{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/616863dfc2b7fd0012aae529/67b5ab57d7f65bb045ecdd94?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#247: Abby Lyons (Part 2)","description":"<p>Part 2 of Eoin's chat with Abby Lyons (@22abby_lyons22 / @whatisdiabetes).</p><p><br></p><p>Abby is a mother and business owner from the UK, living in Dubai with her 3 sons. Abby’s youngest son, Rocco, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 2.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode Abby talks us through what a Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis is like from a parent’s perspective, and how it changed her life completely from day one.</p><p><br></p><p>Abby touches on:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Rocco’s diagnosis.</li><li>Her concerns as a parent then vs now.</li><li>The most challenging aspects of Diabetes management as a parent.</li><li>Why perspective is so important.</li><li>What her advice would be for other parents in similar situations.</li><li>&amp; much, much more!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Abby also talks about the book she wrote - “What Is Diabetes, Anyway?” Her motivation for writing it, what inspired her, and why she feels there’s such a need for a book like this.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://whatisdiabetesanyway.com/#section-meet-rocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Is Diabetes, Anyway?</a></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"}