An IVF journey to motherhood with type 1 diabetes with Katie Pell

Type 1 on 1 | Diabetes Stories

Oh my goodness, this episode <3
Jewellery designer and all-round lovely woman Katie Pell was days away from giving birth when she agreed to speak to me about her road to motherhood with type 1 diabetes.
Primose Florence Pell entered this world with a leap on February 29th 2024, just a week later!
Katie’s journey with type 1 diabetes, not to mention becoming a mum, has had its challenges. It includes some incredibly difficult periods of frustration and despair, not only for her health and mental wellbeing, but for the gap in the system she found herself in between her diabetes team and the IVF clinic Katie couldn’t access until her glucose levels hit an incredibly unforgiving range.
Diabetes technology changed her life. ‘Closed loop is the only reason I have a baby,’ she says, which is as heart-stopping as it is hopeful for anyone on this road.
This is a story about hope, of support systems, of understanding what it means to be human, to have feelings about wanting to be well not only for yourself, but for those in your life - and those you hope to bring into this world.
It’s ultimately a story about love, in all of its forms.
Katie candidly opens up about the decision to start a family, the interactions she had with healthcare professionals, the toil type 1 diabetes has taken on her headspace, her relationship with food and being in partnership when diabetes decides to gatecrash more than one life. She's also an incredible jeweller, so take a look at her work!
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SPONSOR MESSAGE:
Thanks to my episode sponsors Insulet, the founders of Pod Therapy - only found with Omnipod.
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Controlled wirelessly by its handheld companion, it allows you to personalise your insulin doses according to your own daily needs - no multiple daily injections and no tubes.
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