{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/616863dfc2b7fd0012aae529/62b2ef0a513f570012188eda?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#121: “They Told Me I Was Going To Lose My Leg”, with Ryan Taylor (Part 1). ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/616863dfc2b7fd0012aae529/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In this week’s episode Eoin chats with Ryan Taylor (@ryancbtaylor).</p><p><br></p><p>Ryan is from the UK and has been living with Diabetes since the age of 10. He is a personal trainer, nightclub promoter and actor. He is also a reality TV star who was featured on MTV’s Geordie Shore.</p><p><br></p><p>Ryan tells us about an ‘issue with his leg’, which started as an infection that quickly turned to sepsis, which then spiralled to even more severe symptoms, pain and consequences.</p><p><br></p><p>Ryan spent days in hospital, weeks ‘pumped with morphine and painkillers’, excessively high blood sugars where he needed up to 50 units of insulin in a single dose, followed by consistent low blood sugars when he didn’t need any insulin at all.</p><p><br></p><p>Eoin is rarely speechless during an episode of the podcast, but this week was different.</p><p><br></p><p>As always, be sure to rate, comment, subscribe and share. Your interaction and feedback really helps the podcast. The more Diabetics that we reach, the bigger impact we can make!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Questions &amp; Stories for the Podcast?:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>theinsuleoinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect, Learn &amp; Work with Eoin:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://linktr.ee/insuleoin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/insuleoin</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Eoin Costelloe"}