Share

cover art for #121: “They Told Me I Was Going To Lose My Leg”, with Ryan Taylor (Part 1).

The insuleoin Podcast - Redefining Diabetes

#121: “They Told Me I Was Going To Lose My Leg”, with Ryan Taylor (Part 1).

In this week’s episode Eoin chats with Ryan Taylor (@ryancbtaylor).


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.


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.


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.


Eoin is rarely speechless during an episode of the podcast, but this week was different.


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!


Questions & Stories for the Podcast?:


theinsuleoinpodcast@gmail.com


Connect, Learn & Work with Eoin:


https://linktr.ee/insuleoin


More episodes

View all episodes

  • BITESIZE #118: Seeing Past Your Diabetes.

    08:41
    This is a bitesize episode of 'The insuleoin Podcast - Redefining Diabetes'. Each week we'll take a look back into the archive of episodes and get you to think and reflective once more about some of the things we've learned over the past few years. In this week's BITESIZE:Level of training reflected in blood sugar. Getting people to see past your diabetes. Having diabetes used against you.To hear the full episode check out episode #124: My Very Weakest, To My Strongest Ever! With Lucas Clarke.
  • #209: Emmet O'Sullivan (Part 2)

    19:36
    Part 2 of Eoin's chat with Emmet O’Sullivan.Emmet is currently living in the United States, and he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 13.Despite still only being 17 years old, Emmet’s curiosity and experience around his Diabetes management is what eventually led him to pursue his passion of story telling, by writing and creating his first kid’s book, “Drew Discovers Diabetes”.In this episode Emmet speaks about:Growing up with T1D.What it was like to be diagnosed during covid.How he adjusted to going back to school, now having Diabetes.Where the idea for his book came from.The process of creating and publishing his first book.And much more!See “Drew Discovers Diabetes” here:Amazon US / Amazon UKAs 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!Questions & Stories for the Podcast?:theinsuleoinpodcast@gmail.comConnect, Learn & Work with Eoin:https://linktr.ee/insuleoin
  • #209: How “Discovering” My Own Diabetes Helped Me Create My First Book, with Emmet O’Sullivan

    35:49
    In today’s episode Eoin chats with Emmet O’Sullivan.Emmet is currently living in the United States, and he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 13.Despite still only being 17 years old, Emmet’s curiosity and experience around his Diabetes management is what eventually led him to pursue his passion of story telling, by writing and creating his first kid’s book, “Drew Discovers Diabetes”.In this episode Emmet speaks about:Growing up with T1D.What it was like to be diagnosed during covid.How he adjusted to going back to school, now having Diabetes.Where the idea for his book came from.The process of creating and publishing his first book.And much more!See “Drew Discovers Diabetes” here:Amazon US / Amazon UKAs 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!Questions & Stories for the Podcast?:theinsuleoinpodcast@gmail.comConnect, Learn & Work with Eoin:https://linktr.ee/insuleoin
  • BITESIZE #117: Diabetic Dreams.

    07:49
    This is a bitesize episode of 'The insuleoin Podcast - Redefining Diabetes'. Each week we'll take a look back into the archive of episodes and get you to think and reflective once more about some of the things we've learned over the past few years. In this week's BITESIZE:Diabetic dreams. Blood sugar spiking in real life. Connecting the dream world bloods to the real world bloods.To hear the full episode check out episode #123: Diabetic Dreams.
  • #208: Tiernan Douieb (Part 2)

    29:36
    Part 2 of Eoin's chat with Tiernan Douieb (@tiernandouieb).Tiernan is from the UK, and he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 4.Tiernan has been living with Type 1 Diabetes for nearly 4 decades, and speaks about his experience with the condition up to this point.He spent 20+ years traveling on the road as a comedian, opening for some of the biggest stand up comics in the industry, like Frankie Boyle, but in the last two years (following the pandemic shutting down comedy for a while), he moved over to writing for TV instead.Tiernan now writes for kids TV on shows such as “Hey Duggee”. He outlines how his lifestyle has changed from driving around the county doing late night shows, to more of a 9-5 “writing from home schedule”.In this episode Tiernan speaks about:Growing up with T1D.How it shaped his “funnier” perspective on life.How he manages life as a dad with T1D.What life looked like on the road as a comedian for 20+ years.Why Diabetes has become an integral part of his life.And much more!See and hear form Tiernan through here: @TiernanDouiebAs 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!Questions & Stories for the Podcast?:theinsuleoinpodcast@gmail.comConnect, Learn & Work with Eoin:https://linktr.ee/insuleoin
  • #208: The Funny Side Of Type 1 Diabetes, with Tiernan Douieb (Part 1)

    30:57
    In today’s episode Eoin chats with Tiernan Douieb (@tiernandouieb).Tiernan is from the UK, and he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 4.Tiernan has been living with Type 1 Diabetes for nearly 4 decades, and speaks about his experience with the condition up to this point.He spent 20+ years traveling on the road as a comedian, opening for some of the biggest stand up comics in the industry, like Frankie Boyle, but in the last two years (following the pandemic shutting down comedy for a while), he moved over to writing for TV instead.Tiernan now writes for kids TV on shows such as “Hey Duggee”. He outlines how his lifestyle has changed from driving around the county doing late night shows, to more of a 9-5 “writing from home schedule”.In this episode Tiernan speaks about:Growing up with T1D.How it shaped his “funnier” perspective on life.How he manages life as a dad with T1D.What life looked like on the road as a comedian for 20+ years.Why Diabetes has become an integral part of his life.And much more!See and hear form Tiernan through here: @TiernanDouiebAs 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!Questions & Stories for the Podcast?:theinsuleoinpodcast@gmail.comConnect, Learn & Work with Eoin:https://linktr.ee/insuleoin
  • BITESIZE #116: Diabetes Giving You Grit.

    09:32
    This is a bitesize episode of 'The insuleoin Podcast - Redefining Diabetes'. Each week we'll take a look back into the archive of episodes and get you to think and reflective once more about some of the things we've learned over the past few years. In this week's BITESIZE:Diabetes giving you grit. Proving you are good enough. Trying to make it as a pro basketball player.To hear the full episode check out episode #122: Building Mental & Physical Resilience with Rob Howe.
  • #207: Chris Bright (Part2)

    25:13
    Part 2 of Eoin's chat with Chris Bright (@ChrisBrighty1)This is Chris' second time on the podcast having featured for the first time nearly 4 years ago.In this episode Chris talks about the NHS rolling out hybrid closed loop systems to hundreds of thousands of diabetics in England over the next 5 years. They also chat about the changing of technology over the last two decades and discuss the positives but also the negatives these advancements may have had.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!Questions & Stories for the Podcast?:theinsuleoinpodcast@gmail.comConnect, Learn & Work with Eoin:https://linktr.ee/insuleoin
  • #207: The Past, Present and Future of Diabetes Tech, with Chris Bright (Part 1)

    36:58
    In this week's episode, Eoin is joined by Chris Bright (@ChrisBrighty1)This is Chris' second time on the podcast having featured for the first time nearly 4 years ago.In this episode Chris talks about the NHS rolling out hybrid closed loop systems to hundreds of thousands of diabetics in England over the next 5 years. They also chat about the changing of technology over the last two decades and discuss the positives but also the negatives these advancements may have had.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!Questions & Stories for the Podcast?:theinsuleoinpodcast@gmail.comConnect, Learn & Work with Eoin:https://linktr.ee/insuleoin