50): Best piece of advice
• ⏰ (37:15): Where can everybody find you?

Resources for this episode:

• Hang out with Kerri on IG: @sixuntilme https://www.instagram.com/sixuntilme/
• Buy her books: https://amzn.to/3VLrwS5
• Join us inside the Keeping it 100 Diabetes Coaching Experience: https://bit.ly/3E5TX5W
• Grab the Keeping it 100 Diabetes Journal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BB5ZL6R8?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
• Check out our blog: https://bit.ly/3AkABcm
• Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3hMqhU9
• Check out our free resource hub: https://bit.ly/3tF2tnC
• Try Skin Grip and use the code "LISSIE" at skingrip.com
• Check out our favorite products: https://www.amazon.com/shop/needlesandspoons_?ref=ac_inf_tb_vh

*Disclaimer: Nothing inside of Keeping it 100 Radio or our resources is intended as medical advice. Always consult a physician before making changes to your insulin doses, diet or general wellness.