HeyJaredChronically Will Podcast - Type One Diabetes
The Chronically Will podcast hosted by Willie (Will) Streets is a podcast about ReaL CoNVeRSaTiONS aND COMMUNiTY THaT NeeD TO Be HeARD. The conversations will be general talk, no script, no prompt!
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Episode 123: Letter To Troy (opens the original)
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Troy thought he was just getting tired from football, but it turns out it was Type 1 diabetes changing everything. Troy was 13, playing at Bristol City, when he suddenly couldn’t run, couldn’t eat, and couldn’t ignore the signs anymore. What looked like “just growing up” was actually a life changing diagnosis. Troy was on the edge of a diabetic coma before his dad pushed him to the hospital. From learning through trial and error to continuing his professional football career, becoming a PE teach
Episode 122: I Just! (opens the original)
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Type 1 diabetes can feel like a life sentence of science, math and relentless invisible trauma, but Yvonne shows what it looks like to turn that reality into community and hope. If you live with diabetes, love someone who does, or have ever felt alone in the chaos, this conversation will hit home fast. Raised in Indiana and diagnosed at just four years old, and also having a grandmother with T1D, Yvonne has spent nearly 29 years navigating the condition from childhood, through the middle school
Episode 121: One Night Out (opens the original)
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On this episode we get to hear from Ryanne . Ryanne was diagnosed with T1D around February 2023, not too long after the passing of her grandfather. She breaks down what it was really like to learn she had type 1 diabetes at Howard University, why the symptoms were easy to miss, and how finding community changed everything. Ryanne opens up about the fear, confusion, and burnout that can come with a chronic diagnosis, especially when you are young and trying to keep up with school, friendships, an
Episode 120: Why Do I Have Bad Luck? (opens the original)
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Leslie Ann is a life coach and the founder of Brown Girls Embrace LLC , a community built to help women, especially Black women and girls feel seen, supported, and unashamed of who they are. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at nine shortly after losing her father, she grew up carrying grief, stigma, anxiety, and the pressure of managing a chronic illness. Those experiences shaped her into an advocate for self acceptance, mental health, and community care. She now uses her story to encourage others
Episode 119: Pull The Plug (opens the original)
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In this episode we sit down with Teresa from the Bay Area for an emotional conversation about living with type 1 diabetes since age three. Teresa shares how growing up in foster care, being adopted before her 12th birthday, and navigating her family dynamic shaped her resilience and deepened her understanding of both health and identity. The conversation explores the challenges of managing diabetes as a child and teenager, including bullying, hiding medical devices, school routines, sports, nigh
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